Imprisonment of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong elicits world condemnation
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail, while Chow was sentenced to seven years and nine months; former journalist-turned-activist Gwyneth Ho, was sentenced to seven years.
After months of censorship study showing most Covid deaths occurred within a week of vaccination is published
The authors concluded that because the deaths were highly consistent with the known mechanisms for Covid-19 vaccine injury, it was highly likely the deaths were causally linked to the vaccine.
Senegal’s ruling party on course to bag 131 parliamentary seats, giving president muscle to effect reforms
Former President Macky Sall, leader of the main opposition Takku Wallu coalition, congratulated PASTEF in a post on X. Two other major opposition leaders had already conceded defeat hours after the polls closed on Sunday.
Tanzania government to foot medical bills of people injured in collapsed building in commercial capital
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Sunday that more than 20 people were receiving medical treatment and the government would cover the costs.
End of Middle Crisis remains remote as Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government offices, embassies
The target of the airstrike remained unclear, and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning. Ambulance sirens echoed through the streets as an Associated Press photographer on the scene saw significant casualties on the street.
Big Tech critic Brendan Carr picked to chair US Federal Communications Commission
Carr was a strong opponent of the FCC’s decision in April to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules that were repealed during the first Trump administration. The Biden FCC rules were put on hold by a federal appeals court.
‘Biden’s waiver of restrictions on use of US long range missiles in Ukraine war is too little, too late’
There also is no way to know how long the new policy will last. It was criticised by Richard Grenell, one of the closest foreign policy advisors of returning president Donald Trump, who replaces Biden on Jan. 20. Trump has long criticised the scale of US aid to Kyiv and has vowed to end the war quickly, without saying how. A Trump spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Medical privacy: Why in women’s football it’s often tricky to explain absence of pregnant players
Medical privacy is certainly one compelling argument to justify a manager hiding the reason for a player’s absence. Mark Robins, shortly before his departure from Coventry City, even cited data protection laws as a reason for him not being able to answer team news questions, although that may have been tongue-in-cheek.
Why faking player injuries is now part of managers’ mind-games, tactics to win matches
Managers are rarely so open about their approach but sometimes the mask slips. Earlier this season, Leicester City manager Steve Cooper insisted he had not lied in a Friday afternoon press conference about the fitness of striker Jamie Vardy, who he ruled out of a game three days later against Tottenham.
Senegal’s parliamentary election outcome to determine if President Faye can carry out reforms
The campaign for the legislative election was marked by sporadic clashes between supporters of different parties. The headquarters of an opposition party were set on fire in the capital, Dakar, and clashes have erupted between supporters in central Senegal in recent weeks, the interior ministry said Monday,
