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Strict rules govern what can and cannot be said about the Thai royal family, who are protected from criticism by lese-majeste laws which carry prison sentences of up to 15 years per charge.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"By enabling robust nonreciprocal quantum synchronization, our research paves the way for realizing more reliable quantum processors and protected quantum resources," comments Lai.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

In Albania, protester demands vary from halting the project, to reversing a law allowing development in protected areas, to ending corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Known as bycatch a new report estimates that tens of thousands of protected seabirds, more than 1,000 porpoises and dolphins and dozens of whales are dying in this way each year.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Who’d protected him against mobs of furious animals and destructive children?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman