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China 'supports' barring of Joshua Wong from Hong Kong election

Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong on way to Germany, US after brief detention

1:52 pm September 9, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was making his way to Germany on Monday after he was released from a brief spell in custody following a mistake in his bail conditions, his party confirmed. Wong, 22, was among multiple prominent democracy advocates who were detained late last month in a roundup by police […]

Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper

US ‘not surprised’ Iran starting new nuclear centrifuges: Esper

8:06 pm September 7, 2019

Paris: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he was “not surprised” Iran had turned on advanced centrifuges to increase uranium stockpiles, a further breach of the 2015 nuclear deal which Washington pulled out of last year. “I’m not surprised that Iran has announced that it’s going to violate the JCPOA,” Esper said in Paris, […]

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects COVID-19 shot, calls masks taboo

Defiant Bolsonaro vows to defend Amazon policy ‘in wheelchair’ at UN

1:25 am September 3, 2019

Sao Paulo: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro vowed Monday to defend his controversial Amazon policy at this month’s UN General Assembly even if he had to do so “in a wheelchair.” “I will appear before the UN even in a wheelchair, on a stretcher. I will appear because I want to talk about the Amazon,” Bolsonaro […]

Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

Trump moving ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products

10:02 pm August 31, 2019

Washington : Washington is moving ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it steps up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth. The additional 15 per cent tariffs, affecting a portion of the USD 300 […]

Europe to step up diplomatic efforts on Iran crisis: Germany

7:12 pm August 31, 2019

Helsinki: European countries will step up diplomatic efforts to save the beleaguered Iran nuclear deal, Germany’s foreign minister said Friday after talks with Britain and France. Tensions have spiked recently in the Gulf, where Iran has seized Western tankers as Tehran and Washington have locked horns over the 2015 deal. US President Donald Trump last […]