NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In top Facebook (FB.O) executive in India has filed a police complaint in New Delhi saying she received death threats after a media report said she and the US social networking company apparently belonged to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he would be ready to hand over power in a referendum, in an apparent bid to pacify mass protests and strikes, the biggest challenge for his 26-year-old son years in the office. He made the offer, which he insisted would not …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan was hit by its biggest economic contraction on record in the second quarter when the coronavirus pandemic burned businesses and consumer spending, keeping policymakers under pressure for bold action to prevent the recession from escalating. FILE PHOTO: People cross a street in a business district in …
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LONDON / HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam has been awarded an honorary doctorate by a college at the University of Cambridge, after committing herself to the protection of human rights and freedom of expression in put doubt. PHOTO PHOTO: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam …
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PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting on the construction sector in Minsk, Belarus August 14, 2020. Andrei Stasevich / BelTA / Handout via REUTERS MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday he wanted to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that street protests …
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