NEW DELHI (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on national supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies as Washington ties with Beijing they deteriorate dramatically. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen during …
Read More »‘Chair Girl’ Marcella Zoia avoids prison for throwing a chair onto a highway from a high-rise building
Images of Marcella Zoia tossing her chair last year went viral, and her case has attracted media attention in Canada. He was fined $ 2,000 (US $ 1,500), sentenced to two years probation, and will be required to perform 150 hours of community service, but will not serve a prison …
Read More »Prince Philip of the United Kingdom hands down Rifle sponsorship after 67 years
Prince Philippe of Great Britain, flanked by Assistant Colonel Commander, Major General Tom Copinger-Symes inspects the bugles during the transfer of Colonel-in-Chief of Rifles at Windsor Castle in Britain on July 22, 2020. Adrian Dennis / Pool via REUTERS WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen …
Read More »The United States orders China to close the Houston consulate in a move that China calls ‘unprecedented escalation’
BEIJING / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States told China to close its consulate in Houston, the two countries said on Wednesday, further deteriorating bilateral relations, and a source said Beijing was considering closing the US consulate in Wuhan in reprisal. Fire trucks are seen outside the Chinese consulate, where …
Read More »Twenty-three kidnapped children rescued from a house in southern Mexico
The children were released from a house in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico, according to a statement released by the state attorney general on Monday. Three women were arrested on human trafficking and forced labor charges. The children, aged between three months …
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