International team uses China’s FAST telescope to shed light on spinning pulsar spider systems
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Telescopes on the ground and in space should join forces to make multi-wavelength observations, says astrophysicist Zhang Bing. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3225319/international-team-uses-chinas-fast-telescope-shed-light-spinning-pulsar-spider-systems?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS should temporarily lift sanctions against Hong Kong’s John Lee for Apec: former envoy and summit ex-ambassador Kurt Tong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tong, who was top US diplomat in city from 2016 to 2019, says local business environment has become more difficult but it is not as altered as political landscape. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3225289/us-should-temporarily-lift-sanctions-against-hong-kongs-john-lee-apec-former-envoy-and-summit-ex?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThe Reasons More People Are Working in Their 80s
Wall Street Journal They joke that retirement is boring, but some acknowledge a deeper fear of becoming irrelevant if they quit. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-reasons-more-people-are-working-in-their-80s-34f11699
Read MoreSouthern Europe Swings to the Right
Wall Street Journal Greece’s center-right New Democracy party wins big with growth economics. https://www.wsj.com/articles/southern-europe-swings-to-the-right-f3bfde30
Read MoreEmergency workers complete search and rescue operation in Kyiv’s house damaged in missile attack
Pravda Ukraine The State Emergency Service has announced the completion of search and rescue operations in a high-rise building that suffered from a Russian attack on the night of 23-24 June. Source: State Emergency Service on Facebook Details: Emergency workers noted that the search and rescue operation has been completed in the 25-storey building that…
Read MoreIn Sierra Leone, Clash Follows Election
New York Times Supporters and party officials from the All Peoples’ Congress were sifting through polling data from the presidential vote when the military surrounded party headquarters. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/world/africa/sierra-leone-election-violence.html
Read MoreGreece’s conservatives win landslide victory in elections
Fox News Greece’s conservative New Democracy party won a landslide victory in Sunday elections, handing its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis a second term as prime minister. New Democracy’s win in Greece’s second election in five weeks inflicted a stinging defeat on their main rivals, the left-wing Syriza party. Near complete results show New Democracy has won…
Read MorePresidential, parliamentary elections start in Guatemala
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The presidential office is being contested by 22 candidates https://tass.com/world/1638213
Read MoreBreaking the ice: Israel’s rising semi-pro hockey league drops puck on 3rd season
Jerusalem Post The Capitals of Jerusalem sealed a dominant 6-1 victory over the Herzliya Pioneers last week in the opening game of the Israel Elite Hockey League’s third season. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-747678
Read MoreRidiculing those with mental health issues is a bad joke
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Parody souvenir items alluding to mental illness have popped up online, following a string of violent attacks in the city. These items, and the mocking comments they draw, only serve to perpetuate the stigma…
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