#Twitter suspends professor over posts mocking China’s Xi Jinping

#Twitter suspends professor over posts mocking China’s Xi Jinping

“#Twitter suspends professor over posts mocking China’s Xi Jinping” ​Twitter temporarily suspended a New Zealand professor after she mocked the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jingping. Anne-Marie Brady, a professor at the University of Canterbury, wrote two tweets making fun of China and Xi celebrating the centennial of the Communist…

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#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle

#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle

“#New Zealand records warmest-ever June as ski fields struggle” WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has recorded its warmest June since recordkeeping began, as ski fields struggle to open and experts predict shorter southern winters in the future. A range of factors led to the record, including more winds coming from the milder north rather…

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#Harry Potter-themed even canceled over J.K Rowling’s transphobic tweets

#Harry Potter-themed even canceled over J.K Rowling’s transphobic tweets

“#Harry Potter-themed even canceled over J.K Rowling’s transphobic tweets” A Harry Potter-themed event at a New Zealand book festival has been canceled over author J.K. Rowling’s controversial comments on gender. Organizers of Featherston’s Booktown Karukatea eliminated a quiz about the popular young adult series after Rowling tweeted a series of opinions that some called transphobic,…

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