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Saturday’s protest ended around 10 p.m., when some anti-government protesters moved to confront a counter-protest of Vučić’s backers, Reuters reported. Police deployed scores of officers in riot gear around government buildings, parliament and nearby Pionirski Park. Protesters threw bottles, rocks and flares at the police, who used force to disperse them in several locations across…
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats said on Sunday that it would disband amid “immense political pressure” from a five year-long national security crackdown, leaving the China-ruled city with no formal pro-democracy opposition presence. The LSD … Source link
A Tesla robotaxi in Austin this week.Photograph: Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters After years of promising investors that millions of Tesla robotaxis would soon fill the streets, Elon Musk debuted his driverless car service in a limited public rollout in Austin, Texas. It did not go smoothly. The 22 June launch initially appeared successful enough, with a…
China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou Province at 10 a.m. on Sunday as the heavy rainfall ended, according to local authorities.Guizhou Province and other bordering provinces in southwest China Source link
With the prospect of a warm summer ahead, Mount Allison University biologist Vett Lloyd warns New Brunswickers to protect themselves from ticks, who have been on the rise over the past couple of years. Lloyd has been studying ticks for more than 10 years and said the tick population has become unprecedentedly high this season. “We…
Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats said on Sunday that it would disband amid “immense political pressure” from a five year-long national security crackdown, leaving the China-ruled city with no formal pro-democracy opposition presence. Source link
China’s reaction comes as Trump says he would like to ‘just send letters out to everybody: ‘Congratulations, you’re paying 25 percent” China expressed opposition to “any deal” agreed upon “at the expense of China’s interests for so-called tariff relief,” a Commerce Ministry spokesperson said Saturday. “If that happens, China will never accept it and will…
LONDON (AP) — British police said they were examining videos of a band that led chants of “death to the IDF” or Israel Defense Forces at Saturday’s Glastonbury Festival. Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk duo Bob Vylan, led crowds attending the festival in chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF.”…
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 97 degrees (1954) Low temperature: 48 degrees (1989) Precipitation: 2.81 inches (1933) 1889: Annexation caused Chicago…
Hong Kong’s opposition League of Social Democrats on Sunday cited “immense political pressure” and the “safety” of its members in folding the party months before its 20th anniversary. “We sadly announce that facing immense political pressure, and having considered all factors, especially the safety of our members and those who walk with us, we can…