The Taiwanese military is conducting a live-fire drill in the central city of Taichung on Thursday, as part of a major military exercise in the context of mounting tensions with China in the strait and in the South China Sea. President Tsai Ing-wen was expected to witness the drill, which …
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Trump weakens the National Environmental Policy Act
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce proposed setbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on January 9, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump finalized on Wednesday a reversal of the country’s environmental law, the …
Read More »Bristol removes statue of black protester after just one day
LONDON – Jen Reid, the Black Lives Matter protester, whose statue was erected in place of an overthrown slave trader in Bristol, England, said on Wednesday, just before the unauthorized installation, that she did not know if city authorities they would leave it there. a few months or a single …
Read More »Alaska in a week records almost 25% of its total COVID-19 cases | Alerts
Alaska in seven days has recorded just under 25% of its combined total of resident and non-resident cases of COVID-19 since the first cases were reported in the state in early March. Tuesday’s update from the state Department of Health and Social Services showed 54 new cases registered in Monday’s …
Read More »China Criticizes US Sanctions Related To Hong Kong As “Gangster Logic”
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China accused the United States of “gangster logic” on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law in response to the imposition of Beijing of a new security legislation in the territory. The Beijing Liaison Office in …
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