NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritians make floating bombs of human hair and leaves in a round clock to leak oil from a grounded Japanese ship on its pristine shores of the Indian Ocean. FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the MV Wakashio ship and the oil spill off the southeast coast …
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PHOTO PHOTO: Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans Speaks at the Global Interdependence Center Members’ Delegation Event in Mexico City, Mexico, February 27, 2020. REUTERS / Edgard Garrido / File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States would have to implement another support package to ensure workers can …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Six weeks after China imposed sweeping national security laws in Hong Kong, police cracked down on media tycoon Jimmy Lai, one of Beijing’s most outspoken critics in the city. Media tycoon Jimmy Lai is being held under national security law after a Hong Kong police officer …
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North Paulding High School sophomore Hannah Watters told CNN that she and her family and friends received screenshots of group chats with threatening language against her. One message said “I know where this girl lives,” she said. Other threats included, “We’ll jump every girl named Hannah in tenth grade,” and, …
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