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Why is ECI afraid of transparency: Congress after election rule tweak

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Election Commission for tweaking an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV cameras and webcasting footage, asking why the poll panel was afraid of transparency. The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV cameras …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Ten Years Later, a Political Exile Returns to a Syria in Transition

New York Times

“I’m very excited but also very overwhelmed. It’s an amazing feeling.” When Sawsan Abou Zainedin fled Bashar al-Assad’s rule more than a decade ago, she thought she might never return. Now, after the fall of the regime, she’s headed to her hometown in southern Syria to see her father for the first time in seven years. These few months are …

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4 days ago

每日一词 | 澳门回归祖国25周年 25th anniversary of Macao's return to motherland

China Daily

2024年12月20日，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平在庆祝澳门回归祖国25周年大会暨澳门特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上发表重要讲话。 Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech on December 20, 2024 at a gathering celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region. 2024年12月20日，澳门特别行政区政府隆重举行升旗仪式，庆祝澳门回归祖国25周年。图片来源：新华社【知识点】 …

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每日一词 | 澳门回归祖国25周年 25th anniversary of Macao's return to motherland

China Daily

2024年12月20日，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平在庆祝澳门回归祖国25周年大会暨澳门特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上发表重要讲话。 Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech on December 20, 2024 at a gathering celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region. 2024年12月20日，澳门特别行政区政府隆重举行升旗仪式，庆祝澳门回归祖国25周年。图片来源：新华社【知识点】 …

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4 days ago

'Girls Will Be Girls': How an old friendship culminated in one of 2024's best films

India Today

It was friendship at first sight for Richa Chadha and Shuchi Talati. Chadha would also be a part of Talati’s live action short, which she made to apply for film school—the American Film Institute. Titled Break, it emerged from Chadha’s own “horrendous casting experiences” that she had narrated to Talati. “It’s about this actress who is a struggler and experiencing …

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5 days ago

China eases visa-free transit rules to boost openness, int'l exchanges

China Daily

The National Immigration Administration said the permitted stay for eligible foreign travelers has been extended from the previous 72 and 144 hours to 240 hours, or 10 days. "Compared with the previous 72- and 144-hour visa-free transit policies, a notable feature of the policy adjustment is the introduction of cross-regional travel, allowing foreign visitors to move freely across the designated …

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Increased flexibility for foreign travelers in Zhejiang with latest visa-free transit policy

China Daily

Foreign travelers at frontier inspection stations in Zhejiang province after the National Immigration Administration announced a significant relaxation of its visa-free transit policy. Wenzhou Longwan International Airport and Jinhua Yiwu International Airport are the latest addition to the list of Zhejiang ports that will allow visa-free transit with a 240-hour stay, bringing the province's total to six. According to the …

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Increased flexibility for foreign travelers in Zhejiang with latest visa-free transit policy

China Daily

Foreign travelers at frontier inspection stations in Zhejiang province after the National Immigration Administration announced a significant relaxation of its visa-free transit policy. Wenzhou Longwan International Airport and Jinhua Yiwu International Airport are the latest addition to the list of Zhejiang ports that will allow visa-free transit with a 240-hour stay, bringing the province's total to six. According to the …

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1 week ago

Four decades of transformation: Longwan's remarkable journey

China Daily

An aerial view of Wenzhou Bay New Area in Longwan. Longwan district was established as a key part of Wenzhou's reform and opening up efforts on Dec 27, 1984. In 2021, Longwan launched its "One Urban District, Five Cities" plan, encompassing a future urban district and five specialized cities focusing on innovation, industry, and openness. The establishment of the Wenzhou …

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Four decades of transformation: Longwan's remarkable journey

China Daily

An aerial view of Wenzhou Bay New Area in Longwan. Longwan district was established as a key part of Wenzhou's reform and opening up efforts on Dec 27, 1984. In 2021, Longwan launched its "One Urban District, Five Cities" plan, encompassing a future urban district and five specialized cities focusing on innovation, industry, and openness. The establishment of the Wenzhou …

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2 weeks ago

'Simply make no sense': Lawmaker shreds Trump's 'very strange' and conflicting statements

Raw Story

Rep. Madeleine Dean called out President-elect Donald Trump's "incoherent" plans for immigration on CNN, as he promises to work with Democrats to protect the legal status of "Dreamers" — part of a program he tried to eliminate in his previous administration — and while vowing "on day one" to eliminate birthright citizenship, something guaranteed in the Fourteenth Amendment. "So, President-elect …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Former IOA top official Rajeev Mehta elected Secretary General of Fencing Confederation of Asia

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Former Indian Olympic Association's top official Rajeev Mehta has been elected as the Secretary General of the Fencing Confederation of Asia, as he becomes the first administrator from the country to hold this position. Mehta was elected as FCA Secretary General during the organisation's General Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on December 1. Mehta's election as FCA Secretary General …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

China's initiatives promote stability in Asia-Pacific

China Daily

A journalist departs the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit venue, in Lima, Peru, Nov 16, 2024. Xi has outlined a futuristic road map for the Asia-Pacific, comprising green transformation and development of qualitative industrialization, digitalization, innovation and, above all, open economic cooperation, which is the way forward to rescue economies, communities and nations' building capacities from global warming and economic protectionism. …

