News Headlines - 30 August 2019
A wave of arrests has swept the city, with several Hong Kong activists and three lawmakers hauled to the police station for their roles in protests since June 9, ahead of news that authorities upheld a police ban on a proposed rally and march on Saturday (Aug 31).
The arrests included Demosisto’s secretary-general Joshua Wong and member Agnes Chow, and coincided with claims of attacks on activists, including mass rally organiser Jimmy Sham, by unknown men.
Both Wong and Chow, arrested on Friday morning, are accused of taking part in a June 21 unauthorised demonstration outside Wan Chai police station and inciting others to join it. Wong, a founder of the pro-self determination party Demosisto, faces a further charge of organising the illegal demonstration.
▽Indo-Pacific initiative included in TICAD declaration - The Japan News
The seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) on Friday adopted the Yokohama Declaration, which for the first time spells out the free and open Indo-Pacific initiative (see CLIP) that Japan aims to realize, as it concluded in Yokohama.
TICAD is cosponsored by the Japanese government along with the United Nations, the African Union and other organizations.
▽World's safest city for 2019 revealed | CNN Travel
The Economist Intelligence Unit's 2019 Safe Cities Index (SCI) has ranked 60 destinations across the world in terms of their digital security, health security, infrastructure and personal safety.
Topping the list is Tokyo. The most populated metropolis on Earth earns a score of 92.0 out of a possible 100... European cities including Amsterdam -- busy fighting overtourism issues -- and Copenhagen, known for its picturesque waterside houses and laid back "hygge" lifestyle, also made the top 10, at number four and number eight respectively.
The only US city to hit the top 10 was capital Washington DC (number 7), although Chicago just missed out, coming in at number 11.
▽Apple won't listen to Siri recordings without your permission anymore - CNET
Your conversations with Siri won't be going directly to Apple anymore. The tech giant said Wednesday that it will stop retaining voice recordings by default.
Apple announced the Siri privacy changes after The Guardian reported in July that contractors were regularly listening to conversations from people giving voice commands. While the data is anonymized, those conversations included identifiable details like a person's name, medical records, drug deals and people having sex, according to the report.
▽2020 Democrats: Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of presidential race
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday that she's ending her bid for the White House.
Gillibrand becomes the fifth, and perhaps highest-profile, Democrat to end her candidacy as a once unwieldy field of candidates vying to take on President Trump begins to thin.
The senator from New York announced the end of her campaign after she failed to meet the Democratic National Committee's polling and donor qualification threshold to appear in next month's debate in Houston.
