WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but did not mention any of the targets. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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(Reuters) – A former Miami police officer was charged Thursday with assault and misconduct after a video appeared showing him pressing his knee to a black woman’s neck and savoring her stomach, while she continued to scream, according to US media reports. Jordi Martel, 30, was charged with official misconduct …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong believes he will be a “primary target” of the Beijing movement to impose national security legislation on the Chinese-ruled city, which critics say will crush its coveted freedoms. The law aims to address separatism, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Support for Hong Kong’s year-long pro-democracy protests has waned, now backed by a slim majority, as the city prepares for the imposition of national security legislation drafted by Beijing, a poll conducted for Reuters showed. FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy protester holds a flag supporting Hong Kong’s …
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FILE PHOTO: The Verizon logo is seen on the side of a truck in New York City, USA, October 13, 2016. REUTERS / Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it was pausing advertising on Facebook Inc. after broad support for a campaign that called on the …
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