Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, is giving out 700,000 plane tickets to folks who would like to visit the former British colony on the South China Sea. Would-be visitors must apply to receive the tickets, Time Out wrote. Critics are calling out Hong...
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Senegalese President Macky Sall will not run for a third term in next year’s elections, ending months of speculation that have sparked political tensions in the West African country, the Financial Times reported. On Monday night, the incumbent announced his decision not to run in the...
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The Hungarian parliament passed a bill Tuesday that will impact the country’s teachers, a move that critics believe could lead to the resignation of thousands of educators in protest, Bloomberg reported. Lawmakers of the ruling populist Fidesz party – which controls two-thirds of parliament – approved...
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Taliban authorities Tuesday ordered the closure of beauty salons across Afghanistan, the latest shrinking of public access for Afghan women since the militant group returned to power nearly two years ago, Reuters reported. The Ministry of Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue announced that all...
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An international science team discovered compelling evidence that the universe is humming from gravitational waves reverberating throughout the cosmos, the New York Times reported. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time caused by spinning objects, such as black holes. Unlike other types of waves, these waves stretch...
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