China warns foreign Olympic athletes that political statements during games 'subject to' punishment

world-regions has warned foreign athletesa> they may face punishment for speech that is “against the <a href="https: spirit” following a similar warning from human rights activists who worry about public freedoms during the games.  Yang Shu, deputy director general of international relations for the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOC), issued a clear warning that “Any expression…

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Family seeks to sue Lebanon over dead father's captivity

A Lebanese American man’s survivors, who filed an ambitious lawsuit last year alleging world-regions security agency crime” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>kidnapped<. His family’s suit says he developed the illness and other serious medical issues while imprisoned during a visit to Lebanon over decades-old murder and torture charges that he denied.  Fakhoury’s detention in 2019 and release in…

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Anne Frank's Nazi arrest in Amsterdam may have stemmed from Jewish businessman's tip, book claims

Anne Frank, the teenage holocaust” target=”_blank”>Holocaust< persecution, may have been betrayed by a prominent Jewish businessman, according to a cold case-style investigation outlined in a new book, “The Betrayal of Anne Frank A Cold Case Investigation,” by Rosemary Sullivan. The book, which describes an investigation led by former topics agent Vincent Panoke, is scheduled for…

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North Korea missile test prompts concern, caution from US officials: 'Must choose diplomacy'

conflicts completed a third missile launch in two weeks, marking the most conflicts” target=”_blank”>weapons< for its continuing test launches. The previous test launch of a hypersonic missile on Tuesday — the second in a week — was overseen by leader kim-jong-un” target=”_blank”>Kim Jong Un< to say that it is “aware of the ballistic missile launch” and that…

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Russia backs off from unpopular COVID-19 restrictions

The world-regions government on Friday chose to delay adopting unpopular legislation restricting access to public places for the infectious-disease, despite an infection surge and warnings from top officials about the spread of the omicron variant.  The country reported 23,820 new infections, a 12% increase from the previous day, and 739 deaths. Moscow officials also reported…

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China steps up construction along disputed border, implicating security in key Indian territory

world-regions continues making moves that threaten to increase conflicts” target=”_blank”>tensions<, as it expands on plans to build settlements along the disputed border with world-regions.  China in 2017 revealed plans to build over 600 villages in border areas in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), and it has made moves to consolidate control over a region that…

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