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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
1. Hundreds of elephants die from mysterious causes in Botswana
"It's appalling -- we need to know what the hell is going on."
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2020
More than 360 elephants have died in mysterious circumstances in Botswana in the past three months, according to local conservationists. https://t.co/Gks7obQXk9
According to conservationists, more than 360 elephants have died in Botswana's Okavango Delta since early May. Officials have not discovered what is behind the sudden deaths, but two main possibilities are disease and poisoning.
2. Vladimir Putin on track to secure power until 2036
Russians have paved the way for Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. The 67-year-old former KGB officer has ruled the country for more than two decades as president or prime minister https://t.co/HZIxxxpWTN pic.twitter.com/GWcupWUgY8
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 2, 2020
The Russian president Vladimir Putin is set to win a referendum which will allow him to stay in power for two more six-year terms after his current mandate ends in 2024. Voters overwhelmingly backed the constitutional changes with 78% showing their support. However, there have also been reports of voting irregularities and protest rallies.
3. Hong Kong police make first arrests for breaches of new national security law
#BREAKING: A man was arrested for holding a #HKIndependence flag in #CausewayBay, Hong Kong, violating the #NationalSecurityLaw. This is the first arrest made since the law has come into force. pic.twitter.com/C0ezm3SGDm
— Hong Kong Police Force (@hkpoliceforce) July 1, 2020
On Wednesday, local security officials arrested hundreds, and used pepper spray and a water cannon to disperse protesters in Hong Kong following the passage of a controversial new national security law. Pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets in defiance of a ban on the city's annual July 1 march, which marks the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule.
4. US House unanimously passes China sanctions bill over controversial Hong Kong law
US House passes bill Wed to sanction #China banks over #HongKong. House of Representatives’ legislation to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who impose #nationalsecurity law for what @SpeakerPelosi called a “brutal, sweeping crackdown”. https://t.co/ZhbpzebPfI
— Eunice Yoon (@onlyyoontv) July 2, 2020
The US House of Representatives have passed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act by unanimous consent to penalize banks who do business with Chinese officials responsible for cracking down on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
5. Delaware removes whipping post from public display
The removal public whipping post comes nearly 50 years after Delaware did away with whippings and other corporal punishments. https://t.co/BRpGX0woIY
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 1, 2020
An eight-foot tall whipping post was removed on Wednesday from the outside of Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, Delaware. The post was used to publicly punish criminals up until the 1950s, and disproportionately affected people of color.
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