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Hong Kong's legislature passed a tough new national security law Tuesday

Hong Kong Legislature Passes New National Security Law

Hong Kong's legislature unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years' jail for the theft of state secrets.
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Nigerian SEC Proposes Whopping $95K Registration Fee For Crypto Exchanges

Nigeria's securities regulator now wants companies that want to operate as a digital platform in the country to pay up over $95,000 to register the business – and that's on top of other fees in the registration process lineup that crypto firms need to pay so they can do business in the country.
"There is simply no safe level of exposure to asbestos," Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Regan told reporters

US Finalizes Ban On Last Form Of Asbestos In Use

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday finalized a rule banning the last remaining form of asbestos in the United States, half a century after the government first targeted the cancer-causing mineral.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2024.

Biden Tells Netanyahu Rafah Operation Would Be 'Mistake'

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday that a major ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah would be a "mistake," as the two leaders spoke for the first time in a month amid growing tensions.
Havana Syndrome first baffled officials in 2016 when US diplomats in Cuba's capital reported falling ill and hearing piercing sounds at night, sparking speculation of an attack by a foreign enemy using an unspecified sonar weapon

New Research Deepens Havana Syndrome Mystery

The mystery of so-called Havana Syndrome, which struck down dozens of US diplomats, deepened Monday as new research found no tangible evidence of brain injury in those affected.
Gaza Strip: Israeli army calls for evacuation of the Al-Shifa hospital area

Israel Reports Gun Battles At Key Gaza Hospital

Israel's military reported gun battles Monday between troops and fighters on the grounds of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, where troops launched a raid they said targeted senior Hamas militants.

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