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Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved controversial changes to the judiciary, part of a package of proposed actions that's roiled the country in protests in recent months and sparked opposition from broad swaths of Israeli society.

The vote in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, capped a monthslong campaign by Israel's far-right government to weaken the judiciary, a move critics say pushes the country toward authoritarianism.

The measure passed uncontested after opposition lawmakers shouted "Shame!" at their colleagues before walking out in protest. Ahead of the vote, lawmakers were unable to reach a compromise with the political opposition.
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I would love to see a Chinese shipbuilding company actually try to build this.

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: Saudi Arabia’s $8bn Turtle-Shaped Floating City
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Saudi Arabia has been proposed as a location for the construction of a massive turtle-shaped
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, dubbed Pangeos. If the project is constructed, it will become the
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, essentially a massive floating city.

Pangeos is named after Pangaea, a
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that existed roughly two hundred million years ago.

The massive sea vessel will function as a floating city. There will be enough space for hotels, shopping centers, parks, and other public spaces.

Lazzarini claims that Pangeos will be able to
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sixty thousand guests plus an unspecified number of crewmembers and staff.

Roughly one square kilometer of space in the sea would need to be dredged for construction to begin. A circular dam would be used to control water levels at the construction site.
 
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KYli said:
Trade wars are good, and easy to win.
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Brazil really carrying their weight here.

India really is the only useless member of BRICS it looks like. Even South Africa is helping China with their corn exports.



The US agriculture industry, meanwhile:

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: study​

About 62 percent of the commodities likely to have been made by workers laboring under duress come from within the U.S., the study found.
 
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He should have been treated like a normal person and arrested for breaking local laws. Single handedly screwed thousands of concert goers and the malaysian lgbt community.

Enough of this get out of jail free white privilege c
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He should have been treated like a normal person and arrested for breaking local laws. Single handedly screwed thousands of concert goers and the malaysian lgbt community.

Enough of this get out of jail free white privilege crap
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Malaysian government should treat this guy just like any other visitor; without special privileges. if necessary do do urine test and reprimand his behavior. I'm disappointed to hear the applauses from the crowd when he talked rubbish ; probably drunk or on drugs. It's worrying if they think his behavior is okay. He spat on the stage and also did indecent act in public; maybe to show his rebellious nature. The public should teach him a lesson....he just a well-paid entertainer like busker and dancer.
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Pope Francis Accepts Bishop Unilaterally Installed by China​

Vatican says Beijing’s move violated spirit of 2018 deal on appointment of bishops​

ROME—Pope Francis accepted as bishop of Shanghai a man whom Chinese authorities had installed in the post without consulting the Vatican, in the latest sign of the pope’s determination to pursue a rapprochement with Beijing despite China’s tightening restrictions on religion.

The Vatican announced on Saturday that Pope Francis had named Bishop Joseph Shen Bin to lead the diocese of Shanghai, more than three months after Chinese Catholic authorities announced that he had been ceremonially installed in the position.
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, told Vatican media that the pope had acted for “the greater good of the diocese and the fruitful exercise of the bishop’s pastoral ministry,” but said that Beijing’s unilateral decision to transfer the bishop from his former diocese of Haimen was contrary to “the spirit of dialogue and collaboration” of
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on the appointment of bishops.
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In 2018, the Vatican and Beijing signed an agreement, renewed in 2020 and 2022
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, that gives both sides a say in the appointment of bishops.

The deal marks a rare concession by the pope of his prerogative to appoint bishops, which Vatican officials have argued is necessary to maintain the unity of the church in China. Critics, including Cardinal Joseph Zen, a former bishop of Hong Kong, have argued that the agreement is a betrayal of the country’s underground Catholics loyal to the pope.
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The details of the deal remain secret, but Pope Francis has said that it gives him the final say.
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Last November,
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of violating the deal by transferring Bishop John Peng Weizhao from his Vatican-approved post as bishop of Yujiang to a new role as auxiliary bishop of Jiangxi, a diocese not recognized by the Vatican.

The Vatican’s response to the Shanghai appointment was milder on Saturday. Cardinal Parolin suggested that there might be aspects of the case unforeseen by the unpublished agreement and requiring further negotiation. He also praised Bishop Shen as an “esteemed pastor.” But he said it was “indispensable that all episcopal appointments in China, including transfers, be made by consensus” between Rome and Beijing.
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Vatican plans to send Ukraine Peace Envoy Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi to visit Beijing in Aug.

Damn it feels good to be a superpower, you get appoint your own bishops and the Vatican asks for your blessing in ending regional wars.
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Pope Francis Accepts Bishop Unilaterally Installed by China​

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Vatican plans to send Ukraine Peace Envoy Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi to visit Beijing in Aug.

Damn it feels good to be a superpower, you get appoint your own bishops and the Vatican asks for your blessing in ending regional wars.
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China is practicing exercising right to appoint spiritual leaders in anticipation when Dalai Lama crokes anyday now. Watch Dalai Lama appoint some American-born kid as successor to stir geopolitical tensions and US/West tries to interfere and shit-stir Tibetan independence. Golden Urn for the win.
 
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