BEIJING: China’s parliament on Thursday (May 28) approved Hong Kong’s national security Bill that has caused uproar in the city about concerns over freedoms in the financial hub. The National People’s Congress of more than 2,800 delegates voted in favour of the proposal to draft the law, which would punish secession, subversion of state power, terrorism […]
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BANGKOK: Millions of women worldwide are facing shortages of sanitary products, price hikes, and worsened stigma while managing periods during the coronavirus pandemic, a charity warned on Thursday (May 28). About three-quarters of health professionals in 30 countries surveyed by Plan International, from Kenya to Australia, reported supply shortages, while 58per cent complained of rising […]
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WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday (May 27) calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims, sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign into law. The tally was 413-1. The near-unanimous support in Congress – the Senate passed […]
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TAIPEI: Taiwan plans to buy land-based Boeing-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles as part of its military modernisation efforts, its defence ministry said on Thursday (May 28), the latest purchase from the United States to deal with a rising threat from China. The US, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but is bound […]
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A man was shot to death as violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second straight night Wednesday, with protesters looting stores near a police precinct and setting fires. Police said they were investigating the death as a homicide and had a suspect in custody, but […]
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Meng Wanzhou lost the first round in her bid to avoid extradition to the United States on Wednesday. But it’s clear the B.C. court ruling doesn’t help the Trudeau government much either. Relations between Canada and China are arguably at their lowest point since the prime minister’s father was prime minister and established diplomatic ties back in […]
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When Valerie Hammond’s countertop oven burst into flames, causing hundreds of dollars in damage to her kitchen, she figured the cost would be covered since the KitchenAid appliance was from a big company she trusted. Whirlpool, which owns KitchenAid, replaced the oven, as required by the warranty. But things got complicated when she asked for $600 to cover […]
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If information is power, Ontario seems to be experiencing a brownout. Three months into the COVID-19 crisis, one of Canada’s hardest-hit provinces is still unable to share some basic details about the spread of the disease, including the number of tests being performed per region, statistics on the success of contact tracing, the availability of personal protective […]
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No tweet alert this time. Word came from the president’s spokeswoman herself directly to reporters traveling on Air Force One with President Trump: The president plans to sign an executive order on social media in the morning. This comes a day after the president’s tweets decrying mail-in ballots as fertile for fraud had a fact-check label appended. […]
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The U.S. topped 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, as California’s case total crossed the same threshold. The state sues the Trump administration, again, over environmental policy. And beaches and pools can be safe, if you follow these guidelines. It’s Arlene Martinez with news for Wednesday. But first, Elon Musk’s SpaceX historic space foray, as […]
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