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Hong Kong protests seem to largely involve students, many wearing face masks. Yesterday however, a high court ruled against a mask ban. The high court in Hong Kong was called the Supreme court before the alleged handover to China in 1997.
Protesters are said to have barricaded themselves inside a university in Kowloon, but many may be trapped. Some protestors are said to have set the entrance on fire. Others were seen abseiling to safety from a different entrance where they were met by motorbikes.
There is a call from Hong Kong’s chief of police, asking citizens to help end the turmoil.

Eva Morales was reported to be the first indigenous head of state in Latin America in recent times. Bolivia was said to have been politically and economically marginalised, yet, his biggest mistake, according to a compatriot was that he failed to groom a successor.
Mexico and Uraguay do not recognise the new as called interim government of which Jeanine Anez is leader. Hundreds of Morales supporters are claiming a coup and calling for him to come back.
The u.n. are reported to have sent Jean Arnault who is described as personal envoy of the Secretary-General for Bolivia, to help resolve the crisis. Bolivia is said to hold the second largest natural gas reserves on the continent. It is not known whether Morales will return.

According to news, a rocket hit Baghdad’s as called green zone yesterday, no casualties reported. Termed the green zone by officials, the roughly 10 square kilometre area is known as an international zone. It contains government buildings that were taken over by the u.n. council in 2003. Now contains military bases and personnel.
One person died yesterday, having been hit by a teargas cannister, and 32 were reported to have been injured during clashes with security forces.

References to a pay master regarding the abduction of Kevin Lunney has been a subject of complaint by a former director of Quinn holdings. Meanwhile Gardai are working with northern Ireland police and are said to be searching the homes of possible suspects. There have been a number of arrests who mainly have been released.
Cyril McGuinness died during a police raid regarding the abduction. An enquiry is called for. Meanwhile, former nationalists are believed to be the subject of procedural search and interrogation. No evidence suggests the crime was innitiated by nationalists.

Bridget Dirrane may have been born around 1896, her life spanning three centuries. She was born on the Aran Island of Inis Mór. One famous visitor she met was Padraig Pearse, the republican, activist and poet.
Bridget left Inis Mór and became housekeeper to Father Matt Ryan, a supporter of the land league. In 1919, the year of the beginning of the war of independence, she began to train as a nurse in Dublin.
She also nursed people in the community and on one occasion the house was raided by the black and tans. She was arrested but said to be released after nine days. One abiding memory of the war of independence was the execution of Kevin Barry. She took part in a vigil outside the prison where he was hanged. “We heard the deathbell and then there was silence”.
Bridget opposed the treaty and the civil war caused her great anguish.
In 1927, at the age of 23 she emigrated to the US, marrying a man who had been her neighbour in Inis Mór, Edward Dirrane, known as Ned, in 1932. Times were hard. Ned died suddenly in 1940.
Bridget worked as a nurse during the second world war. Later, campaigning for John F. Kennedy in many elections. In 1966, at age of 39, she returned to Inis Mór and married Patrick Dirrane: Among Bridget’s visitors is said to be Edward Kennedy.

According to reports, universal credit was established as a term in order to collectively oversee u.k. benefits for people under pensionable age. This includes supplements for the low paid.
Some don’t like the term universal credit and there has been instances of discrimination against the underpaid alongside the unemployed.
According to latest figures for unemployment benefit. British rates for over 25’s are £73.10 per week, that is €82.70.
At the other end of the scale, in some european countries unemployment benefit rates are based on previous salary and can amount to a payment of over €400 per week, somtimes more for the first few months, which must be bad for the economy.
There are reports that people moving from the old UK system to the new will lose out. According to legislation those on lowest incomes stand to lose the most.
The British government are said to have set aside £3 billion to ensure that no one moving from the old to the new system will lose out initially. According to a recent report, 1.9 million adults will be worse off by approximately £19 per week.

Hundreds of mainland Chinese students have left or are leaving Hong Kong universities according to recent news. And according to the media, Chinese soldiers are helping to clean up after protests, which have been prolonged. The soldiers, who are reported to be subject to definitive restrictions of movement in Hong Kong according to said legislation, describe the clean up as a community activity.
Hong Kong became a colony after the Anglo-Chinese war of 1842 which began when Chinese officials banned the opium trade. The territory remained significantly in the hands of the UK until 1997 and was believed to be one of the richest economies in the world.
Hong Kong began to be in the hands of the UK because of a reported threat by hms Cornwallis, which was believed to be poised to attack Nanjing, anglicised as Nanking, the second largest city in Eastern China.
The treaty of Nanking was ratified by Queen Victoria. It gave Britain definitive rights regarding the trade industry.
Hong Kong is said to be a special administrative region, or devolved government. Trade, finance and legalities are reported to be independent of mainland China. According to statistics it is populated by 7.4 million people.

Protests in Sacaba and in La Paz, the administrative centre of Bolivia, are reported in today’s news. Tear gas has been used to disperse the crowds, and police in La Paz are said to have opened fire on protesters calling for the return of President Evo Morales, who was forced to resign according to reports. Five are known to have died from bullet wounds according to a source.
Evo Morales, who is indigenous, has asked for no blood shed. He is said to have fought for better living standards during his reign. The new government have broken ties with Venezuela according to news.
The US have recognised the new regime. A decision that has been criticised.

Around seventeen percent of the New Zealand population identify as Maori according to the latest figures; and seventy percent are reported to be of European descent. It seems criteria in nz allows for these statistics.
Cultural heritage can cause qualms in the UK, especially when filling out forms which have been styled in order to make the form filler choose between being a British citizen and having another cultural background, the consequences of which result in differential treatment and possible discrimination.

Diabetis is reported to be on the increase in Africa where food aid for those going without food often includes sugar which is contraindicitive. That is, it makes matters worse by increasing blood sugar without providing sustenance.