WHO Chief Calls for Hong Kong Dialogues to Solve Disputes
QINGDAO (Xinhua) — Margaret Chan, honorary director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called on people in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) to engage in dialogues to seek solutions to current problems.
Area 51 Events Mostly Peaceful; Thousands in Nevada Desert
HIKO, Nev. (AP) — Events involving thousands of Earthlings answering an internet buzz about an invitation to "Storm Area 51" in the Nevada desert...
Norwegian Suspected of Killing Brit Tourist Jumps Bail
PHUKET — A Norwegian man accused of breaking into a British tourist’s hotel room and strangling him to death in August appears to have fled the country, police said Friday afternoon.
100+ Youth Ditch School For Climate Strike
BANGKOK — More than a hundred youth marched to the environment ministry to demand the government declare a climate emergency, alongside thousands around the...
Friends Say ‘Bell the Pretty’ Led a Talented Life Before Mysterious Death
BANGKOK — Police say Friday no one has yet been charged over the death of a popular model earlier this week, which her family suspects foul play might be involved.
Bernie Sanders Says He’s Reached 1 Million Individual Donors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ campaign says that it has received contributions from more than 1 million individual donors and that it’s the first in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential field to do so.
Stage Set in Nevada as Earthlings Arrive for Area 51 Events
HIKO, Nev. (AP) — The stage was set Thursday for music and other space-themed entertainment as Earthlings descended on the Nevada desert for events inspired by an internet hoax known as “Storm Area 51.”
New Captive-Bred Panda Cub Born in China
XI'AN (Xinhua) — A new captive-bred panda cub was born in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the provincial forestry department said Thursday.
China Tells Pelosi to Stop ‘Interfering’ in Hong Kong Protest
BEIJING (Xinhua) — China on Thursday strongly urged the U.S. side to respect China's sovereignty and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs in any form.
Hong Kong Cancels China National Day Fireworks Amid Protests
HONG KONG (AP) — An annual fireworks display in Hong Kong marking China’s National Day on Oct. 1 was called off Wednesday as pro-democracy protests show no sign of ending.
