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Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested: party

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday, his party said, a day ahead of a planned rally in the city that has been banned by police. His arrest came ju...

Aug 30, 2019
World News
Costco cuts short China debut after shoppers swamp store

SHANGHAI (AFP) -- US retailer Costco was forced to cut short the opening day of its inaugural mainland China outlet over safety worries Tuesday after huge crowds of bargain-hunters swamped the store ...

Aug 29, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] US public has ‘unfavorable’ view of China

The US public’s view of China has plummeted amid a surge in strategic and trade tensions in recent years, the Pew Research Center reported. The group said 60 percent of Americans have an unfavorab...

Aug 27, 2019
World News
HK police say radical protesters forced use of water cannon, warning shot

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong police said Monday they were forced to fire water cannon and a warning shot to fend off "extremely violent" demonstrators, following another weekend of clashes at pro-dem...

Aug 27, 2019
World News
'Climate change a key reason for rising prevalence of dengue': scientists

Scientists expect warming temperatures will lead to worse dengue outbreaks in places the disease already lurks, and outbreaks in brand new places. Record-breaking dengue outbreaks around the region ...

Aug 27, 2019
World News
Scientists are taking the fight to the world’s most dangerous creature

Around the world, mosquitoes are winning their war of attrition. With the help from a tiny bacterium, scientists are fighting back. The battle between humans and mosquitoes has been raging for centu...

Aug 27, 2019
World News
Could data help us tell Dengue’s future?

2019 is one of the worst years for dengue outbreaks. Scientists and officials looking for new ways to use data to predict the deadly disease. In the Philippines more than 622 people—most of whom are...

Aug 27, 2019
World News
Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin

BIARRITZ, France — President Donald Trump, facing pressure to scale back a US-China trade war contributing to a global economic slowdown, claimed Monday that serious talks will begin soon although an...

Aug 26, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] China world’s No. 1 rare earth producer

Vital for smartphone screens, electric vehicle batteries and wind turbines alike, rare earths are highly sought after. These metals and elements have become indispensable for many advanced industr...

Aug 26, 2019
World Business
Hong Kong police fire first gunshot, water cannon in protest clashes

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and at least one officer fired his sidearm during pitched battles with protesters Sunday, one of the most violent nights in th...

Aug 26, 2019
World News
As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere

Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but...

Aug 23, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Samsung No. 2 patent holder in US in 2018

Samsung Electronics ranked second in terms of the number of patents filed in the United States last year, a report by a US patent association showed. Samsung registered 5,836 patents in the US la...

Aug 21, 2019
World Business
Facebook hiring journalists to curate its new News Tab

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Facebook on Tuesday confirmed plans for a News Tab that will be edited by seasoned journalists, in a departure from its longstanding practice of letting algorithms dictate a us...

Aug 21, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Korea's coal consumption up in 2018, bucks global trend

South Korea’s coal consumption increased last year, bucking the global trend for reducing carbon emissions, a report showed. South Korea consumed 88.2 million tons of oil equivalent, a unit of ene...

Aug 20, 2019
World Business
China accused of using Twitter, Facebook against Hong Kong protests

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Twitter and Facebook said Monday they had uncovered a campaign by China to use the social media platforms against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. "We are disclosing a sig...

Aug 20, 2019
World News

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