The force that through the green fuse drives the flower / Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees / Is my destroyer. / And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose / My youth is bent by the same wintry fever¡¦.by Dylan Thomas
T1a1liba112 2019-12-29 (09:29) IP address :136.144.53.227
When Fiona met her husband at school, she knew she would marry him one day. Now, in their late 30s, they have a picture-perfect family with two children. But this is the year everything changed.
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She is a protester. He is a policeman.
"I tell him I feel less love for him," Fiona says.
They didn't discuss politics when they were dating - there was little politics to discuss then.
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It was only during the 2014 Occupy movement, which sought changes to Hong Kong's electoral system, that political differences emerged. She left home for the protest zone one month after she gave birth to their son, but felt wounded by the scorn of her husband.
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That night had seen protests erupt across the city. But as people headed home late in the evening another element entered the fray. In the rural district of Yuen Long, a large group of white-clad pro-government men, rumoured to be linked to triad gangs and armed with rods and poles, were waiting at the train station. They began beating people they believed to be protesters.
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"I rushed out from the toilet with my phone in my hand. I told him the white shirts were beating up ordinary citizens in Yuen Long. He said he knew and went into the bedroom. He slept soundly that night, while I stayed wide awake."
2sin221 2019-12-29 (08:54) IP address :136.144.53.227
Over the past six months, Celine, a protester in her 20s, has attended almost every single march or rally going - and fought hard.
"Every time I am terrified. But I still do the same next time."
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The fear she has on the frontline is, she says, dwarfed by her fear of what could come if she doesn't act. She is afraid of the way China has weighed in on Hong Kong's politics. After five booksellers who sold salacious books about Chinese leaders turned up in Chinese custody, after China interpreted Hong Kong's mini-constitution so a few pro-democracy lawmakers could be disqualified, she asked herself: if they can do this now, what might happen when that mini-constitution expires in 2047?
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This is a fear shared by an entire generation. She will be in her 50s. Her generation will be parents. What will become of their children?
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In the beginning, she only set up roadblocks using bricks. Soon her hands no longer shook when she threw petrol bombs.
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It was the site of a three-day showdown between police and protesters barricaded on the campus. Hours of intense fighting saw huge fires, petrol bombs, bricks and even bows and arrows being fired at police. Police struck back with rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas so dense people could not see through the choking clouds.
5aran22 2019-12-29 (08:47) IP address :136.144.53.227
The firm wants the fast food chain to immediately remove the image, and is reportedly seeking $30m (¡Ì23.1m) in compensation.
The restaurant argues local authorities approved its use of the logo.
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The image depicts a dark-haired man in a martial arts pose.
"The Real Kungfu chain's logo is one that the company had applied for and obtained after a rigorous screening by the national trademark agency, we have already been using this for 15 years", the company said in a statement posted on China's Weibo platform.
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The Guangzhou-based fast food chain, which is known as Zhen Gongfu in Mandarin, was founded in 1990 and has around 600 outlets across China.
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Bruce Lee Enterprises handles the merchandising and licensing of the kung fu star's image.
In a statement on its website, the company said it is "dedicated to sharing the art and philosophy of Bruce Lee to inspire personal growth, positive energy, and global harmony and aims to keep the martial artist's energy alive".
Bruce Lee Enterprises did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The case is likely to be watched closely as the Chinese government has in recent years promised to increase protections for intellectual property rights.
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Police are investigating a fire-bomb attack on the Rio de Janeiro office of a production company behind a controversial Christmas special aired on streaming service Netflix.
The episode, by comedy group Porta dos Fundos, depicts a gay Jesus bringing a boyfriend home to meet his family.
More than 2.3m people have signed an online petition to remove the film.
A video circulating online appears to show a far-right religious group claiming responsibility for the attack.
In it, a group wearing ski masks and identifying itself as the "Popular Nationalist Insurgency Command of the Large Brazilian Integralist Family", appear to attack the production company offices with Molotov cocktails.
A statement, read with a digitally disguised voice, criticises Netflix and describes the film as blasphemous.
It also includes flags with nationalist and fascist connotations, Reuters news agency reports.
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The video circulated on Christmas Day - one day after Porta dos Fundos (Back Door) announced their office had been attacked.
No-one was hurt in the early-hours incident and a security guard was able to extinguish the blaze, the group said.
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More than two million people have called for Netflix to remove the film
In a tweet they said, ³²ÀÚ·¹ÇÃ=³²ÀÚ·¹Çà in Portuguese, that they were confident that the country would "survive this torment of hatred, and love will prevail together with freedom of expression".
Their short Portuguese-language film, titled The First Temptation of Christ, has attracted criticism from religious groups and figures since its early-December release.
The 46-minute video shows Jesus bringing his presumed partner, Orlando, back home to meet the holy family.
The group, which ·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇθô=·¹Çø®Ä«¼îÇθô cites British comedy group Monty Python as an influence, previously won an International Emmy for their 2018 Christmas film which depicted the Apostles waking up with terrible hangovers after the Last Supper.
