WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it had informed Hong Kong on Wednesday that Washington had concluded or terminated three bilateral agreements with the semi-autonomous city following China’s introduction of a sweeping national security law. FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbor in front …
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FILE PHOTO: China’s Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng attended a news conference at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, China, June 19, 2018. REUTERS / Thomas Peter BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States have agreed to hold trade talks “in the coming days” to evaluate the progress …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday faced fresh criticism over the treatment of school diplomas after results were drawn for hundreds of thousands of students. People take part in a protest over the government’s handling of exam results, outside the Department of Education, …
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(Reuters) – Welcome to the latest partisan ballot in the US presidential election: the ballot box. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) casts his vote for Maryland’s primary election at a dropbox in Rockville, Maryland, USA, June 2, 2020. REUTERS / …
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LAGOS (Reuters) – Just a few months after Epe Fish Market was shut down to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, vendors on the spot in the southern Nigerian state of Lagos returned to buy, sell and trade animals. Shortened pangolins and a snake are displayed on a table …
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