AP Fact Check: Dems’ Improbable Claim on Minimum Wage, Poverty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans tuned into the Democratic National Convention were told Thursday that the higher minimum wage favored by presidential candidate Joe Biden would lift all full-time workers out of poverty. That’s not what $15 an hour is likely to do.
Fears Over China’s Possible Massive Sales of U.S. Debt as Weapon
TOKYO (Kyodo) — With Sino-U.S. tensions escalating over several security and economic issues, fears are mounting in the financial markets that China may massively sell U.S. government debt it holds as a weapon to choke the world's biggest economy.
Biden Vows To Defeat Trump, End US ‘Season of Darkness’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure.
Officials Tracing 24 People in Contact With New Virus Case ‘As a Precaution’
BANGKOK — Health officials announced Thursday night they are looking for two dozen people who had been in close contact with a Loei woman who tested positive for the coronavirus outside of state quarantine.
Officials Play Down Virus Risk From Cases Outside Quarantine
BANGKOK — Two women who tested positive for the coronavirus after completing their 14-day quarantine have no risk transmitting the virus to others, health officials said Wednesday.
Hong Kong Government Slams US Decision To Suspend Treaties
HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government on Thursday condemned the U.S.’s decision to suspend bilateral extradition and tax exemption treaties with the semi-autonomous Chinese city, saying it was being used as a pawn in geopolitics.
Trump Eager To Troll Biden Outside His Scranton Birthplace
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival’s old backyard.
Olympics Organizers To Stick With Torch Relay Schedule
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo Olympic organizers have settled on preserving the torch relay schedule developed for 2020 to be used in next year's postponed games, officials with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
Russian Opposition Figure Navalny in Coma After Poisoning
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman said Thursday morning.
Arnon Arrested, Again, for Leading Reform Protest
BANGKOK — Civil rights lawyer and activist Arnon Nampha was arrested Wednesday evening on charges related to a Harry Potter-themed political rally earlier this month.
