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School children in Hong Kong sang Chinese anthem "too softly" ( www.bbc.com )

Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem "too softly". Teachers at a third school have been asked to help students "cultivate habit and confidence" in singing it....

Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’ ( www.theguardian.com )

Reports surface days before UN summit on Afghanistan that will exclude Afghan women and debate on women’s rights...

Israel’s War On Gaza Is the Deadliest Conflict On Record for Journalists ( theintercept.com )

Russian government accused of leaving citizens vulnerable to attacks like Sunday's gun rampages by turning the state's security apparatus on Kremlin critics instead of terrorist threats ( www.reuters.com )

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Chinese Government Rejects Key Human Rights Recommendations in Latest UN Review ( safeguarddefenders.com )

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Julian Assange Free on Bail, Departs UK for Australia! ( twitter.com )

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Bank of China halts payments with sanctioned Russian lenders, Russian media reports ( www.themoscowtimes.com )

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Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism ( www.nbcnews.com )

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Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the U.S. ( www.npr.org )

Investigations by nonprofit news outlet ProPublica have found links between Chinese diplomats, Chinese Communist Party-affiliated organizations, local Chinese criminal syndicates and some marijuana operations in the United States....

Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures ( apnews.com )

Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" ( www.reuters.com )

Canada's ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....

Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 ( www.reuters.com )

Rio-bound Boeing 777 returns to Amsterdam over tech issue – DW – 06/23/2024 ( www.dw.com )

An unspecified technical problem forced the Rio-bound Boeing aircraft to turn back shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam. A spokesperson for Dutch air traffic control said the plane requested to land as a precaution and turned around over Belgium some 40 minutes after takeoff.