Elizabeth Warren to host private fundraiser for Biden: NY Times
FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with and hugs Senator Elizabeth Warren after a question about their ages during the fourth U.S....
View ArticleHundreds protest in Hong Kong against proposed national security laws
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of people protested in Hong Kong on Sunday against Beijing’s controversial new plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, where a tight police presence...
View ArticleThousands protest Chinese security law as unrest returns to Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people who rallied on Sunday to protest against Beijing’s plan to impose national security laws on the...
View ArticleUK opposition leader calls for inquiry into PM’s adviser over lockdown drive
Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves 10 Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 24, 2020....
View ArticleJohnson risks party wrath to back aide who crossed UK during lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for the aide to resign for driving...
View ArticleUK government ‘bleeding credibility’ over PM’s aide, says cabinet member: ITV
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is bleeding credibility over senior aide Dominic Cummings, who is facing calls to resign for a journey during the coronavirus...
View ArticleAbe’s ‘own goals’ slash support rates even as Japan’s coronavirus emergency...
TOKYO (Reuters) – A string of controversial missteps has slashed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s support to levels that could threaten to end his term early, even as he prepares to lift a state...
View ArticleAmericans spend holiday at beaches and parks as virus death toll nears 100,000
(Reuters) – Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, even as the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 fast approaches 100,000. The Memorial Day...
View ArticleHong Kong’s security, police chiefs warn of growing ‘terrorism’ as national...
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s security and police chiefs said “terrorism” was growing in the city, as government departments rallied on Monday behind Beijing’s plans to introduce national security...
View ArticleHong Kong shares ease on China-U.S. rift, dollar firms
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares extended losses and a gauge of Asian stocks was largely subdued on Monday, after China’s move to impose a new security law on Hong Kong heightened concerns about...
View ArticleWHO warns of ‘second peak’ in areas where COVID-19 declining
FILE PHOTO: Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GENEVA...
View ArticleNone of my staff has undermined coronavirus messaging: UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he believed that none of his staff had undermined the public health message for how people can help tackle the coronavirus...
View ArticleTrump threatens to move Republican convention over COVID-19 restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he may move the Republican National Convention set for August from North Carolina if the event faces state social distancing...
View ArticleOut of the house: Democrat Biden makes first public appearance in weeks
NEW CASTLE, Delaware (Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made his first public appearance outside his Delaware home since quarantining himself due to the coronavirus pandemic 10...
View ArticleWeather postpones SpaceX’s first astronaut launch from Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Stormy weather thwarted a landmark moment for private rocket company SpaceX and NASA on Wednesday, forcing launch directors in Florida to postpone what would have been...
View ArticleTrump to sign executive order on social media on Thursday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said after Trump threatened to shut down the platform he...
View ArticleBritain deeply concerned by China’s legislation for Hong Kong: PM’s spokesman
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears before the Liaison Committee via Zoom from the cabinet room at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Justice says probe into George Floyd’s death ‘top priority’
FILE PHOTO: Protesters gather at the scene where George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by a police officer kneeling on his neck before later dying in hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
View ArticleFrom Mr. Clean to Michelle Yeoh, how the travel industry plans to woo...
NEW YORK/LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Lysol is starring with celebrities and rock-bottom prices in the $8 trillion global travel industry’s pitch to get people back on the road and in the air. Michelle...
View ArticleUK, U.S., Australia and Canada scold China over Hong Kong law
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada scolded China on Thursday for imposing a new security law that they said would threaten freedom and breach a 1984...
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