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. The termination of the talks follows US President Donald Trump’s mandate …
Read More »Hezbollah of Lebanon ‘gained power but lost the country’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fifteen years after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, Hezbollah has risen to power in a country that is now collapsing in the midst of a series of devastating crises. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the damaged port area in the aftermath of …
Read More »Thai police arrest activist over protest against monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police arrested activist lawyer Anon Nampa on Wednesday over a protest on August 3, demanding the reform of the powerful monarchy, the second time he has been arrested this month, a police officer said. Anon, 36, has been at the forefront of a movement that has …
Read More »Thai police arrest activist over protest against monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police arrested activist lawyer Anon Nampa on Wednesday over a protest on August 3, demanding the reform of the powerful monarchy, the second time he has been arrested this month, a police officer said. Anon, 36, has been at the forefront of a movement that has …
Read More »Britain to introduce mass tests to limit the spread of COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to introduce regular, population-based testing for COVID-19 so that it can suppress the spread of the virus and reduce restrictions that have plagued its economy without triggering a second wave in any of the least affected countries in the world. A warning sign with hygiene …
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