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Poll: Only 37% of Israelis say human rights orgs should operate freely, just half support freedom of speech Hebron

Poll: Only 37% of Israelis say human rights orgs should operate freely, just half support freedom of speech

Poll: Just 37% of Israelis say human rights groups should operate freely MEMO 28 Feb — In a major international survey, only 37 per cent of Israelis said human rights groups should be able to operate freely, as reported by the Times of Israel. The 34-nation poll, conducted by the…
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February 29, 2020
Turkey’s President Erdogan Says Borders Are Open as Refugees Gather to Enter Greece Idlib

Turkey’s President Erdogan Says Borders Are Open as Refugees Gather to Enter Greece

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country’s borders with Europe were open, as thousands of refugees gathered at the frontier with Greece. Migrants played a cat-and-mouse game with Greek border patrols throughout the night and into Saturday, with some cutting holes in the fence…
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February 29, 2020
This Week in Apps: Coronavirus impacts app stores, Facebook sues mobile SDK maker, Apple kicks out a cloud gaming app TikTok

This Week in Apps: Coronavirus impacts app stores, Facebook sues mobile SDK maker, Apple kicks out a cloud gaming app

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads in 2019 and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019,…
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February 29, 2020
Alex Lee hopes to become California’s youngest Asian-American and first bisexual state legislator Jackie Chan

Alex Lee hopes to become California’s youngest Asian-American and first bisexual state legislator

Alex Lee is currently running for a seat in Assembly District 25, representing Alameda and Santa Clara counties in California. If elected, he will be the youngest Asian-American and first openly bisexual person elected to the California State Assembly. Queerty chatted with 24-year-old Lee about his Asian and bisexual identities,…
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February 29, 2020
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets Xi Jinping

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of black-clad protesters, some armed with petrol bombs, during a rally to mark six months since the authorities stormed a subway station and arrested demonstrators. Riot police shoots a tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters…
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February 29, 2020
Highways England accused of wasting tens of thousands of public money on CCTV in Queensbury Tunnel CCTV

Highways England accused of wasting tens of thousands of public money on CCTV in Queensbury Tunnel

Highways England has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money after it was revealed that it is spending almost £5,000 a week on CCTV inside the disused Queensbury Tunnel in West Yorkshire. Campaigners want to see the tunnel become part of a cycle route connecting Bradford and Halifax, but Highways England…
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February 29, 2020
Companies around the world are telling their employees to work from home amid the coronavirus outbreak Antarctica

Companies around the world are telling their employees to work from home amid the coronavirus outbreak

Companies and businesses around the world are sending workers home and bolstering health protocols to limit the spread of coronavirus, The New York Times reported Wednesday.  In Europe, companies like Chevron sent more than 1,300 employees home, while Sky barred high-risk employees and Lufthansa requested workers take unpaid leave.The global economic…
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February 29, 2020