Pompeo emphasized in a telephone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that “any future arms control talks must be based on President (Donald) Trump’s vision for a ... ( read original story ...)
Amid international skepticism, China defends its official data after revising Wuhan death toll by 50 percent
China revised its official coronavirus death toll in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the outbreak, by around 50 percent on Friday, citing new statistical evidence that has emerged as the city begins ... ( read original story ...)
China says its economy shrank by 6.8% in the first quarter as the country battled coronavirus
China reported that its first quarter GDP contracted by 6.8% in 2020 from a year ago as the coronavirus outbreak seriously impacted the world's second largest economy. ( read original story ...)
The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left
When Ng Chung-yin met Augustine Mok Chiu-yu, they were doing a sit-in protest on the steps of Chu Hai College in Hong Kong. It was August 1969, and 12 students had just been expel ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s HK$137.5 billion Covid-19 safety net not big enough, Legislative Council members say
Legislators from across the political spectrum demand help for the jobless, as well as elderly and freelance workers Finance Committee yet to green-light government’s massive relief package Lawmakers ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plays baseball — and broadcasts live games to the world
Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium echoed with the thwack of bats hitting balls on Thursday, as the Rakuten Monkeys clobbered the Uni Lions 15 to 3. Taiwan is still playing ball. "That is because ... ( read original story ...)
Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Latest coronavirus travel advice from FCO as Covid-19 outbreak continues
With no real end in sight to the c urrent coronavirus crisis, it’s understandable. Having been cooped up for months, and with a handful of other countries slowly relaxing their own virus-tackling ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia banning single-use plastic bags from 2022
PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Friday, April 17 approved a bill banning the sale of plastic bags beginning from January 1, 2022. In February 2019, the Ministry of Nature Protection ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION: Why Georgia Supreme Court rule on juvenile shackling doesn’t go far enough
My experience with the practice of unshackling kids in court coupled with my nearly 21 years of serving as a juvenile court judge informs me with extreme confidence that there ... ( read original story ...)
Small US towns are neglected from coronavirus relief and it’s a ‘slap in the face’: Georgia mayor
Just as the $349 billion set aside to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus shutdown exhausted its funds Thursday, more questions were being raised about how the federal government intends to ... ( read original story ...)