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On Monday, Hong Kong’s chief secretary Matthew Cheung announced that facial masks would be mandatory in indoor and outdoor public places starting Wednesday, and that criminals will face fines of up to HK $ 5,000 ($ 645), although it did not specify how the new measure would be enforced. People …

Microsoft takes the IT Crowd approach and recommends Windows 10 users to try turning it off and on … [+] again PA Images via Getty Images Anyone who has watched British TV cult comedy The IT Crowd will be familiar with tech support worker Roy and his de facto response …

CHENGDU, China (AP) – In the more than 40 years since China and the US established formal diplomatic relations, accusations have been exchanged, tensions have risen and fallen, and the two sides have come dangerously close to a direct confrontation. However, the forced closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston …

Asian stock markets mixed Monday amid tensions between the United States and China and concerns that the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic may be weakening. Nikkei NIK from Japan, -0.15% It fell 0.4% as operators returned from a four-day vacation weekend. Hong Kong HSI Hang Seng Index, -0.41% fell 0.1%, …

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would not pitch the first pitch in a New York Yankees game in mid-August, and promised to do so later in the baseball season. Trump said on Twitter that he cannot make it to New York on August 15 because of his “strong …