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WHO Chief: 'Premature' to Rule out COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory
July 19, 2021
In a recent debriefing, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged to reporters that there was a “premature push” to rule out the COVID-19 lab leak theory without enough evidence.
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Leading Activists Groups Call On UN To Push Russia on Human Rights
July 14, 2021
In an open letter to the UN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Human Rights House Foundation, and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) urged the United Nations to condemn the deterioration of civil rights in Russia citing that their legal landscape in inconsistent with international standards.
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G20 Finance Ministers Sign Off on Global Tax Deal
July 14, 2021
Finance ministers from the G20 have signed off on a plan for global tax reform that seeks to introduce an international tax on multinational companies and set a global minimum tax rate at 15 percent, but will not reach final approval, after some adjustments, until the G20 meeting in Rome in October.
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Academic Freedom Decreasing in Hong Kong
July 13, 2021
Since the implementation of the national security law in July 2020, Hong Kong has seen a rapid dwindling of academic freedom including attacking teachers at all levels of education on the grounds that the teacher's behavior in some way endangers national security, as public comments that are critical of the Hong Kong and Chinese governments are illegal.
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Russian Opposition Politician Leaves Moscow District Role over ‘Pressure'
July 13, 2021
Ilya Yashin, a prominent Russian opposition politician and close ally of Alexei Navalny, has resigned, claiming his team has been increasingly pressured by Moscow, including endless inspections and detainment.