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☆ U.S. diplomat says China protests had effect in easing COVID curbs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Michael Martina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said on Friday, as Beijing further eased testing and quarantine rules. Anger over the curbs had fueled dozens of protests in more than 20 cities in recent days in a show of civil disobedience unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping took power in 2012. "Protests do matter," she said, adding that she recognized China had used security forces to quash the demonstrations and put protesters in jail. Asked by students at the university event about the threat of conflict between China and Taiwan, Sherman said war was possible. "I think war is potentially possible because Xi Jinping now has absolute control in China," Sherman said.

☆ Republican Gov. Chris Sununu faces off against Democrat Tom Sherman in New Hampshire's gubernatorial election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Explore more race results below. Chris Sununu is running against Democrat Tom Sherman in New Hampshire's gubernatorial race. Chris Sununu faces off against Democrat Tom Sherman in New Hampshire's gubernatorial election. New Hampshire's gubernatorial candidatesSununu was voted into office in 2016 and is running for a second term in office. Sununu's challenger, Sherman, is a state senator of the New Hampshire State Senate, a position he's held since late 2018.

☆ More than 700 dolphins in the Black Sea have died since the war in Ukraine began. Scientists believe the fighting cripples their ability to navigate, find food, and talk to each other.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There's been an increase in dolphin strandings around the Black Sea since the war in Ukraine began. Dolphins and porpoises talk and navigate via sound, which may be disrupted by the loud noises of war. "Russia's war against Ukraine escalated in February 2022 puts the entire Black Sea basin under a huge threat. Dolphins, porpoises, and whales have an acute sense of hearing and use echolocation to map out their environment. The areas were identified as important habitats for three species that the IUCN classifies as threatened or endangered: the Black Sea common dolphin, the Black Sea harbor porpoise, and the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin.

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