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Alaskan Discovers Message in Bottle From Russian Navy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska.

Police Keep Low Profile at Huge, Peaceful Hong Kong Protest

HONG KONG — Hong Kong streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity.

‘Save Hong Kong’ Rally Draws 470,000 People: Organizers

HONG KONG — "Anti-violence!", "Save Hong Kong!" Over 470,000 people gathered on Saturday in a rally held at Tamar Park, Admiralty of Hong Kong, to voice out their demand for peace and stability in Hong Kong.

China Flexes Muscle Near Hong Kong Amid Weekend Rallies

SHENZHEN, China — Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semi-autonomous territory.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in 2017 during a joint statement to members of the media Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Associated Press

U.S. Officials Still Eye China Opportunities Despite Trade Tensions

WASHINGTON — The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development has recently said it will lead a business development trip to China later this month, the latest signal of U.S. state and local officials' unwavering willingness to enhance cooperation despite simmering trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Cathay Pacific CEO Resigns After Beijing Pressure

HONG KONG — The CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent companies, resigned Friday following pressure by Beijing on the carrier over participation by some of its employees in anti-government protests.

China Responds to Trump’s Remarks on Hong Kong

BEIJING — China on Friday responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks concerning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).
FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, July 25, 2019, a boy jumps into the water at the beach in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday Aug. 15, 2019, that July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880. Photo: Emilio Morenatti / AP File

Scientists Confirm July Set New Global Heat Record

BERLIN — July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, the latest in a long line of peaks that...
In this video grab provided by the RU-RTR Russian television, a Russian Ural Airlines' A321 plane is seen after an emergency landing in a cornfield near Ramenskoye, outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero Thursday for safely landing his passenger jet in a corn field after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff, causing both engines to malfunction. Photo: RU-RTR Russian Television via AP

Russian Pilot Safely Lands Jetliner Disabled by Bird Strike

MOSCOW — A Russian pilot whose passenger jet lost power in both engines after colliding with a flock of gulls shortly after takeoff Thursday...
Occupy Central leader Benny Tai, center, talks to reporters outside the High court in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug.15, 2019. Tai, a top opposition leader imprisoned on public disorder charges was released on bail Thursday as Hong Kong's government attempts to quell a protest movement that has paralyzed parts of the territory, including its international airport, and led to hundreds of arrests. Photo: Vincent Yu / AP

Hong Kong Police: Not Aware of Any Military Plans by China

HONG KONG — Three senior Hong Kong police officers said Thursday that they are not aware of any plans for Chinese forces to join...

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