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Hong Kong democracy camp heads for stunning polls win: local media

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp was headed for a thumping victory in district council elections, local media reported on Monday, a vote widely seen as a referendum on the Beijing-ba...

November 25, 2019
World News
Hong Kong pro-democrats seek to hit government at district polls

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong voted in district council elections Sunday in a ballot the city's pro-democracy movement hoped would send a message to the Beijing-backed government. The run-up to Sunda...

November 24, 2019
World News
Britain's Prince Andrew to 'step back from public duties' after Epstein furore

LONDON (AFP) -- Prince Andrew on Wednesday said he was cancelling his public engagements, as the outcry over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed no sign of abating. Que...

November 21, 2019
World News
Hong Kong rights bill clears US Congress, heads to Trump

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US lawmakers Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong and also backs the territory's anti-China protesters, sending the ...

November 21, 2019
World News
Tottenham Hotspur appoint Jose Mourinho as manager

LONDON (AFP) -- Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Jose Mourinho as their new head coach after sacking Mauricio Pochettino, the club said on Wednesday. The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager...

November 20, 2019
Soccer
US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill, angering China

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The US Senate unanimously adopted legislation Tuesday supporting "human rights and democracy" in Hong Kong and threatening to revoke its special economic status, angering China wh...

November 20, 2019
World News
In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday in the latest pro-Israel s...

November 19, 2019
World News
[Newsmaker] China says only it can rule on Hong Kong constitution

BEIJING (AFP) -- China insisted Tuesday it held the sole authority to rule on constitutional matters in Hong Kong, as it condemned a decision by the city's high court to overturn a ban on face masks ...

November 19, 2019
World News
Trump says will 'strongly consider' testifying in impeachment probe

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Monday he is "strongly" considering accepting a challenge from opposition Democrats to testify in his own impeachment investigation. After the speaker...

November 19, 2019
World News
Airbnb incurs Paris wrath over Olympics partnership

LONDON (AFP) -- Airbnb became a leading partner of the Olympics in a nine-year deal announced Monday that drew strong criticism from Paris, host of the 2024 summer Games. In the deal unveiled in Lon...

November 19, 2019
Industry
China will not sit back if Hong Kong situation gets 'uncontrollable': UK envoy

China will not simply sit back and watch if months of protests in Hong Kong develop into an "uncontrollable" situation, the country's ambassador to Britain said Monday. "I think the Hong Kong govern...

November 18, 2019
World News
'Kawaii!' Olympic robot mascots thrill Tokyo students

TOKYO (AFP) -- Robot versions of Japan's Olympic and Paralympic mascots thrilled hundreds of school children in Tokyo on Monday, striking sporting poses and displaying hearts in their electronic eyes...

November 18, 2019
World News
Hong Kong anti-mask law 'unconstitutional': High court

HONG KONG (AFP) -- A government ban on demonstrators wearing face masks, aimed at helping to quell months of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong, is unconstitutional, the territory's high court ruled M...

November 18, 2019
World News
SoftBank's Yahoo Japan to merge with Line app operator

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's Z Holdings, formerly Yahoo Japan, will merge with mobile chat app operator Line, the firms said Monday, in a bid to boost the customer base for their digital services. Mobile ...

November 18, 2019
Industry
China's Xi warns Hong Kong protesters jeopardise 'one country, two systems'

HONG KONG (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping warned Thursday that protests in Hong Kong threaten the "one country, two systems" principle governing the semi-autonomous city that has tipped into wo...

November 15, 2019
World News

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