Brazil has the world's biggest Catholic population and a growing evangelical movement that supports the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro - ÄíÄíÁ¤¼ö±â·»Å»=ÄíÄí ³»Ãß·²¿öÅÍ ³Ã¿Â Á¤¼ö±â·»Å» ½ºÅĵåÇüÀßÇϴ°÷ a self-described homophobe.
His son, Eduardo, is among those who have criticised the film and Netflix Brazil.
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We picked seven to explain this year of tears, exhilaration, broken relationships and personal pride. Text by the BBC's Grace Tsoi, portrait photographs by Curtis Lo Kwan Long.
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Within six months, Hong Kong was a place of huge protest marches, street battles and an unapologetic police response of tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannon and live fire. Teenagers shot bows and arrows, the parliament chamber was vandalised, hundreds of young people now know how to make Molotov cocktails and start fires. But after the bill was withdrawn, the anger became more palpable if anything.
ee34231 2019-12-29 (07:51) IP address :136.144.53.227
Navy spokesman Diego Perona told journalists that the first container was found to contain more than 3,000 "bricks" of cocaine each weighing À̹ÌÅ×À̼dz²¼º°¡¹æ=À̹ÌÅ×À̼dz²¼º°¡¹æ 1.1kg (2.4lb). The containers were due to be loaded on to an Italian-registered ship, local media reported.
"The important thing is to show the world and drug traffickers that you don't mess around with Uruguayan customs," Mr Borgiani said. "We've taken the necessary steps to rid the country of this scourge."
de21ni221 2019-12-29 (07:42) IP address :136.144.53.227
Outrage swept across Hong Kong and by the following morning there were accusations that the police had not done enough. Their denials were insufficient to prevent Yuen Long being used as proof that the police were not there for the people but for the masters. The next weekend of protest was one of the most violent seen up to that point.
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"Why is he so foolish? He thinks there's nothing wrong with the Chinese Communist Party and the extradition bill," Fiona says.
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And so contempt crept into their relationship.
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Her husband, however, still loves her very much. "He keeps sending me heart emojis. I used to reply to him with a heart but now I don't feel like doing it. And he keeps asking...
"I really want to love him again, but I can't."
She does acknowledge, though, that "this is his pride. This is his identity."
It is an acknowledgement needed by those in Hong Kong who support the police and the government. For them, one of the most unsettling things about Hong Kong's year is not confrontations between police and protesters, but the political fights that erupt on the street.
o1w1ner21 2019-12-29 (07:17) IP address :136.144.53.227
Five corpses and two human heads have been discovered inside a shipwreck on the coast of Japan.
The boat washed ashore on À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǼîÇÎ=À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǼîÇÎ Japan's Sado Island, northwest from the mainland, on Friday and authorities gained access on Saturday.
The heavily damaged ³²ÀÚ¸íÇ°·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=³²ÀÚ¸íÇ°·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® vessel had Korean lettering painted on its side.
Police could not confirm whether the two heads belonged to the corpses but Japanese media said the remains were "partially skeletonised".
This could indicate the victims had been at sea for a long time.
"Ghost boats" believed to hail from North Korea are a fairly common discovery on Japanese shores.
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"Homophobic crimes are as alarming as physical violence," Supreme Court Vice-President Luiz Fux said on his vote, citing "epidemic levels of homophobic violence".
For almost 20 years there have been efforts to make homophobia a crime in Brazil, but legislation on the matter has faced resistance among conservative and religious ÄíÄí Á÷¼öÁ¤¼ö±â·»Å»=ÄíÄí ½½¸² Á÷¼öÁ¤¼ö±â·»Å»º£½ºÆ® groups in Congress, the BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio reports.
The decision at the Supreme Court means that offences are to be punished under the country's racism law until Congress approves specific legislation to protect LGBT people, our correspondent adds.
The remaining judges will vote in a session scheduled for 5 June.
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Brazil has the world's biggest Catholic population but also a growing number of young, educated urban liberals who are eager to fight for gay and trans rights.
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The country legalised same-sex marriage in 2013 and LGBT couples have also been given the right to adopt.
Last year, 420 LGBT people were killed across Brazil, one of the most violent countries in the world, according to Grupo Gay da Bahia.
Some activists have raised concerns over the possibility of a rise in crimes against gays and transgender people with the election of Mr Bolsonaro, a deeply divisive figure who has also made racist and misogynist remarks.
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In previous interviews, he has said he would rather have a dead son than a homosexual son. Last month, he was heavily criticised for saying Brazil should not become a "gay tourism paradise".
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Orange County Sheriff's Office, which investigated all three incidents
Walt Disney World employees who work as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck have filed police complaints accusing tourists of inappropriately touching them.
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Three female cast members complained to police about incidents at theme parks near Orlando, Florida, this month.
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The women who play Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck allege they were groped.
Orange County Sheriff's Office, which investigated all three incidents, said the women wearing the Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck suits decided not to press charges.