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Protesters shine laser beams and set fires near the Hong Kong police headquarters in Wan Chai in the HKSAR, Aug. 31, 2019. Photo: Xinhua

Protests in Hong Kong Hit Economy Hard, US Academic Says

HOUSTON, Texas (Xinhua) — The violent protests in Hong Kong are losing support and are battering the city's economy, Jon Raymond Taylor, a U.S....
George Bolter, left, and his parents walk through the remains of his home destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in the Pine Bay neighborhood of Freeport, Bahamas, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Photo: Ramon Espinosa / AP

Hurricane Death Toll Climbs to 20 in Devastated Bahamas

FREEPORT, Bahamas — The ground crunched under Greg Alem's feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by...
Visitors tour the photo exhibition "Bernhard Sindberg: A Danish Hero of Nanjing" in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 31, 2019. Photo: Xinhua

Danish Hero During Nanjing Massacre Commemorated in China, Denmark

NANJING, China (Xinhua) — As China marked Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Tuesday, two photo shows in...
A man watches the television message that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam makes an announcement on the extradition bill, at a home electronics retailer in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Photo: Vincent Yu / AP

Lam Says Extradition Bill Will End Without Debate or Vote

HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations will be formally withdrawn in the legislative...

18 Pro-Hong Kong Protest Students Gather in Downtown Bangkok

BANGKOK — A handful of university students gathered to show their support for the Hong Kong protests Wednesday evening in front of a downtown arts space.
Karen activists on Sept. 4, 2019 at Mida Hotel in Nonthaburi.

Karen Activists Demand Justice For Billy

NONTHABURI — Karen activists are demanding authorities secure justice for the murder of a prominent community rights activist, who went missing for five years until...
Chen Xiaoping (R), director of a robot research and development team, and Jia Jia, an interactive robot that looks like a real Chinese young woman in traditional outfit, talk through internet with Kevin Kelly on screen, founding executive editor of Wired magazine, in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, April 24, 2017. Jia Jia was invited as a special reporter of the Xinhua News Agency to conduct the man-machine dialogue with Kelly on Monday. Jia Jia was unveiled in 2016 by Chen's robot research and development team at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei. It took the team three years to research and develop this new-generation interactive robot, which can speak, show micro-expressions, move its lips, and move its body. Photo: Guo Chen / Xinhua

Chinese, Russian Officials Vow Closer Media Cooperation

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Xinhua) — Chinese and Russian media should strengthen cooperation and contribute to the development of bilateral ties, senior officials from both sides...
Volunteers walk under the wind and rain from Hurricane Dorian through a flooded road as they work to rescue families near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The storm’s punishing winds and muddy brown floodwaters devastated thousands of homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics. Photo: Ramon Espinosa / AP

‘Total Devastation’: Hurricane Slams Parts of the Bahamas

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding...
Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2019 shows volunteers posing for a group photo after cleaning a pedestrian bridge near Wan Chai metro station in south China's Hong Kong. Recently, Hong Kong had some chaotic nights when rioters threw petrol bombs, set fire on roads, hurled bricks and vandalized shops and metro stations. When residents go out the next morning, they will find few traces of the tumultuous nights on the streets. A group of volunteers known as the scar removers are among the many people who have contributed to the rapid tidying-up of the ravaged streets. Photo: Mao Siqian / Xinhua

Hong Kong Citizens, Armed with Detergent, Clean Up After Protesters

HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Recently, Hong Kong had some chaotic nights when rioters threw petrol bombs, set fire on roads, hurled bricks and vandalized...
Pedestrians pass a currency exchange board in London, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Critics of Britain's prime minister are reacting with fury after he got Queen Elizabeth's approval to suspend Parliament. The move by Boris Johnson means his political opponents have less time to block a chaotic no-deal Brexit before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP

UK Currency Volatile as Investors Try to Gauge Brexit Risks

LONDON (AP) — The pound on Tuesday touched its lowest level against the dollar since 1985, excluding a brief "flash crash" in 2016 that...

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