HONG KONG (Reuters) – On Sunday, July 5, five days after China enacted a new national security law in Hong Kong, Yang Xiaolan and three dozen members of Falun Gong were standing in a public park, holding their arms spread over closed eyes while meditating. soundtrack mixed with birdsong. Yang …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain unveiled plans to tackle an “obesity time bomb” on Monday, banning television and online ads for junk food before 9 p.m. M. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Great Britain on July 22, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah Mckay / File …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s party beat her rivals in the latest opinion poll, setting the charismatic 40-year-old leader on the way to a comfortable victory in the September election. FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a press conference leading up to the …
Read More »Trump team, Senate Republicans agree to offer coronavirus aid to Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top aides to United States President Donald Trump said Sunday they agreed in principle with the Senate Republicans on a $ 1 trillion coronavirus relief package, the party’s opening offer in negotiations with Democrats less than a week before the biggest unemployment benefits expire. White House chief …
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