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China slams ‘terroristic’ Hong Kong attack on state media office
November 4, 2019
China slams ‘terroristic’ Hong Kong attack on state media office
Chinese state-run media on Monday called for a “tougher line” on democracy protesters in Hong Kong as it denounced a…
Taj Mahal gets air purifier as Indian capital chokes
November 4, 2019
Taj Mahal gets air purifier as Indian capital chokes
New Delhi banned half the Indian capital’s private cars from its roads on Monday as the megacity’s 20 million people…
Holocaust survivors meet their saviour 75 years later
November 4, 2019
Holocaust survivors meet their saviour 75 years later
Eyes brimming with tears, 92-year-old Melpomeni Dina Gianopoulou was reunited Sunday with Jewish siblings she had helped hide from Nazis…
Russian scandal clouds WADA summit
November 4, 2019
Russian scandal clouds WADA summit
Twenty years after its formation, the world anti-doping agency WADA meets for its fifth world conference in the Polish city…
Chinese state media urge ‘tougher line’ on Hong Kong
November 4, 2019
Chinese state media urge ‘tougher line’ on Hong Kong
Chinese state-run media on Monday called for a “tougher line” on democracy protesters in Hong Kong, after a weekend of…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
November 4, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday that “the worst is yet to come” with an oil spill that has affected…
Hong Kong shopping mall clashes end in bloodshed
November 3, 2019
Hong Kong shopping mall clashes end in bloodshed
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded shopping malls in running clashes with police on Sunday, with several…
New cocoa deals help peasant farmers, but not enough
November 3, 2019
New cocoa deals help peasant farmers, but not enough
The willingness of some multinational firms to pay a cost-of-living bonus for African cocoa planters is welcome but will not…
Indian capital Delhi gasps under choking smog
November 3, 2019
Indian capital Delhi gasps under choking smog
India’s capital New Delhi was enveloped in heavy, toxic smog Sunday — the worst levels in recent years — with…
Tear gas, water cannons as marchers defy police in Hong Kong demo
November 3, 2019
Tear gas, water cannons as marchers defy police in Hong Kong demo
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday as thousands of democracy protesters defied authorities in another unsanctioned…