Press group: China biggest global jailer of journalists
Read full article: Press group: China biggest global jailer of journalistsA press freedom group says China was the biggest global jailer of journalists last year with more than 100 behind bars as President Xi Jinpingโs government tightened control over society.
Photos of missing Chinese tennis star posted online
Read full article: Photos of missing Chinese tennis star posted onlineAn employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of missing tennis star Peng Shuai online in a new effort to dispel concern about her disappearance after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault.
State media release attributed to Peng raises WTA concerns
Read full article: State media release attributed to Peng raises WTA concernsThe head of the womenโs professional tennis tour is questioning the legitimacy of a retraction Chinese state media says was from a Grand Slam doubles champion who has accused a former top government official of sexual assault.
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Israel accuses Chinese state TV of 'blatant antisemitism'
Read full article: Israel accuses Chinese state TV of 'blatant antisemitism'Israelโs Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as blatant antisemitism on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere.
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China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliation
Read full article: China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliationFILE - This Oct. 17, 2007, file photo, shows the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation sign on their offices at White City in London. The move Thursday was largely symbolic, because BBC World was shown only on cable TV systems in hotels and apartment compounds for foreigners and some other businesses. The National Radio and Television Administration said BBC World News coverage of China violated requirements that news reporting be true and impartial. In Hong Kong, government broadcaster RTHK said it would stop carrying BBC World broadcasts on Friday. AdA Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Ofcom acted on โpolitical grounds based on ideological bias."
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Chinese-Australian reporter accused of spreading secrets
Read full article: Chinese-Australian reporter accused of spreading secretsCheng has been formally arrested in China on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, Australias foreign minister says. The arrest of Cheng Lei last Friday starts an official criminal investigation and came six months after she was detained. โThe Australian government has raised its serious concerns about Ms. Chengโs detention regularly at senior levels, including about her welfare and conditions of detention,โ Foreign Minister Marise Payne said. Before the last two journalists working for Australian media in China left the country in September, they were questioned by Chinese authorities about Cheng. Australian Broadcasting Corp. reporter Bill Birtles and The Australian Financial Reviewโs Michael Smith were told they were โpersons of interestโ in an investigation into Cheng.
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins
Read full article: WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic originsThe rest of the team arrived at the Wuhan airport and walked through a makeshift clear plastic tunnel into the airport. The team includes virus and other experts from the United States, Australia, Germany, Japan, Britain, Russia, the Netherlands, Qatar and Vietnam. A government spokesman said this week they will โexchange viewsโ with Chinese scientists but gave no indication whether they would be allowed to gather evidence. A possible focus for investigators is the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the city where the outbreak first emerged. One of China's top virus research labs, it built an archive of genetic information about bat coronaviruses after the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

Insect-only eatery aims to make bugs palatable
Read full article: Insect-only eatery aims to make bugs palatableThey're high in protein, for one -- a quality protein that has the right amino acid profile for human consumption. They're also high in iron and zinc, high in fiber, and they have a healthy fat profile. "Insects are very underutilized or not really very well understood, so we really wanted to try and highlight their potential. Most of the insects used at The Insect Experience come from South African farms, Bessa said. The Insect Experience at GoodFood, The Iron Works Building, 242 Sir Lowry Rd, Woodstock, Cape TownThe-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
