WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony. United States President Donald Trump attends a press conference at the Rose Garden at the White House …
Read More »Trump ends Hong Kong’s preferential status in response to China’s ‘oppressive’ actions against the city
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony. United States President Donald Trump attends a press conference at the Rose Garden at the White House …
Read More »Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia stuck on the Nile dam in new talks
ADDIS ABABA / CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement in a new round of talks organized by the African Union to regulate the flow of water from the giant Blue Nile hydroelectric dam built by Addis Ababa , the three countries said. A satellite …
Read More »Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela, dies
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela, arrives for the royal premiere of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” in London on December 5, 2013. REUTERS / Suzanne Plunkett / File Photo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of former South African President and liberation hero Nelson …
Read More »WHO warns that the coronavirus crisis may worsen ‘worse and worse and worse’
GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. FILE PHOTO: The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a press conference organized by the Geneva …
Read More »