Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce on Friday the postponement of Sept. 6 city assembly elections because of a spike in coronavirus cases, putting off what the pro-democracy opposition ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elections could be delayed amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong may postpone highly anticipated legislative elections scheduled for September 6, citing a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, local media reports said. An ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Why Hong Kong’s ‘third wave’ is a warning
Despite sharing a border with mainland China, where the first cases were reported, Hong Kong kept its infection numbers down and was able to avoid the extreme lockdown measures introduced in parts of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘to delay’ city elections
The chief executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, is expected to announce that the closely-watched election for the city parliament will be postponed by as much as a year, when she meets the press later ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plans state funeral for democracy champion labelled ‘sinner’ by mainland media
The Taiwanese government on Friday said it will hold a state funeral for former President Lee Teng-hui, a figure respected on the island for ending autocratic rule but branded by mainland Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese claims in Bhutan, incursion in India are indicative of their intentions: Mike Pompeo
China's territorial claims in Bhutan and the recent incursion into Indian land are indicative of their intentions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, adding that Beijing under ... ( read original story ...)
Two Israelis found on ship in Cyprus, breaking quarantine measures
Israelis coming to Cyprus must enter quarantine for two weeks. ( read original story ...)
Qatar Friday reports 235 Covid-19 cases, three deaths and 242 recoveries
The Ministry of Public Health on Friday announced 235 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, three deaths and 242 recoveries from the infection bringing the total number of deaths to 174 and recoveries to ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia to hand over first batch of 30,000 sheep to China
Mongolia is planning to give the first batch of its donation of 30,000 sheep to China in September, a senior official from the Mongolian Foreign Ministry said Friday. "Following our president Battulga ... ( read original story ...)
Civil Rights Icon Lewis Lauded as Hero at Georgia Capitol
John Lewis is lying in repose at the Georgia Capitol in the Atlanta district he represented for more than three decades in Congress ... ( read original story ...)