https://themangoroad.com/tai-po-market-veggies-and-rebellion/
Tai Po Market: Veggies and Rebellion On April 16th, 1899, the British raised the Union Jack on Flagstaff Hill, Tai Po, formally taking possession of the New Territories. Not everyone was happy. The British because they had been forced to raise the flag a day early amidst the ashes of some temporary bamboo structures called matsheds. They had been built…
https://themangoroad.com/salt-fish-and-the-battle-of-tai-o-bay/
Tagged with the rather grand epithet, the Venice of Hong Kong, Tai O, in the southwest of Lantau island, has become something of a tourist attraction in recent years.
https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/australian-law-firm-files-case-against-pm-for-complicity-in-gaza-genocide/
An Australian law firm has lodged a comprehensive claim against PM Albanese and other politicians, asserting that they’re aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza.
https://theconversation.com/why-the-wests-resentment-of-china-is-so-misguided-221919
Western hostility towards China reflects the grudging realization that the West may not be the pinnacle of achievement after all.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/02/arms-exports-israel-must-stop-immediately-un-experts
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-gaza-area-bombed-after-warning-to-move
Palestinians in Beit Hanoun were instructed by Israeli army to leave their homes and head for city centre. Hours later, the city centre was targeted
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