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Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
August 20, 2019
Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement…
Lead scrubbed from Paris streets as Notre Dame work resumes
August 19, 2019
Lead scrubbed from Paris streets as Notre Dame work resumes
PARIS (AP) — Specialists shoring up fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral returned Monday to the Paris site for the first time…
Wildfire on Canary Islands forces 8,000 people to evacuate
August 19, 2019
Wildfire on Canary Islands forces 8,000 people to evacuate
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands was throwing flames 50 meters (160 feet) into the…
US economists expect recession in 2020 or 2021: survey
August 19, 2019
US economists expect recession in 2020 or 2021: survey
A majority of economists expect a US recession in the next two years, but have pushed back the onset amid…
Trump confirms interest in buying Greenland
August 19, 2019
Trump confirms interest in buying Greenland
US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed his interest in buying Greenland, but said it was not a priority for…
Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests
August 19, 2019
Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests
“Get those foreign agents outta town”, roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew…
Russia says no plans to install new missiles unless US deploys them
August 18, 2019
Russia says no plans to install new missiles unless US deploys them
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not deploy new missiles as long as the United States shows similar restraint in Europe…
Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos
August 18, 2019
Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos
LONDON (AP) — Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the…
Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos
August 18, 2019
Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy activists gathered Sunday for a major rally to show the city’s leaders their…
A bad year for Xi clouds Communist China’s 70th birthday celebrations
August 18, 2019
A bad year for Xi clouds Communist China’s 70th birthday celebrations
It was meant to be an unabashed celebration of the triumph of Communism in China, and of President Xi Jinping’s…