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China’s ‘Belt and Road’ risks Paris climate goals: analysis
World
September 2, 2019
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ risks Paris climate goals: analysis
Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to…
Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army
World
September 2, 2019
Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army
Rape threats, body-shaming and doctored photos: women supporting the anti-government protests in Hong Kong say they are being harassed online…
Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins
World
September 2, 2019
Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins
Berlin zoo said Monday its resident panda Meng Meng had delivered twins, as it voiced delight at the first such…
Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
World
September 1, 2019
Trump moves ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing…
Hong Kong protesters target airport as city mops up
World
September 1, 2019
Hong Kong protesters target airport as city mops up
Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists blocked some routes to the city’s airport Sunday as the financial hub began cleaning…
Hong Kong protesters defy rally ban after crackdown
World
August 31, 2019
Hong Kong protesters defy rally ban after crackdown
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied a police ban on rallying in Hong Kong on Saturday, a day after several leading…
Home News China ‘rotates’ troops in Hong Kong ahead of planned rallies
World
August 29, 2019
Home News China ‘rotates’ troops in Hong Kong ahead of planned rallies
China’s military on Thursday said fresh troops had arrived in Hong Kong as part of a routine “rotation”, as the…
First bishop ordained in China under Vatican deal
World
August 28, 2019
First bishop ordained in China under Vatican deal
A Chinese Catholic bishop has been ordained with the joint approval of the Pope and Beijing for the first time…
Hong Kong violence becoming more serious, but government in control, says Lam
World
August 27, 2019
Hong Kong violence becoming more serious, but government in control, says Lam
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Violence in Hong Kong’s anti-government protests is becoming more serious but the government is confident it…
China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
World
August 27, 2019
China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
BEIJING (AP) — For 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skillfully navigated state bureaucracies to publish textbooks that taught classic poems and…