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3 weeks ago

Trump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks

CNN

CNN — Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the president-elect’s appointees. While some key GOP senators have suggested openness to Trump’s Cabinet picks not undergoing full FBI background checks, as has traditionally been done, others have said they’d like to …

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3 weeks ago

Playbook PM: Dems look for a way out of the wilderness

Politico

Playbook PM: Dems look for a way out of the wilderness Presented by THE CATCH-UP SEOUL SEARCHING — The South Korean National Assembly voted to end emergency martial law imposed earlier in the day by President YOON SUK YEOL, capping a day of extraordinary developments that rattled the country and evoked scenes from its mid-century dictatorship. THE BILLIONAIRE ADMINISTRATION — …

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3 weeks ago

Pragya Jaiswal open to dating THIS cricketer

Deccan Chronicle

Telugu cinema’s rising star Pragya Jaiswal is making waves not only in Tollywood but also in Bollywood, where she has been actively taking on new projects and promoting them in Hindi. In a recent interview, Pragya shared candid details about her personal life and future plans, revealing that she is single and open to exploring new relationships. “Why Not?” Says …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Huge Whale Investor Activity In Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), And Rexas Finance (RXS) Hints At Something Big Coming: Details

ABP News

New Delhi, November 26: Solana, Dogecoin, and Rexas Finance are experiencing an unusual spotting of whale investors. Be it, Solana’s rise as the go-to scalable blockchain, Dogecoin still being the best entertainment coin with actual prospects, or Rexas Finance changing the game of asset tokenization, the whales are taking control. Conclusion Whale investor interest in Solana, Dogecoin, and Rexas Finance …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Making ‘Queer’ required openness. Daniel Craig was ready

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Daniel Craig is sitting in the restaurant of the Carlyle Hotel talking about how easy it can be to close yourself off to new experiences. His drawling detective Benoit Blanc stole the show in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” And now, Craig gives arguably his most transformative performance as the William S. Burroughs avatar Lee in …

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4 weeks ago

Visit highlights shared vision of a prosperous and peaceful future and joint efforts to realize it

China Daily

In their meeting on the sidelines of the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, on Nov 15, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Lawrence Wong, who succeeded Lee Hsien Loong as the Singaporean prime minister in May, affirmed the close and multifaceted relationship between China and Singapore, which was upgraded to an all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership in …

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1 month ago

Michael Pollan Is Not Endorsing RFK Jr.

Politico

The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity. He’s sort of in the wrong spot to make systematic food system reform; that would be easier done — not that it would be easy — at the Department of Agriculture, where they write the Farm Bill. And I think that, like me, I’m guessing Cory Booker finds a lot …

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1 month ago

He rose to riches in Hong Kong. Now he’s a symbol of China’s crackdown.

Live Mint

HONG KONG—Jimmy Lai came to Hong Kong in 1961 as a boy smuggled on a fishing boat, a refugee who left mainland China because his mother was afraid he would starve to death in the turmoil following the Communist takeover there. Lai’s rags-to-riches-to-prison story mirrors Hong Kong’s own path from fishing outpost to neon-lit hive of unbridled commerce and, more …

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1 month ago

John Fetterman says he is willing to confirm Dr Oz: ‘Do you think he’s my first choice?’

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania expressed openness to confirm his …

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1 month ago

Xi's call for collaboration commended

China Daily

By Xu Weiwei in Hong Kong, Chen Weihua in Brussels,Chen Weihua and Xing Yi in London | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-20 00:00 Experts say messages of partnership through economic openness timely President Xi Jinping's messages at the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the APEC CEO Summit for building an open and interconnected paradigm for Asia-Pacific collaboration through economic …

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Why is ECI afraid of transparency: Congress after election rule tweak

Ten Years Later, a Political Exile Returns to a Syria in Transition

每日一词 | 澳门回归祖国25周年 25th anniversary of Macao's return to motherland

每日一词 | 澳门回归祖国25周年 25th anniversary of Macao's return to motherland

'Girls Will Be Girls': How an old friendship culminated in one of 2024's best films

China eases visa-free transit rules to boost openness, int'l exchanges

Increased flexibility for foreign travelers in Zhejiang with latest visa-free transit policy

Increased flexibility for foreign travelers in Zhejiang with latest visa-free transit policy

Four decades of transformation: Longwan's remarkable journey

Four decades of transformation: Longwan's remarkable journey

'Simply make no sense': Lawmaker shreds Trump's 'very strange' and conflicting statements

Former IOA top official Rajeev Mehta elected Secretary General of Fencing Confederation of Asia

China's initiatives promote stability in Asia-Pacific

Trump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks

Playbook PM: Dems look for a way out of the wilderness

Pragya Jaiswal open to dating THIS cricketer

Huge Whale Investor Activity In Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), And Rexas Finance (RXS) Hints At Something Big Coming: Details

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Making ‘Queer’ required openness. Daniel Craig was ready

Visit highlights shared vision of a prosperous and peaceful future and joint efforts to realize it

Michael Pollan Is Not Endorsing RFK Jr.

He rose to riches in Hong Kong. Now he’s a symbol of China’s crackdown.

John Fetterman says he is willing to confirm Dr Oz: ‘Do you think he’s my first choice?’

Xi's call for collaboration commended