Feral peacocks have become a nuisance in the northern LA region.

I am perplexed by the idea of "relocating" the peafowl. Peafowl originated in India; in California, they are an intrusive pest species. There is no reason to protect them.

In India and Europe peafowl were traditionally farmed to be eaten. We could

Human rights defenders in Australia are calling for an end to imprisoning people secretly.

Australia keeps the identity of such a prisoner secret by threatening the relatives and friends who know about per disappearance.

A trial held in secret is likely to be an unfair trial. That is true in Australia just as in the UK, Belarus, or China.

There is no reason to suppose that "Witness J" really broke an Australian law, or that perse did not have an overriding justification for doing so, as Witness K had.

Lukashenko plans to make protesting a crime.

Also insulting officials — which is also a crime in many countries that don't sufficiently respect freedom of speech. France is an example.

Mining destroyed the caves on Banaba Island (also called Ocean Island) that preserved water in periods of drought. Nowadays, when their desalination plant breaks, they have only sea water to drink.

*San Francisco may be first major US city to hit herd immunity, experts say.*