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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Joanna Plucinska ## Joanna Plucinska ## Joanna Plucinska *  Jan 1, 2016 ### [After Erwiana: How Are Hong Kong's Domestic Workers Faring?](https://time.com/4138107/erwiana-hong-kong-domestic-workers-helpers-rights/) In January 2014, the abuses suffered by a young domestic helper at the hands of her Hong Kong employ... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 31, 2015 ### [Fears for Press Freedom in Poland](https://time.com/4164787/poland-media-bill-press-freedom/) The bill seeks to change the way the country's public broadcasters are run [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 30, 2015 ### [China-Taiwan Hotline Now Operational](https://time.com/4163956/china-taiwan-hotline-ease-tensions/) The first call was made to share New Year's greetings [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 29, 2015 ### [Guinea Set to Be Declared Ebola-Free](https://time.com/4162931/guinea-ebola-free-who/) "It's the best year-end present that God could give to Guinea" [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 29, 2015 ### [Polish Legal Reforms Attract E.U. Scrutiny](https://time.com/4162882/poland-constitutional-court-amendment-european-commission/) Critics say the independence of the nation's highest court is under threat [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 28, 2015 ### [Top Telecom Boss in China Graft Probe](https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/) Dozens of senior Chinese officials are now being probed by antigraft investigators [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 22, 2015 ### [Companies Found Guilty of Causing the Indonesian Haze to Face Consequences](https://time.com/4158278/indonesia-haze-companies-licenses-revoked/) The Indonesian government will revoke or freeze company licenses [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 22, 2015 ### [The SpaceX Falcon 9 Voyage In One Photo](https://time.com/4158243/spacex-photo-falcon-9-rocket-launch-photo/) It's the first time that an orbital rocket has completed a stable earth landing [SCIENCE](/section/science/) *  Dec 21, 2015 ### [Police in Indonesia Arrest 9 Terrorist Suspects](https://time.com/4156533/indonesia-terrorism-arrests-attack/) Officials say one was planning to carry out a suicide bombing in the capital Jakarta on New Year's E... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 18, 2015 ### [India Arrests Local al-Qaeda Suspects](https://time.com/4154471/al-qaeda-india-arrests-muhammad-asif/) The alleged leader of India's al-Qaeda cell is among those detained [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 18, 2015 ### [Tourist Killed at Peruvian Ayahuasca Ceremony](https://time.com/4154455/peru-ayahuasca-murder-amazon-hallucinogen/) Spiritual retreats involving consumption of the highly hallucinogenic beverage have become increasin... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 17, 2015 ### [San Bernardino Shooters Buried in Quiet Funeral](https://time.com/4153072/san-bernardino-shooters-funeral/) The funeral was sparsely attended [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Dec 17, 2015 ### [Ukrainian and NATO Officials Sign Defense Agreement](https://time.com/4153032/ukraine-nato-cooperation-agreement/) The agreement includes improving Ukraine’s defense industry and armed forces [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 17, 2015 ### [Woman Gets 7 Years for 'Insulting' Thai King](https://time.com/4152981/thai-woman-jailed-lese-majeste/) Strict laws against insulting the monarch are being used by the ruling junta to stifle dissent [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 16, 2015 ### [Here's Jimmy Fallon and the _Star Wars_ Cast in an Epic Medley](https://time.com/4151111/watch-jimmy-fallon-the-roots-and-the-star-wars-the-force-awakens-cast-team-up-for-an-epic-choral-medley/) The video includes newcomers as well as Star Wars heavyweights [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/","name":"Joanna Plucinska"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"},"name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/","sameAs":["https://x.com/joannaplucinska"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```