China's judiciary, conviction rate in 2022 reaches 99.975% while criminal justice data culled from official reports and database ( safeguarddefenders.com )
Some 1,430,000 criminal verdicts at court of first instance were issued in 2022. Of those, 354 were not guilty judgments, the NGO Safeguard Defenders says.
Venezuela says it will not accept European observation during 2024 presidential elections ( english.elpais.com )
The stance comes after the European Parliament condemned the ban on María Corina Machado, a frontrunner in the polls, from public office
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Inside Barbados' Historic Push for Slavery Reparations ( time.com )
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Casa Bonita eliminates tipping, going against service industry norm ( www.denverpost.com )
“In order to provide a higher-than-average, dependable wage, we shifted to a no-tipping model and doubled the hourly rate to more than $30/hr for our service staff. This shift also benefits our guests, who can enjoy Casa Bonita without incurring unexpected costs,” management said.
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Protests broke Reddit hack for useful Google search results—and Google knows it ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: vlemmy.net/post/317922...
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Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community ( today.ucsd.edu )
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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River case ( thehill.com )
Another unsurprising decision from this court. Apparently guaranteeing the Navajo Nation agriculture doesn't include water in the minds of the conservative justices....
Heads of 3 top US colleges refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment ( www.timesofisrael.com )
Israel-Gaza live news: IDF resumes strikes as ceasefire with Hamas ends - BBC News ( www.bbc.com )
Israel resumed bombing the Gaza Strip, as the truce ended this morning after failed negotiations....
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Finnish government reportedly planning to fully close border with Russia ( meduza.io )
meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/27/f…
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India and Pakistan choked by heavy smog, leaving thousands sick ( www.abc.net.au )
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Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt ( theworld.org )
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Israel Closes Al Jazeera Facilities ( www.telesurenglish.net )
The ban comes after Al Jazeera presented a well-documented report suggesting that Israel was responsible for the attack on Al-Ahli Hospital....
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Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying | WIRED ( www.wired.com )
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Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister ( www.theguardian.com )
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Spanish football federation leaders demand resignation of its president Luis Rubiales ( www.theguardian.com )
"After the latest events and the unacceptable behaviours that have seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, we request that Mr Luis Rubiales immediately present his resignation as president of the Spanish football federation,” the Spanish football federation’s regional presidents say in a joint statement.
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Blood Simple. Several Russian journalists and activists were poisoned in Europe ( theins.ru )
Elena Kostyuchenko, Natalia Arno, and Irina Babloyan, have long worked to expose the Kremlin’s lies. While traveling through Europe in the last year, each was poisoned by unknown toxins. Their cases remain unsolved. Why?
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West African military leaders agree action over Niger coup | Africanews ( www.africanews.com )
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Argentina election: Youths’ anger fuels far-right populist ( www.opendemocracy.net )
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Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 ( www.theguardian.com )
The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.
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Putin rules out rejoining Black Sea grain deal, despite famine fears ( www.politico.eu )
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U.S. pedestrian deaths reach a 40-year high ( text.npr.org )
US reviewing Amnesty International report that said US-made munitions have killed civilians in Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
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Nearly 100 dead or missing in Mexico from hurricane, food and water worries persist ( www.reuters.com )
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