WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Thursday that “the situation is changing” in deals with China, citing international support for Washington’s policies even as he expressed “dismay” at the number of countries supporting Beijing’s new security law for Hong Kong Reflecting mounting tensions between the …
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – The US Department of Agriculture has identified more than a dozen plant species ranging from morning glories to mustard in bags of unsolicited seeds that reach the mailboxes of thousands of Americans, mostly postmarked from China. Unsolicited seeds that arrived in the mail, reported by a U.S. …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese pacifist took a step closer to acquiring weapons capable of attacking North Korea on Friday after a ruling party committee approved proposals to consider acquiring strike capacity to stop missile attacks. ballistic. Giving long-range ammunition to Japan’s Self-Defense Forces is controversial for a country that …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – For 23 years, Hong Kong was an anomaly. FILE PHOTO: Women pass a government-sponsored advertisement promoting the new national security law as a meeting on national security legislation is held in Hong Kong, China on June 29, 2020. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu A free and partially …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Global rules of social distancing targeting the coronavirus have brought influenza infection rates to record levels, early figures show, indicating that the measures are having an unprecedented impact on other communicable diseases. A sign promoting social distancing hangs in a post near the Crown and Anchor pub …
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