03 Car Free Promotion Week to encourage green commuting A variety of activities will be held Sept. 16-22 to encourage green commuting via public transport and mark National Car Free Day on Sept. 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 04 Women representatives condemn HK’s violent protests Pansy Ho Chiu-king, chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Women, on Wednesday condemned the increasingly violent acts in Hong Kong’s radical protests in her speech at the U.N. Human Rights Council - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 06 Australia beats Czechs to make history Patty Mills starred as Australia beat the Czech Republic 82-70 in Shanghai to reach the FIBA World Cup semifinals for the first time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 07 Report: slight uptick in Hollywood film roles for women, minorities Variety reported that “Hollywood movies offered up more meaty roles for women and people of color in 2018, a sign that public pressure on the film business to become more inclusive appears to be yielding results |