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HONG KONG: A British consulate employee detained in China has returned to Hong Kong, his family said on Saturday (Aug 24). Simon Cheng disappeared after visiting the neighbouring city of Shenzhen on Aug 8 and was placed in administrative detention by police. "Simon has returned to Hong Kong," his family said in a Facebook post, adding he would take "some time to rest and recover". The Global Times, a tabloid state-run newspaper, said on Thursday he had been detained for "soliciting prostitutes", citing police in Shenzhen, which lies on the China-Hong Kong border. But a Facebook page run by Cheng's family dismissed the report . "This is a made-up crime of soliciting prostitution, everyone should see it's a joke," the comment said. ​​​​​​​ Beijing confirmed Wednesday an employee of the British consulate had been "placed in administrative detention for 15 days as punishment" by police in Shenzhen for breaking a public security law. The foreign ministry said he was … [Read more...] about UK consulate staffer Simon Cheng returns to Hong Kong after China detention

LONDON: Britain on Thursday (Aug 22) said it was trying to contact an employee of its Hong Kong consulate being held in China while "urgently" seeking further information from Beijing and local authorities. The Foreign Office in London said both British officials and relatives had been unable to speak to the missing staffer, Simon Cheng, who disappeared after visiting mainland China on Aug 8. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman confirmed Wednesday he had been "placed in administrative detention for 15 days as punishment" by police in Shenzhen, a city on the China-Hong Kong border, for breaking a public security law. READ: Employee at Britain's Hong Kong mission detained in China over prostitution - Report The spokesman also said because Cheng is from Hong Kong, the issue is an internal matter. "We continue to urgently seek further information about Simon's case," a spokesperson for the British Foreign Office said in a statement. "Neither we nor Simon's family have … [Read more...] about UK seeking contact with Hong Kong consulate staffer held in China

Future global coal projects must be immediately cancelled to end the “deadly addiction” to fossil fuels by the close of the decade, the U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. Phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to tackle the climate crisis, he said. Guterres’s call came at the opening of a virtual summit of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), a group of governments and businesses committed to ending coal burning for power. He said: Today, I am calling on all governments, private companies and local authorities to take three steps. First, cancel all global coal projects in the pipeline and end the deadly addiction to coal. Second, end the international financing of coal plants and … third, jump-start a global effort to finally organise a just transition [for coal industry workers], going plant by plant if necessary.” The veteran Portuguese Socialist called the world’s reliance on coal a “deadly addiction” … [Read more...] about U.N. Chief Guterres Orders Cancellation of All Global Coal Projects

Scientists from at least thirty-three universities in the United Kingdom have worked with Chinese military researchers on the development of nuclear weapons, an investigation has claimed. Top academics, including those at the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and Manchester, have reportedly worked alongside researchers at China’s top nuclear weapons research institution, the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP). According to The Telegraph , academics from at least thirty-three UK universities have published papers alongside Chinese researchers at the CAEP or its subsidiaries. Some of the British scientists are believed to have even accepted positions at the Chinese institution. The CAEP and its underlings have all been placed on America’s sanction list for their role in developing the communist regime’s nuclear arsenal and advanced weapons technologies. The CAEP and its subsidiaries are also all under the supervision of China’s Central Military Council, which is … [Read more...] about Top British Scientists Helped China Develop Nuclear Weapons Technology: Report

close Video Four-mile iceberg breaks away from a glacier in Greenland Raw Video: NYU scientists capture video of a four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in Greenland. A massive iceberg , larger than New York City , has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica, according to researchers on Friday. The 490-square mile iceberg broke away from the Brunt Ice Shelf about a decade after scientists started detecting cracks in the ice, wrote the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in a statement . New York City is roughly 302 square miles. "Our teams at BAS have been prepared for the calving of an iceberg from Brunt Ice Shelf for years," said professor Dame Jane Francis, director of British Antarctic Survey. WORLD'S LARGEST ICEBERG THE SIZE OF DELAWARE IS STREAMING TOWARD OPEN WATER AND COULD ENDANGER SHIPPING VESSELS The first indication that the glacier would break off occurred in November, when a new chasm – called … [Read more...] about Massive iceberg ‒ larger than New York City ‒ breaks off in Antarctica