Month: August 2020

Local authorities in China have been told to rein in spending on a nationwide ‘toilet revolution’ campaign amid concerns that officials are flushing huge sums of money away as they compete to create ‘five-star’ restrooms. Xi Jinping vowed to clean up China’s grotty public toilets in 2015, and the Chinese president since described his toilet […]

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Theresa May is facing calls from the European Parliament’s Brexit chief to condemn Poland’s autocratic government as a “test” of the UK’s commitment to the EU’s liberal, democratic values and the future relationship with Europe. The demand came as the European Commission meets on Wednesday to discuss whether to launch unprecedented “Article 7” legal proceedings […]

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