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Singapore repeals ban on gay sex but are not open to gay marriage yet 新加坡同性性行为将除罪化，仍未开放同婚 | DW News 德国之声新闻台
Singapore will repeal its colonial-era law banning gay sex, effectively de-criminalizing homosexuality. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the announcement at the annual national day […]
Protesters in Sri Lanka occupy homes of president and prime minister 斯里兰卡示威者占领总统和总理官邸，并游泳和打牌 | South China Morning Post 南华早报
Protesters in Sri Lanka stormed and occupied the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 9, 2022. 斯里兰卡最近国家破产，公务员都必须在家上班，节省办公费用，学校停课，因为印卷子的钱都没有了。2022年7月9日，斯里兰卡抗议的抗议民众占领了总统和总理在首都的官邸。斯里兰卡总统和总理已经逃离首都，并且表示愿意辞职。斯里兰卡民众在占领的官邸游泳和打牌，享受生活。 Thousands had […]
What’s happening in Sri Lanka? 斯里兰卡为什么会破产？| Al Jazeera 半岛电视台
“It’s an economic crisis that was brought on by a political crisis, and now we’re just generally in crisis.” Al Jazeera host Sandra Gathmann explains […]
Sri Lanka is not a victim of Chinese ‘debt traps’ 斯里兰卡不是中国“债务陷阱”受害者 | BBC Newsnight 新闻之夜
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis continues to run out of control and the country is requesting an emergency bailout from the International Monetary Fund. However, the […]
The story of Success Kid Meme 成功小子表情包背后的故事 | BuzzFeed
Sam and his parents recount how a family photo led to one of the biggest memes on the internet and changed their lives forever. 成功小子的真名是山姆，本期节目讲述一张家庭照片如何成为互联网上最热门的表情包，而且改变了这家人的命运。山姆的妈妈在他11个月大的时候，在海边玩的时候，拍下了这张照片。这张成功小子的照片激励了全球很多人。山姆本身是一个早产儿，所以他的妈妈对于成功小子这个富含正能量的名字也很满意。而且这个贴图还救了他的爸爸。他的爸爸生病了需要肾脏移植，但是没有足够的医疗费。所以他妈妈在网上筹钱，然后借助贴图的知名度，成功筹够了钱，帮助他爸爸完成了肾脏移植。 […]
India’s mango industry faces most devastating crop loss in 50 years because of extreme weather 受极端天气影响，印度芒果今年产量50年最低 | South China Morning Post 南华早报
India, the world’s main mango producer, is bracing for a devastating crop loss in 2022 as farmers report a delayed harvest of the “king of […]
Canadian recycling companies caught shipping illegal trash overseas | CBC
Fifth Estate/Enquête investigation has found Canadian recycling companies are breaking the law by shipping illegal, unsorted household trash — hidden among approved recycling exports — […]
Japan’s anti-procrastination cafe: no leaving until the work is done | South China Morning Post
Customers at Tokyo’s “Manuscript Writing Cafe” cannot leave until their work is done. The cafe is for writers of all kinds who face deadlines. Customers […]
Money Talk: why Facebook is worried about the booming TikTok | The Guardian
Manages to attract the teenagers’ attention means winning the social media war. Chinese-owned video platform is set to overtake the advertising scale of Twitter and […]