Airport Worker Fired For Giving Passenger ‘You Ugly!’ Note
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An airport security worker in New York has been fired for handing a passenger a handwritten note that said “You ugly!!!”
Uganda, Zambia Dispute Huawei Spying Claim
LUSAKA/KAMPALA — The governments of Zambia and Uganda have respectively dismissed a U.S. Wall Street Journal report alleging that they used Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei Technologies to spy on political opponents.
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.
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).
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...
