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New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty

Image copyright AFP Screenshot New Zealand says Hong Kong’s “unique status” is at stake New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China’s new national security law for the territory. The widely criticized law makes protesters easier to punish and reduces city autonomy. Travel tips …

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School girls in India discover a terrestrial asteroid

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Two teenagers from India discovered a terrestrial asteroid by studying images from the University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said Monday. The asteroid is currently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in about a million years, said …

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China’s fears: Scientists warn that the 500,000-year-old extinct volcano “appears to be recharging” | Science | News

Scientists from the China University of Science and Technology were studying the Weishan volcano, located within the Wudalianchi volcanic field in the northeast of the country. This volcano last erupted about 500,000 years ago, but there have been other, much more recent eruptions at the complex. The Wudalianchi volcanic field …

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