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Fearing the national security law, Hongkongers say farewell to their home city · Global Voices
The most popular destination is Taiwan, followed by the UK Farewell to Hong Kong. Image from Stand News, used with permission. The following story was originally published in Chinese on Stand News. It was translated into English by Global Voices and will be published here, with permission, in four differentContinue Reading
Robert Lewandowski Named UEFA Men’s Player Of The Year | Football News
Robert Lewandowski was named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year ahead of Manuel Neuer and Kevin de Bruyne.© AFP Robert Lewandowski was named UEFA men’s player of the year on Thursday following a superb season in which he won the treble with Bayern Munich. Lewandowski was at the Champions LeagueContinue Reading
International conflicts are also about names: The case of Nagorno-Karabakh · Global Voices
Photo of the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh. Wikipedia, photo by Sonashen, used under licence CC BY-SA 3.0 On September 27, the two states of Azerbaijan and Armenia, located in the South Caucasus, reignited an armed conflict causing military and civilians deaths on all sides. The main reason for the conflict is theContinue Reading
KXIP vs MI: Wanted To Capitalise On Kings XI Punjab Death Bowling, Says Mumbai Indians Skipper Rohit Sharma | Cricket News
IPL 2020: Kieron Pollard (47*) and Hardik Pandya (30*) helped Mumbai Indians reach 191/4.© Twitter Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma admitted that the side did not start well after being sent in to bat, making amends by capitalising on the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) death bowling. The Mumbai-based franchiseContinue Reading
Nagorno-Karabakh: An old conflict in a new geopolitical context, says South Caucasus expert Tom de Waal · Global Voices
Screenshot from a BBC video explaining the geography of the conflict For over three decades, the war between Azerbaijan to Armenia over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been mostly frozen, with long periods of stalemate punctuated by flares of armed confrontation, leading to death on both sides. The most recent of outbreakContinue Reading
Holocaust denial should be considered hate speech, survivors demand of Facebook · Global Voices
The digital campaign features video messages from Holocaust survivors The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum is located on the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland. Photo by Meta.mk/Bojan Blazhevski, used with permission. This story was originally published by Meta.mk. An edited version is republished here via a content-sharing agreement betweenContinue Reading
Champions League: Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo In Champions League Group Stage As Barcelona Draw Juventus | Football News
Champions League Draw: Lionel Messi’s Barcelona will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus.© AFP Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will come up against each other in this season’s Champions League after Barcelona and Juventus were placed in the same group in Thursday’s draw. The two heavyweights were drawn in Group G alongContinue Reading
Belly fat linked to higher risk of premature death, regardless of your weight
'Apple shaped' people store more fat in their abdomen, while 'pear shaped' people store it in their lower body. Red Confidential/ Shutterstock It’s well known that carrying extra fat around your waist can be harmful to your health, bringing greater risk of developing illnesses such as type 2 diabetes andContinue Reading
IPL 2020 LIVE Score, KXIP vs MI Today’s Match Live Updates: Mumbai Indians In Trouble As Kings XI Punjab Strike Twice Early | Cricket News
KXIP vs MI IPL 2020 Score: Sheldon Cottrell has struck with the key dismissal of Quinton de Kock.© BCCI/IPL Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have accounted for the early dismissals of opener Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav, after skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field against defending champions MumbaiContinue Reading
Coronavirus: the three types of vaccine hesitancy authorities need to combat
There are high hopes that one or, with any luck, several of the COVID-19 vaccines in development will bring an end to the pandemic. The most promising are often invoked in government briefings and by the media, with their progress closely followed. Optimism is tempered by uncertainties regarding how effectiveContinue Reading