India has banned 59 mobile phone apps, mostly Chinese, in its strongest move yet to target China in the online space just weeks after a border crisis broke out between the two countries. A statement from the Ministry of Information said on Monday that the prohibited applications include TikTok, UC …
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This is what you need to know to Catch up and follow your day. (You can also receive daily “5 things you need to know today” in your inbox. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus 2. SCOTUS The Supreme Court has blocked a controversial Louisiana law that critics say would have …
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Pigs in their pen on a farm outside Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on August 2, 2005. Peter Parks | AFP | fake pictures Scientists have identified a new strain of pig-borne flu in China that they say has the potential to become a pandemic. The new strain is …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Monday “shocking” and “disturbing” reports that China’s ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization, forced abortion and planning Coercive family against minority Muslims. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to give a press conference on …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States began eliminating Hong Kong’s special status under US law on Monday, halting defense exports and restricting territory access to high-tech products as China prepares Hong Kong’s new security legislation . FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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