• Chirp Chirp ,
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• 18 Jun

Chirp Chirp – 18 June 2019

In a very adroit diplomatic move, Taiwan calls on the government in Hong Kong (& by proxy Beijing) to get rid of the controversial extradition law, which could force them to keep it and by doing that alienate the regimes more from the very people they fear, the people of #China.…

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• 13 Jun

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• AFRICA: Sudan’s protest and opposition alliance said it is suspending a campaign of civil disobedience and a general strike until further notice, to restart talks with the army.
• AMERICAS: The U.S.-Mexico migration agreement reached last week includes a regional asylum plan and Mexico’s commitment to examine and potentially change its laws, according to a copy held up to journalists by President Donald Trump.