World politics

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If confirmed, Dong would be the third consecutive serving or former Chinese defense minister to be investigated for alleged corruption.
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Oh, we’re gonna need another defense minister! I think part of the job description reads “shouldn’t have qualms about attacking Taiwan” or something along those lines.

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Follow-up:

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Miao, that’s how they spell meow in Italian…

Apropos of nothing.

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:thinking: Even though it’s of Japanese origin, this immediately came to mind:

Seems like Miao Hua will need all the luck he can get!

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Some TV pundits are very saddened and concerned as the Government won’t cut the money for the Health and Education

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https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/scienceandhealth/2024/11/proposal-to-ban-abortion-in-brazil-even-in-legally-permitted-cases-advances.shtml

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I need something that is not a heart emoji for this

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Weird onebox there

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Heavy-handed authority can be very hard to get rid of.

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Known (convicted) crook Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch finally eliminated from election. It was looking like he had a chance though, very late into the counting process.

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Surprise, surprise…

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Iceland’s Social Democrats win election, unseating ruling coalition

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/icelands-social-democrats-take-early-lead-election-snowstorm-delays-vote-count-2024-12-01/

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