The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has died in hospital, a day after being stabbed at a charity event.- - -
BBC: Ground Zero artwork with Saudi flag removed.
Following the complaints, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that it is moving all 20 sculptures from its current site in the World Trade Center complex.- - -
SMH: Australian woman texts "Help me"; detained by Thai government.
A week after she was due back in Sydney, Claire Johnson messaged a friend saying she was "so scared" and asked her to contact the consulate.- - -
Daily Star: A no-deal Brexit would force over 1 million Brits to retake driving test.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has warned overseas motorists they need to exchange their UK licences for a European one before March 29.BBC: Theresa May says Brexit opponents not acting in the interests of the people.
On Tuesday British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a crunch vote to get her Brexit deal through Commons.
She said her "absolute conviction" was that the UK and EU would be able to finalise their future relationship by the end of 2020, meaning the backstop would never be needed.- - -
People's Daily: Detained Canadians in China and diplomatic immunity.
China on Monday said Canada's criticism on China's detention of two Canadian citizens is groundless, noting one of them has no "diplomatic immunity."- - -
Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed earlier that coercive measures have been taken against two Canadians suspected of jeopardizing China's national security.
BBC: China sentences Canadian man to death for drug smuggling.
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was originally given a 15-year jail term in 2018 but after an appeal the court said the sentence was too lenient.- - -
Monday's ruling comes weeks after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, a top official at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, on a request from the US.
NPR: Gays purged in Chechnya.
Around 40 people have been detained and another two killed in the latest crackdown on Chechnya's LGBT community, Russian activists say.- - -
The "new wave of persecution" started at the end of December, the Russian LGBT Network say in a statement on Monday.
Tech entry - Ars Technia: Get paid to Hack this Tesla.
Now in its 13th year, [Pwn2Own has been the foremost hacking competition] ... is adding a new category—a Tesla Model 3, with more than $900,000 worth of prizes available for attacks that subvert a variety of its onboard systems.
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The biggest prize will be $250,000 for hacks that execute code on the car’s gateway, autopilot, or VCSEC. A gateway is the central hub that interconnects the car’s powertrain, chassis, and other components and processes the data they send.
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