The United Kingdom revealed the details of its plan to offer approximately three million people in Hong Kong a route to citizenship in an offer that Interior Minister Priti Patel described as “very generous” and China condemned as a violation of the international law and interference in its internal affairs. …
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RAIPUR JATTAN, India / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – For more than two decades, Indian farmer Ravindra Kajal cultivated rice in the same way as his ancestors: every June he flooded his fields with water before hiring an army of farmers to plant seedlings for rice. FILE PHOTO: Workers work in a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that it will be forced to respond after the United States ordered the closure of its Houston consulate, a move the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it had “severely damaged” relations. FILE PHOTO: The national flag of China flies at the Chinese Consulate General …
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LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Thursday as better-than-expected corporate earnings offset concerns over mounting COVID-19 cases and a sharp escalation in tensions between the United States and China. FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Great Britain, on December 29, …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fluctuated on Thursday as investors weighed hopes of further stimulus to support pandemic-affected economies against a dramatic rise in tensions between the United States and China. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask stands near the Bund Financial Bull statue and a screen …
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