PHOTO PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past the Lujiazui financial district on the opening day of the National People’s Congress (NPC), in Pudong, Shanghai, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS / Aly Song WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that companies from China …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions it would become in the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat said during a visit by US Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks at …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in the port of Beirut posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources. Debris will …
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PHOTO PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson handcuffs during a visit to North Yorkshire Police to meet with recently graduated police officers in Northallerton, UK July 30, 2020. Charlotte Graham / Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Monday that Britain would be weaker than …
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ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy oversees a massive Chinese fishing fleet operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, thanks to the environmental impact of fishing in ‘ t area of the ecologically sensitive islands. A fishing boat is spotted from an Ecuadorian navy plane after …
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