
Vox - 11 hours 24 min ago
Olympic weightlifting is defined by only two moves: the snatch and the clean and jerk. But behind what seems like a simple contest to see who can lift the most is a sport built on technique, speed, strategy, and psychology. We speak to Matthew Tung, a competitive weightlifter who represents Hong Kong internationally, to break down how the lifts work, the strategy behind athletes changing their declared weights mid-competition, and how a lifter can miss four of their six attempts and still bring...

UPI - 15 hours 11 min ago
Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Hong Kong court to charges that he requested other nations to sanction China.

New York Times - 18 hours 5 min ago
Joshua Wong in Washington in 2019. His efforts to lobby Western politicians to pressure Hong Kong are at the center of his latest national security case.

The Guardian - 19 hours 30 min ago
Wong, 29, is accused of urging foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades and other hostile measures against China Joshua Wong , one of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China, a national security charge that carries a maximum life sentence. Prosecutors have accused Wong, 29, of working with the exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to urge foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades...

ABC News - 21 hours 17 min ago
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security...

Sky News - 21 hours 38 min ago
Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to a charge that could see him sentenced to life in prison.