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“Never,” Lai had said to the charge of collusion when he testified, arguing that he had only advocated for what he believed were Hong Kong’s values: “rule of law, freedom, pursuit of democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly”. Source link

Striking drivers are demanding increased investment and maintenance, and the hiring of more staff. Source link

The verdict is expected to influence the outcome of thousands of other cases against the ride hailing firm. Source link

More than 900 Google employees signed a letter opposing company links to federal immigration actions. Source link

“The fact that they have paid off £1,000 or £2,000 will not be enough to change the fact that they won’t clear the loan within the 30 years before it wipes,” he said. “And that means they will not pay a penny less in future because they overpaid by £1,000 or £2,000. That money has […]

Friends of Di’s Kitchen provides hundreds of meals each week in Wolverhampton. Source link

US President Donald Trump has urged Republicans to “nationalise” elections while repeating his false claims of 2020 election fraud in a podcast interview. The US Constitution says that individual states determine how they carry out elections, and voting has long been administered by local officials across the country. The BBC’s Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains […]

For instance, Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, was founded by freed black American slaves in 1822. After Ghana became independent in 1957, a wave of black intellectuals and artists moved there from the US. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali subsequently paid high-profile visits to Ghana, while Guinea became home to Black Panther leader […]

The Seattle Seahawks produced a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots and claim their second Super Bowl victory. Two of the NFL’s strongest defences battled it out in Sunday’s showpiece and the Seahawks emphatically came out on top to win 29-13 at Levi’s Stadium. It was a defensive performance for the ages […]

Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want. Source link