A New York Times commentary published on Thursday supports China’s repression in Hong Kong, which has provoked a backlash on social media. The entitled op-ed “Hong Kong is China, like it or not,” he argues, adding that pro-democracy demonstrations and pro-democracy “have caused great harm to the city” and “provoke confusion and discontent in our homeland.” Regina author of the …
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Nazi shipwreck discovered in Poland may solve amber room mystery | World News
Polish divers say they have discovered the wreckage of the German World War II ship, which will help solve a decades-old mystery about where the Amber Room is. A dressing room looted by the Nazis from a Tsarist palace in Russia. This room, decorated with amber and gold, was part of Catherine’s Palace near St. Petersburg. It was last seen …
Read More »Sanctions against Belarus stall as US waits for EU consensus | Europe
The United States has stopped joining the United Kingdom and Canada in imposing sanctions on Belarus because EU countries are trying to deal with internal controversy over how to enforce fines. Three sources told Reuters on Wednesday that Washington had avoided imposing sanctions because it believed the EU could reach a consensus at Thursday’s European Council meeting. The leader of …
Read More »Facebook removes Trump ads on refugees and Govt-19
Facebook said on Wednesday that the Trump campaign’s advertisements that accepting refugees from abroad would increase the risks associated with the corona virus infection without evidence. “We reject these ads because we do not allow claims that people’s health, health or survival is threatened by people based on their national descent or immigration status,” Facebook spokeswoman Andy Stone said in …
Read More »Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges Britain to follow rules to avoid being locked up
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves for the PMQ on September 30, 2020 at 10 Downing Street at the House of Commons in London, England. Alberto Pesali | Narpoto via Getty Images LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called for rules to be followed to avoid strict corona virus restrictions as the country is caught up in …
Read More »Germany Deals with Corona virus rise with 3 simple strategies
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wears a safety mask after speaking to the media for her annual summer press conference during the corona virus outbreak on August 28, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Anatolic Agency | Anatolic Agency | Getty Images President Angela Merkel has vowed to avoid another full-fledged national lockout as corona virus infections begin to rise again in Germany. …
Read More »Netanyahu calls on Beirut neighborhood to ‘act now’ over alleged Hezbollah arms depot
At an address United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Showed on Tuesday Images That’s what he says A secret Hezbollah arsenal In the middle of a residential area Beirut, Close to one gas company, is calling on Lebanese citizens to act now before another deadly explosion. “This is where the next eruption will take place,” he said. …
Read More »The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, died at the age of 91
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, who led his small oil-rich country on an independent path through four decades of rivalries and fighting in the Middle East as the country’s foreign minister and then ruler, died on Tuesday. He is 91 years old. An official statement read on state television announced his death. Amir underwent surgery and was …
Read More »Ai Weiwei: ‘too late’ to curb China’s global influence
Media playback is not supported on your device Media headline“I can sacrifice everything … people are dying, or have passed away” Leading Chinese dissident artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwe says China’s influence has grown so large that it cannot be effectively stopped now. “The West must have really cared about China decades ago. It’s already too late now because the …
Read More »Corona virus: Global Govt-19 death toll exceeds one million
Image copyright E.P.A. Image title Funeral services for the victims, as in Indonesia, must be carried out using strict security The number of deaths worldwide with Govt-19 has exceeded one million, with researchers saying that many regions are still increasing the number of new infections. Johns Hopkins University figures show that deaths in the United States, Brazil and India account …
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