Facebook and Instagram have unlocked the #sikh hashtag and apologized for it. Instagram said the hashtag was “blocked by mistake” due to a report received in early March. Although the block was in place for almost three months, Facebook became aware of the problem on Wednesday, after large numbers of people were outraged on social media for not allowing them …
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This Vietnam factory is producing some of the best cheese in Asia.
(CNN) – Once the fog clears over the mountainous hills, all you can see is green in Dalat, a mountainous region in the central highlands of southern Vietnam. The country’s main agricultural producer, it is a popular vacation destination for Vietnamese and international tourists. But Dalat is also gaining fame for a rather unexpected reason: It is the source of …
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Strict blockades like those instigated in China, when the coronavirus outbreak began, are better for economies than longer, more moderate closings like those taken by the United States and many European countries, a new international study suggests. Shorter but tighter locks don’t affect companies as strongly, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature Human Behavior. Businesses may face a short …
Read More »United States will block Chinese airlines from flying to the United States
The Department of Transportation restrictions will take effect on June 16, but could be enacted earlier if President Donald Trump decides to do so. Hours after the announcement, China’s civil aviation regulator issued a notice Thursday that would effectively allow U.S. carriers to resume limited services in the country. The Department of Transportation said the Chinese government is violating an …
Read More »Lion Air of Indonesia restarts flights, cancels them again
(CNN) – Only weeks after restarting domestic flights, Indonesian Carrier Lion Air canceled them again, citing problems with passengers not following Covid-19 regulations. The Lion Air group, which also includes Batik Air and Wings Air, began slowly reintroducing short-haul flight routes on May 10. But the restored flights did not last long. The company has announced that all routes are …
Read More »Retired Marine General John Allen: Trump’s threats of military force may be ‘the beginning of the end of the American experiment’
General John Allen, a former commander of US forces in Afghanistan and a former special presidential envoy of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS under the Obama administration, wrote in an opinion piece for Foreign policy that “even for the casual observer, Monday was horrible for the United States and its democracy.” His comments come after the president declared himself …
Read More »Tiananmen Square Massacre: Hong Kong celebrates its anniversary perhaps for the last time
“It was a moment of hope,” said Lee Cheuk-yan, a veteran activist and former Hong Kong lawmaker. At the time, the city was eight years old to move from British to Chinese control, and had a feeling that young protesters across the border might be changing China for the better. “For many Hong Kong people, we feel that 1997 really …
Read More »Fauci weighs the pros and cons of reopening schools this fall amid Covid-19
In a CNN phone interview on Wednesday, Fauci noted that children tend to have milder symptoms or even no symptoms when infected with COVID-19. What is not yet clear is whether children are infected as often as adults and if they often pass the infection on to others. Ultimately, he said, the decision to reopen schools must be based on …
Read More »Kareena Kapoor, in love with the family tree made by “Beautiful Niece” Inaaya, did this
Kareena Kapoor shared this photo (courtesy kareenakapoorkhan) Highlight Little Inaaya just appeared on Kareena’s Instagram Kareena shared a photo of Inaaya with the family tree she made “Family forever”, subtitled his publication New Delhi: Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu’s daughter Inaaya has just appeared on Kareena Kapoor’s Instagram! Inaaya, who is very interested in arts and crafts, like her …
Read More »Drew Brees: I will never agree that no one disrespects the flag
Brees said that respecting the National Anthem is not only showing respect for the military, but also for anyone who has sacrificed for this country, including those of the civil rights movement. “And everything is fine with our country right now? No, it is not,” Brees said in the interview. “We still have a long way to go. But I …
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