TAIPEI – On the walls of Protection Umbrella, a restaurant in Taipei, the posters show protesters in gas masks and helmets fighting the police in Hong Kong. The restaurant opened in April to provide jobs for protesters who fled to Taiwan to escape arrest during protests last year in the …
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Coronavirus soars as California heads for July 4 weekend
California is heading to the four-day weekend of July 4th precisely in the position it has been struggling to avoid for more than three months. The number of coronavirus cases is increasing, with the state setting records for new cases daily twice this week. Hospitalizations of patients with coronavirus have …
Read More »‘Danger!’ Champion Buzzy Cohen wants to host the show when Alex Trebek retires, but does he really have a chance?
Buzzy Cohen is next? Danger! host? He dominated nine games in a row and is the winner of the 2017 Tournament of Champions. His jokes make him polarize among fans of the game show. Buzzy Cohen arrives at a screening of South Deep Gay Choir The | Amanda Edwards / …
Read More »China and India are fighting but neither can afford a total trade war
New Delhi has indicated that it is ready to put economic pressure on its neighbor. Business organizations in the country reported last week that Chinese shipments were suddenly detained at Indian checkpoints, while state authorities detained hundreds of millions of dollars in Chinese business. And earlier this week, India took …
Read More »The United States reports 55,000 cases of COVID-19 in a single day, reaches a new world record
(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday reported more than 55,000 new cases of COVID-19, a new daily world record for the coronavirus pandemic, as infections increased in most states. A spike in coronavirus cases over the past week put President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis under the microscope …
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