Pro-democracy street art goes up in Mynamar
A group of protesters gathered near Valley Bridge in Yangon and painted 'We want democracy, Save Myanmar' on a street there on Wednesday (February 17).
A group of protesters gathered near Valley Bridge in Yangon and painted 'We want democracy, Save Myanmar' on a street there on Wednesday (February 17).
Pope Francis left Rome on Friday to start a four-day trip to Iraq, his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012 and the first visit by a pontiff to the country. An Alitalia airplane carrying the pope, his entourage, a security detail, and about 75 journalists, left Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport for the 4-1/2-hour flight to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Iraq is deploying thousands of additional security personnel to protect Francis during the visit, which comes after a spate of rocket and suicide bomb attacks raised fears for the Catholic leader's safety.
A senior Chinese official says the largely pro-Beijing committee that currently elects the Hong Kong's leader will also elect some members of the city's legislature, as part of Beijing's planned revamp of Hong Kong's electoral system. "The election committee will be entrusted with the new function of electing a relatively large share of Legco members and directly participating in the nomination of all candidates for the Legco,” Wang Chen, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, said Friday during the annual session in Beijing.
Australian public broadcaster SBS said it would stop using content from Chinese state-run television Friday, pending a review of serious human rights concerns.
China moved to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system on Friday in a further blow to democracy in the city and unexpectedly set an economic growth target for this year, albeit a modest one, as it kicked off its annual session of parliament. On a smoggy day in Beijing, Premier Li Keqiang touted the achievements of the previous year as China overcame the coronavirus pandemic, and laid out ambitions to solidify the economic recovery, cut emissions, invest in innovation and improve a worsening demographic outlook. Also on Friday, Beijing unveiled its next five-year plan, pledging to lift annual research and development spending by more than 7% until 2025, highlighting a commitment to become self-sufficient as the country clashes with the United States and other countries over technology policy.
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Other methods that can also reduce risk of transmission must instead be used, said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung.
Virat Kohli was dismissed without scoring for the second time in the series as England hit back with three wickets to restrict India at 80-4 at lunch on the second day of the fourth and final test on Friday. Kohli, who was out without scoring in the second test at Chennai, was caught behind off Ben Stokes for an eight-ball duck. It was Kohli’s two scores of 0 in a test series for only second time in his career since 2014.
The 35-year-old lock's current deal with Ospreys and the Welsh Rugby Union is due to end in June this year. World record cap holder Jones has played 146 times for Wales and nine tests for the British and Irish Lions.
England's Ben Stokes got India skipper Virat Kohli out for nought as the hosts suffered setbacks in their first-innings run-chase in the fourth Test on Friday.
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This is in order to keep the public transport system sustainable for the long term, said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung.
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Australian broadcaster SBS said it was suspending the broadcast of Chinese TV news services CGTN and CCTV after receiving a human rights complaint. An SBS spokesman told Reuters that programmes from Chinese state media CCTV and CGTN would not air on Saturday and that SBS was reviewing a complaint from a human rights organisation. "Given the serious concerns it raises, and the complexity of the material involved, we have made the decision to suspend the broadcast of the overseas-sourced CGTN and CCTV news bulletins while we undertake an assessment of these services," SBS said in a statement.
Imax China, the supplier of giant screen cinema facilities and services in Greater China, is one of the purest plays on the mainland Chinese movie exhibition market available to investors. The stock, traded in Hong Kong, has rocked and rolled over the past 15 months between HK$10 and HK$25 per share, in response China’s closure […]
The actress says she will stay in HK for now so not to leave her pet behind
The autographed 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket, one of only 100 such cards in the world, was purchased by James Park, a long-time Brady fan. Brady, widely considered the greatest quarterback of all time, won six Super Bowls in 20 seasons with New England Patriots.
The second of three women who have accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct rejected his public apology on Thursday, a response likely to ratchet up pressure on the embattled Democrat. Charlotte Bennett, a 25-year-old former aide to Cuomo who has said the governor questioned her about her sex life with what she took as sexual overtones, made her comments in an interview broadcast by CBS News. Three women including Bennett have come forward to accuse Cuomo, 63, of sexually harassing them or making inappropriate remarks.
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Thousands of New Zealanders were evacuated away from the coastline on Friday morning, after a series of powerful earthquakes triggered small tsunami waves there. Sirens sounded across the water's edge after three offshore quakes in eight hours. Video posted on social media showed surges entering the northeastern parts of the territory.An emergency alert was issued for all coastal areas around the capital Auckland.There were no reports of damage or casualties from the quakes, and authorities have since said that the largest waves have passed, downgrading the threat level, and told residents they could return home. New Zealand is located in a region prone to seismic activity. The third and strongest of Friday's quakes registered at a magnitude of 8.1 while the others registered above a 7. Ten years ago, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the city of Christchurch, killing 185 people.
Pope Francis heads to Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to make his first-ever papal visit. Iraqis were keen to welcome him and the global attention his visit will bring, with banners and posters hanging high in central Baghdad, and billboards depicting Francis with the slogan “We are all Brothers” decorating the main thoroughfare. In central Tahrir square, a mock tree was erected emblazoned with the Vatican emblem, while Iraqi and Vatican flags lined empty streets.