FILE PHOTO: Tesla EVs are parked in Hanam, South Korea, on July 6, 2020. REUTERS / Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said it is investigating possible security problems with vehicles manufactured by US automaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), which competes heavily with Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) in the South …
Read More »North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnutrition in detention, says UN report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean women detained in prison camps suffered torture, rape and other forms of “multiple and serious” violence by security and police officials, a UN human rights report said Tuesday, citing accounts. of more than 100 women. The women, detained between 2009 and 2019 after not fleeing …
Read More »Register of 212 land and environment activists killed last year | Ambient
A record number of people were killed last year for defending their land and environment, according to research highlighting the routine murder of activists opposing the extractive industries that are fueling the climate crisis and destroying nature. More than four defenders were killed each week in 2019, according to an …
Read More »US Republicans fear China may use TikTok to interfere in elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of senior US Republican senators on Tuesday raised pressure on TikTok, asking the Trump administration to assess the threat that the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app may interfere in the US election. The Tik Tok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing above the US …
Read More »Hong Kong warns city on the brink of large coronavirus outbreak
A man in a protective mask takes a photo of the sunset off the coast of Tsim Sha Tsui as skyline buildings rise in Victoria Harbor after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China, July 28, 2020. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong …
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