China: Xi calls for stricter ideological control of universities
China's President Xi Jinping has called for the country's universities to become ideological "strongholds" of the Communist Party, the latest move in a crackdown on academic freedom.
The universities must "serve the rule of the Chinese Communist Party" and "promote socialism", Mr Xi said.
They must also integrate "ideological work" throughout the entire process of education, he said.
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Civil rights group condemns move to block Trump inauguration protests
A civil rights group on Wednesday urged US officials to free up Washington landmarks for thousands of people planning protests around the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump.
The Washington-based Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) said the National Park Service (NPS) had handed over control of sites such as the Lincoln Memorial to the private committee overseeing Trump’s inauguration “weeks” before and after the ceremony on January 20.
That move has left at least a dozen protest groups without prime venues, a violation of Americans’ constitutional rights, fund officials said. The Lincoln Memorial is a symbolic reminder as the site of 1960s protests for civil rights and against the Vietnam War.
Fukushima costs to double to Y21.5 tril: government
TOKYO —
The estimated cost of dealing with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has doubled to 21.5 trillion yen ($190 billion), the government said Friday. The government said the total costs include compensation, decommissioning and decontamination
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