Day: December 11, 2020

Hong Kong charges media tycoon Jimmy Lai under national security law

Hong Kong democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 73, has been charged under the city’s national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces, his Apple Daily newspaper reported on Friday, citing a police source. Lai, an ardent critic of Beijing, would be the highest profile person charged under the sweeping new law… Read More Hong Kong charges media tycoon Jimmy Lai under national security law

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Time Magazine names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly as ‘Person of the Year’

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year” on Thursday, chosen from a list of finalists that included the man Biden vanquished at the polls – President Donald Trump. The Democratic former vice president and his running mate, a California senator whose election broke… Read More Time Magazine names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris jointly as ‘Person of the Year’

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