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China opposes new U.S. bill that supports Tibet
The US Senate decisively passed a bipartisan bill with a 68-32 vote to oppose China’s growing threat and to defend Buddhist religious freedom on the reincarnation of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. The US Innovation and Competition Act (also known as the Endless Frontier Act), which allots $250 billion through investments in science in…
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El Salvador is the first country to recognize bitcoin as a legal tender.
El Salvador became the world’s first country to adopt bitcoin as legal cash on Wednesday. Following a bill that legitimized cryptocurrencies as currency, President Nayib Bukele stated that the Central American nation will legally recognize it. According to the law, 70% of El Salvador’s population lacks access to traditional financial services, therefore the decision to…
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South African woman gives birth to 10 babies
A South African mother, Gosiame Thamara Sithole,37, has given birth to ten children, setting a new world record. Yes, you heard it right TEN children. Decuplets astounded Gosiame Thamara Sithole’s spouse as tests revealed only eight in the womb. “There are seven boys and three girls in the group. I am content. I’m a sensitive…
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Newly elected members of 17th TPiE conducts oath taking ceremony
On Wednesday, newly elected members of the 17th Tibetan parliament-in-exile, situated in Dharamshala, took their oaths. First, Dawa Tsering, one of the most senior members, was sworn in as Protem Speaker in front of Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Dagpo, and subsequently other MPs. Due to Covid-19 policy, all procedures were held indoors, and no media…
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Tibetan Monks to Help Space Travel?
Tibetan monks are being studied by Russian scientists in the hopes of providing advice to astronauts on future long-distance space journeys. Experts at Moscow State University are investigating old techniques for placing the human body into a ‘semi-lethargic state – suspended animation,’ which lasts for weeks before returning to normal. The electrical activity in the…
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Dawa Tsering is sworn in as the 17th TPiE’s pro-tem Speaker.
Mr. Dawa Tsering, the pro-tem Speaker of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, was sworn in earlier this morning at the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission here in Gangchen Kyishong. Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo gave the oath of office. Given the current restrictions in place to combat the spread of Covid, only a small…
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China plans to construct a 435-kilometer railway in Tibet.
On the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th birthday this month, China will ‘give’ Tibet a 435-kilometer railway line advertised as the region’s ‘fastest.’ According to The Economist, the 37-billion-yuan ($5.7-billion) track will run from Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, to Nyingchi, and will begin operations on June 30. The 435-kilometer line is Tibet’s ‘first electrified railway line,’ and…
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Himachal Pradesh extended statewide curfew until June 14th.
The Himachal Pradesh administration agreed on Saturday to prolong the lockdown till June 14 because of the ongoing COVID-19 scenario in the state. After Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presided over a meeting with his Cabinet, the decision was made. Following the meeting, it was declared that the state’s ‘corona curfew’ would be prolonged until…
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Thousands assemble in London to commemorate massacre on Tiananmen Square
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in London on June 4th to mark the fourth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. At the London vigil, protesters gathered near the embassy yelled anti-Chinese slogans and were seen brandishing black flags as well as the banner of Free Tibet. They marched on a range of…
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Biden adds to the list of Chinese companies that are off-limits to US investors.
As a signal of Washington’s ongoing pressure campaign against China, US President Joe Biden extended on Thursday a blacklist of Chinese firms that, as a result of their ties to Beijing’s ‘military-industrial complex,’ are beyond American investment. The Biden administration is extending a restriction of Trump-era forbidding US investment in Chinese enterprises, claiming that the…