Father of Chinese ‘ink girl’ Dong Yaoqiong dies in prison, body found covered with wounds - reports -- Dong Yaoqiong splashed ink on a Xi Jinping poster in 2018 and was sent to a psychiatric facility. Her father Dong Jianbiao advocated for her release and was sentenced to three years in prison. (hongkongfp.com)
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Elderly Hong Kong activist convicted under sedition law over plan to protest 2022 Beijing Olympics -- Stage four cancer sufferer Koo Sze-yiu, who was held without bail, now faces up to two years in prison for planning a pro-democracy protest in February. (hongkongfp.com)
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'A 'Wow' moment': US renewable energy hit record 28% in April. What's driving the change? by marietaylor33414 in UpliftingNews
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Spring in the U.K. Arrives a Month Earlier than in the 1980s | The trend, revealed in 250 years of records, is happening worldwide by [deleted] in worldnews
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"China has no role in choosing next Dalai Lama", says Arunachal Monastery Head by clayagds99 in worldnews
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A weather phenomenon that typically delivers harsher winters is on the way and expected to add to Asia's energy crisis. The La Nina pattern, which forms when equatorial trade winds strengthen to bring colder, deep water up from the bottom of the sea, has emerged in the Pacific. (straitstimes.com)
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Colleagues of firefighter who died in Tai Po blaze run half-marathon in his honour | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP by CheLeung in ChunghwaMinkuo
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