HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s main representative office in Hong Kong condemned what it called serious US interference in the Asian financial center, calling President Donald Trump’s move to end the city’s special status as ” mafia logic and harassment “. In a strongly worded statement Wednesday night, the Hong …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday in a protest in Moscow against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option of remaining in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said. Law enforcement officers detain a participant in a protest against amendments to …
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Read More »Brazilian Bolsonaro, infected with COVID-19, promotes untested drugs
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro observes a ceremony to lower the Brazilian national flag at night, at the Alvorada Palace, in the midst of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 15 2020. REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino SAO PAULO / BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, …
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro observes a ceremony to lower the Brazilian national flag at night, at the Alvorada Palace, in the midst of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 15 2020. REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino SAO PAULO / BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, …
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