#US, UK, Australia and Canada condemn Hong Kong arrests

#US, UK, Australia and Canada condemn Hong Kong arrests

“#US, UK, Australia and Canada condemn Hong Kong arrests” Enlarge Image Former Democratic Party legislators Andrew Wan, left, Lam Cheuk-ting, second left, and Helena Wong, right, at a press conference after being released on bail. AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File The US joined Australia, the UK and Canada on Sunday in condemning the recent arrest of…

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#Bozo burglars butt dial cops during burglary

#Bozo burglars butt dial cops during burglary

“#Bozo burglars butt dial cops during burglary” It may be time for these two outlaws to find a new line of work. In Staffordshire, England, a pair of men were handily apprehended by police on Jan. 6 after one of the men accidentally dialed “999,” the British equivalent of 911, from a cellphone in his…

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# Following Brexit, the UK asks crypto industry about rules for cross-border stablecoins

# Following Brexit, the UK asks crypto industry about rules for cross-border stablecoins

“# Following Brexit, the UK asks crypto industry about rules for cross-border stablecoins ” Her Majesty’s Treasury requests and requires the crypto industry’s input on prospective regulation. In a Jan. 7 announcement of open consultation, the United Kingdom’s finance policy department is asking the crypto community to weigh in on a series of proposals: “The government…

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#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’

#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’

“#COVID lockdowns ‘probably going to get tougher’” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that COVID-19 lockdown measures there are “probably going to get tougher” since the country needs to be “realistic” about the alarming spread of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus. Johnson said that there are “obviously a range of tougher measures…

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#UK abolishes tax on women’s sanitary products

#UK abolishes tax on women’s sanitary products

“#UK abolishes tax on women’s sanitary products” Britain on Friday became the latest country to abolish the so-called “tampon tax,” eliminating sales taxes on women’s sanitary products. The move was widely praised by women’s rights advocates as well as proponents of the country’s departure from the European Union. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak had committed to…

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