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China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as U.S. tensions rise
HONG KONG/BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s parliament on Thursday approved a decision to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists and Western...
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Hong Kong government warns removing U.S. special status is ‘double-edged sword’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government warned Washington that withdrawing its special U.S. status, which has underpinned the city as a global financial hub, could be a “double-edged sword” and...
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China public security ministry pledges to ‘guide and support’ HK police
FILE PHOTO: Riot police raise a warning flag as they disperse anti-government demonstrators at Central District against the second reading of a controversial national anthem law in Hong Kong, China...
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Los Angeles union, joined by ‘Pandemic Pig,’ demands meatpacking plant closure
A PETA protester dressed in a pig costume, holds a sign outside the Farmer John meatpacking plant, where according to Los Angeles County health officials 153 workers have tested positive for COVID-19,...
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Racially charged violence rages for third night in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A third night of racially charged arson, looting and vandalism gripped Minneapolis as protesters vented rage over the death of an unarmed black man after a white police officer...
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Many Canadians watching events in U.S. with shock and horror: PM Trudeau
FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 outbreak in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May...
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Stocks slip as investors await Trump’s Hong Kong response
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stocks fell and safe havens such as bonds and the Japanese yen rallied on Friday as investors awaited Washington’s response to China’s national security law on Hong Kong...
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U.S. consumer spending tanks; savings hit record high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumers cut spending by the most on record for the second straight month in April while boosting savings to an all-time high, and the growing frugality reinforced...
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Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Video conferencing provider Zoom (ZM.O) plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free...
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Protests flare across America, arrest of Minneapolis police officer fails to...
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck to the street was charged with murder on Friday in the...
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Hong Kong leaders say Trump ‘completely wrong’ for curbing ties
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing...
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U.S. high court rejects church challenges to state pandemic rules
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected challenges on...
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Britain at a very dangerous moment in the pandemic, health official says
A Nissan car dealership is pictured in Northwich, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Northwich, Britain, May 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is...
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Rules apply to all, senior health official says of UK PM’s adviser Cummings
Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with a police officer as he leaves his home in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
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Civil unrest flares in U.S. cities over Minneapolis killing
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The full Minnesota National Guard was activated for the first time since World War Two after four nights of sometimes violent protests that have spread to other U.S. cities...
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Crew on board as SpaceX, NASA to try again for landmark launch of two astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The two-man crew entered the capsule that will take them to the International Space Station on Saturday, as Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a...
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With fact-checks, Twitter takes on a new kind of task
(Reuters) – In addition to disputing misleading claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots this week, Twitter has added fact-checking labels to thousands of other tweets since...
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‘I can’t breathe’ protests heat up as curfews imposed in several U.S. cities
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on...
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China media, Hong Kong government bristle at Trump’s pledge of curbs, sanctions
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to end Hong Kong’s special status if Beijing imposes new...
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Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when police moved into an area occupied by about 500 protesters in the...
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