Beijing’s top HK office says US sanctions are ‘clowning actions’ and ‘ridiculous

[caption id="attachment_9069" align="alignnone" width="975"] Luo Huining is the head of the Liaison Office for Hong Kong affairs. [/caption] HONG KONG: Beijing’s top representative office in...

US Slaps Sanctions On Hong Kong Leader In New Offensive On China

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

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The move criminalizes any US financial transactions with the 11 officials, who include Hong Kong's police commissioner, its security secretary and China's top official in...

China Says It Opposes “Barbarous” Hong Kong Sanctions By US

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

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Hong Kong Sanctions: In the toughest US action on Hong Kong since China imposed a sweeping new security law on the territory, Washington on Friday...

COVID-19 deaths in Latin America hit global high

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9078" align="alignnone" width="973"] Cemetery workers carry the coffin of a COVID-19 victim at a graveyard in Comas, in the northern outskirts of Lima. [/caption]...

US schools reopen in virus hotspots

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9072" align="alignnone" width="965"] Schools in several US states have reopened for in-person classes. [/caption] WASHINGTON: Undeterred by the coronavirus, schools in several US states...

TikTok prepares advertisers for possible app ban

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9094" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. [/caption] REUTERS: TikTok is...

Nasdaq falls from record as Washington deal stays elusive

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9097" align="alignnone" width="973"] Traders walk past the New York Stock Exchange as the building opens for the first time since March while the outbreak...

China Wants “Unpredictable” Trump To Lose 2020 Re-Election: US Intelligence

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

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"We assess that China prefers that President Trump does not win reelection," said William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. [caption id="attachment_9087"...

Svitolina, Bertens withdraw from US Open

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9059" align="alignnone" width="950"] Elina Svitolina celebrates after beating Madison Keys in the fourth round on day seven of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament...

Tennis: World number seven Bertens withdraws from US Open

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

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Women's world number seven Kiki Bertens has joined a growing list of players withdrawing from this month's U.S. Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the...