HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of attacking and injuring an officer during protests against a new national security law that Beijing imposed on the financial center. Chinese national flags are seen on …
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(Reuters) – New cases of COVID-19 in the United States increased by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters count, marking the largest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic. A large mask hangs from a lion statue outside the main branch of the New York Public Library …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co (PROHIBITION) have completed certification test flights on the 737 MAX, a key milestone for the plane’s return to service, the US regulator said on Wednesday. The MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal accidents in five months …
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Portland Thorns and NWSL’s North Carolina Courage were the first to kneel, just before playing in Game 1 of the Challenge Cup tournament at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. Both teams knelt during the National Anthem while wearing T-shirts that said Black Lives Matter. Players from the Chicago Red …
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SYDNEY / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted a spike on Wall Street on Thursday, although sentiment was cautious ahead of US employment data. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign is displayed on the Singapore Stock Exchange on July 19, 2017. REUTERS / Edgar Su MSCI’s broader index of Asia …
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