HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have arrested four people aged 16-21 for alleged crimes under the city’s new national security law, the first of those arrests outside of street protests since the legislation entered effective a month ago. Reporters take photos and videos of a police vehicle driving …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain named career diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Moore on Wednesday as the new head of MI6’s spy service as the West seeks to beef up its defenses against hostile espionage from China and Russia. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s political director Richard Moore attends a working session during …
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(Reuters) – The rise in coronavirus cases in the United States is beginning to weigh on economic activity, the head of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, vowing that the United States central bank “will do what we can, and for as long as necessary. ” “To limit damage and …
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(Reuters) – The rise in US coronavirus cases and restrictions aimed at containing it have begun to weigh on the economic recovery, the head of the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, signaling an apparent setback by consumers and a slowdown in the rehire of laid off workers, particularly for small …
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A statue in a Tel Aviv plaza of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoying a “Last Supper” party added a new bite on Wednesday to growing protests against his handling of the coronavirus crisis. A work of art by Israeli artist Itay Zalait, which includes a …
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