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House Speaker Pelosi welcomes Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomes Hong Kong activists to Capitol

2:24 am September 19, 2019

WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday welcomed Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to the U.S. Capitol, sending a message to Beijing that Congress supports the protesters in their months-long campaign for human rights. Pelosi thanked the activists for “challenging the conscience,” not only of the Chinese government, but the worldwide community with their mass protests […]

Niger, China launch oil pipeline project crossing Benin

8:03 pm September 18, 2019

Niamey: Niger and China are to build a 2,000-kilometre (1,250-mile) pipeline to carry crude oil from southeast Niger to the port of Seme in Benin, the Niger president’s office announced Wednesday. President Mahamadou Issoufou launched the project on Tuesday at the Agadem oil field in the southeast of the country, where the China National Petroleum […]

Determined Hong Kong protesters head home before tense anniversaries

Hong Kong activists appeal to US lawmakers to help movement

9:12 am September 18, 2019

Washington: Activists involved in the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have appealed to US lawmakers to support their fight by banning the export of American police equipment that is used against demonstrators and by more closely monitoring Chinese efforts to undermine civil liberties in the city. The activists, including several young people who have emerged […]

Thailand’s sex-shy giant panda dies aged 19

3:09 pm September 17, 2019

Bangkok : A beloved male giant panda on loan to Thailand from China has died aged 19 in Chiang Mai, leaving Thais on Tuesday to mourn the death of a mammal whose sex life captivated the kingdom. Chuang Chuang, a resident of the northern city’s zoo since October 2003, arrived with female Lin Hui, where […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak

6:53 am September 17, 2019

Seoul: South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide. Five pigs found dead at a farm in Paju, a city near the inter-Korean border, were confirmed to have been […]