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 …
Read More »Police officer in Hong Kong over newspapers filmed in real time as China flexes muscles
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Six weeks after China imposed sweeping national security laws in Hong Kong, police cracked down on media tycoon Jimmy Lai, one of Beijing’s most outspoken critics in the city. Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is being held under national security law after a Hong Kong police officer …
Read More »China sends fighter jets as US health chief visits Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese air force planes briefly crossed the Taiwan Strait midline on Monday and were tracked down by Taiwanese rockets, the Taiwanese government said as US health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer support to President Donald Trump . Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the …
Read More »Global stocks climb as China’s industrial data hopes coronavirus recovery
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Monday as industrial activity in China picked up, another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added hope that the world economy would return to health as well. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are located in the City of …
Read More »Global stocks climb as China’s industrial data hopes coronavirus recovery
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Monday as industrial activity in China picked up, another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added hope that the world economy would return to health as well. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group’s offices are located in the City of …
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