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Brittney Griner’s return reignites debate over prisoner swap
released on thursday us Basketball star Brittney Greener’s swap for a convicted Russian arms dealer revives an old question: Do prisoner swaps do more harm than good? At the celebrations following Griner’s return, some critics, including members of Congress and federal law enforcement, argued that such deals would only encourage foreign countries to target Americans to gain leverage over the United States.
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for five years for fraud
Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud for breaching the lease of the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he once ran. Lai, 75, was found guilty of two counts of fraud for covering up the operations of a private company, Dico Consultants Ltd, at the headquarters of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, which was found to be in breach of its land lease.
Russian arms dealer says he wishes Greiner luck in prisoner swap
Viktor Bout, arms dealer freed in prisoner swap us Basketball star Brittney Griner said he wished her luck on the tarmac in Abu Dhabi, where they swapped.Bout, who spent 14 years in America us Jail for arms trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy to kill Americans was replaced on Thursday by the basketball star, who was jailed this year for possessing marijuana e-liquid while playing for the Russian team.
China’s healthcare system put to the test coronavirus disease curb fade
When Li tested positive for COVID-19 in northern Baoding on Tuesday China, As part of the country’s strict epidemic control measures, he is preparing to undergo a five-day quarantine in a local makeshift hospital. instead, China The next day there was an abrupt loosening of policies that made the world’s most populous country an outlier in a world largely learning to live with COVID.
Germany says Dresden hostage-takers may have been ‘confused’ lone wolves
German authorities said a suspected hostage-taking incident took place in the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday when the man appeared to be acting alone after evacuating a shopping mall in the historic center of Dresden. Police said the suspected hostage-taker, a 40-year-old man, died during police efforts to free the two hostages, but the hostages were not injured.
China tackles medical supply hurdles, price gouging coronavirus disease fear
China said on Saturday it would stop checking truck drivers and crews transporting goods domestically for COVID-19, removing a key bottleneck in its supply chain network as the country accelerates the rollback of COVID-19 policies.The country made a huge shift in reopening its economy this week, easing key parts of the coronavirus disease The policy shift has been welcomed by a weary public, but has now raised fears that infections could surge and cause further damage.
Advanced us delegation visit China in the coming days
high level us the delegation will go to China Follow up on President Biden’s recent talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week and prepare for US Secretary of State state Antony Blinken is visiting there early next year, us state department said on Saturday.This us The statement followed comments from a senior White House official China Hope to stabilize relations with the U.S. in the short term due to domestic economic challenges and economic headwinds Asia its assertive diplomacy.
Kosovo police exchange fire with local Serbs blocking road
Kosovo Serbs and the country’s police exchanged fire Saturday after tensions erupted in the restive north of the country. Earlier in the day, Serbs from northern Kosovo blocked main roads in the area to protest the arrest of a former member of the Kosovo police who resigned last month along with other Serbs.
Ukraine says 1.5 million people without power in Odessa region after Russian airstrike
More than 1.5 million people in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine were left without power after a Russian drone attack on a power generation system, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Saturday.
Russian drone blows up Ukraine’s Odessa power grid, repairing it will take months
All non-critical infrastructure at the Ukrainian port of Odessa has lost power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to attack two energy facilities, officials said Saturday, adding that it could take months to repair the damage . More than 1.5 million people in and around the southern port city are without power, President Zelensky said, describing the situation as difficult.
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