FILE PHOTO: A man and children wearing masks to protect themselves against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk through Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, April 4, 2020. REUTERS / Heo Ran / File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 113 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the largest single-day …
Read More »Singaporean pleads guilty in the United States to acting as a Chinese intelligence agent: Justice Department
FILE PHOTO: The US Department of Justice building is bathed in morning light at sunrise in Washington, USA, February 14, 2020. REUTERS / Mary F. Calvert / File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Singaporean man who created a bogus consulting site to request information from the US government and military …
Read More »Somali parliament removes prime minister in vote of no confidence
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s parliament ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a distrust vote on Saturday, as a power struggle between him and the president came to light. FILE PHOTO: Newly-appointed Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire attends Parliament seats where he was confirmed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on …
Read More »HSBC denies Chinese media reports that ‘framed’ Huawei
BEIJING (Reuters) – HSBC on Saturday denied Chinese media reports of having “framed” Huawei Technologies and played a role in the arrest of the chief financial officer (CFO) of the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker. FILE PHOTO: HSBC Headquarters lights up in Hong Kong’s Central Business District on November 3, …
Read More »Australia says South China Sea claims in China are illegal
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia has joined the United States in claiming that China’s claims in the South China Sea do not comply with international law in a statement that is likely to anger China and put further pressure on deteriorating relations. The United States this month rejected China’s claims about …
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