Month: July 2020

Mass protests that have besieged Hong Kong all summer show no signs of foreign influence or interference, according to the city’s police force, signalling a split between Beijing and the police. The remarks from Hong Kong police directly contradict Beijing’s claims that unidentified foreign forces, deemed “black hands,” are fomenting protests in the city that […]

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed secret talks between his top officials and the US have been taking place with his express permission.  It comes amid reports this week that American officials were secretly working to oust Mr Maduro from power with the help of his deputy Diosdado Cabello. The country is suffering from one of […]

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The Lebanese army opened fire on Israeli surveillance drones over southern Lebanon on Wednesday night, raising the stakes in the conflict between the warring neighbours. The military, which does not possess air defence systems, fired shots from M16s assault rifles at low-flying Israeli drones over the village of al-Adaisseh, near their shared border. Israel regularly […]

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A woman who rears ducks and geese in her back garden in southwestern France has been taken to court over neighbours’ claims they were too noisy in the latest legal tussle over the sounds of the countryside. Two months ago a raucous rooster named Maurice became a national cause célèbre for being dragged to the dock […]

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Click:wps官网下载 A group of students from West Papua have claimed that two bags of snakes were thrown into their dormitory amid ongoing civil unrest in Indonesia’s easternmost region. The Kamasan III Surabaya Dormitory in East Java has been at the centre of protests over racism and self-determination that have erupted across Papua regional cities since […]

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The boss of L’Oreal has claimed Instagram is good for business – as young women need to buy more make-up to look like their filtered selfies.  Jean-Paul Agon, the CEO and chairman of the parent company of Maybelline, Garnier and Lancôme, said social media features that can digitally enhance appearances is boosting the makeup industry.  […]

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Une large majorité d’actifs contraints de télétravailler pendant le confinement ont apprécié ce mode de fonctionnement, qui pourrait à l’avenir contribuer à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, indique un rapport de l’Ademe publié jeudi. Selon une étude réalisée début mai par le cabinet 6t auprès de 3.990 personnes, 71% des personnes […]

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NOTRE-DAME-DE-STANBRIDGE, Que. — A 38-year-old Quebec man was charged with criminal negligence Thursday after three young children were killed and seven people were injured when they were thrown from the front loader of a tractor. Six children and four adults were riding in the loader of the trailer Wednesday evening when the accident occurred on […]

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Canada’s 153rd birthday will be unlike any before it in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gone are the concerts, huge gatherings and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds viewing fireworks. Instead, with social distancing measures still in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, events will be much more low-key or entirely online. While restrictions are easing […]

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