Carrie Lam Urges Foreign Politicians to ‘Stop Supporting Violence’
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged foreign politicians to take an objective view of the current situation in Hong Kong and stop supporting those who are committing violence.
Analysis: Trump’s Virus Playbook Offers US VS World Strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a “foreign” virus, he says — one that can be fought by closing the nation’s borders to dangerous foreigners carrying scary disease.
Candidate Concessions Have Been Colorful, Funny — or Absent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Losing presidential candidates have conceded to their opponents in private chats, telegrams, phone calls and nationally televised speeches. Al Gore conceded twice in the same race. President Donald Trump isn’t expected to concede at all — not even with a tweet.
Woman Becomes Pregnant Via IVF Donor Sperm After Husband’s Death
A woman undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment became pregnant at a Tokyo hospital this spring after concealing from doctors that her husband, who it...
Report: FBI Probed Whether Trump Secretly Worked for Russia
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump's behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that...
China Decries German Politicians for Meeting Hong Kong ‘Separatist’
BERLIN (Xinhua) — Chinese Ambassador to Germany Wu Ken condemned here on Wednesday some German politicians' move of treating Hong Kong separatist Joshua Wong Chi-fung as their guest, and urged them to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs.
4/20 Fizzle: Pot Industry Tested as Virus Slams Economy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers reducing spending or going underground for deals.
Fauci: US Taking Hard Look at Variant of Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States but it still must be taken “very seriously,” the government’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday.
Myanmar Charges Suu Kyi, Giving Legal Basis To Detain Her
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar authorities charged the country’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, with possessing illegally imported walkie-talkies, her allies said Wednesday, a move that gives the generals who overthrew her legal grounds to detain her for two weeks.
Russia Opposition Leader Navalny’s Health Worsens in Prison
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his physical condition has worsened in prison and he now has trouble walking.
