(Reuters) – The number of coronavirus infections worldwide reached 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters count, which increased by one million in just five days. The pandemic has now killed more than half a million people in six and a half months, and the head of the World …
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Read More »Exclusive: TikTok says it will be released from the Hong Kong market in a few days
NEW YORK (Reuters) – TikTok will exit the Hong Kong market in a few days, a spokesman told Reuters on Monday night as other technology companies, including Facebook Inc (FB.O) have suspended the processing of government requests for user data in the region. FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed …
Read More »US Navy carriers conduct drills in the South China Sea as Chinese ships observe
TOKYO (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are conducting drills in the disputed South China Sea in full view of Chinese naval vessels seen near the flotilla, the commander of one of the aircraft carriers, the USS Nimitz. FILE PHOTO: Sailors drive the rails as the USS Nimitz aircraft …
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