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HONG KONG: Outwardly, Hong Kong hasn't changed. Vintage trams still trundle through Central, street names are unchanged since the 1997 handover, and Hong Kongers drive on the left as they always have.

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The goal was never subtle. The movement popularised a deadline of 30 June 2026 for all undocumented immigrants to leave South Africa, with its founder warning that supporters would take to the streets if the issue was not addressed by that date.

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In South Africa, the Supreme Court of Appeal decided that poor, rural listeners could hear "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" chanted at rallies and understand it as historical symbolism. In Britain, authorities warned that the public cannot hear "pure cold rage" without risking violence.

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The New York Times has warned that the Trump administration's delivering subpoenas to several reporters' homes demanding they appear before a federal grand jury over the newspaper's reporting on alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Air Force One plane is "nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their cou...

Humans lived through most of their history in an environment that rewarded those who prioritised the downside of risk. Moments of inattention frequently led to the death of the inattentive.

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