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HSBC Under Fire In UK For Backing China's Hong Kong Law

HSBC under fire in UK for backing China's Hong Kong law

Dozens Killed As South China Hit By Floods And Rainstorms

Heavy rain caused flooding in the popular tourist destination of Yangshuo

Dozens killed as south China hit by floods and rainstorms

Jeff Bezos Net Worth Would've Hit $200 Billion If Not For Divorce

The US House Judiciary Committee wants to hear from Jeff Bezos -- pictured in May 2019 -- over reports that Amazon used sensitive data from third-party sellers on its platform in order to develop competing products

Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos ended their marriage after spending 25 years together. Their divorce affected the Amazon CEO’s net worth.

Zhou Fengsuo, seen here in New York in 2019, was a leader of the Tiananmen Square student uprising

Raising Speech Fears, Zoom Briefly Shuts Account Over Tiananmen

Raising speech fears, Zoom briefly shuts account over Tiananmen

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Jobs are disappearing by the hundreds of thousands

Virus To Slice At Least 6% Off World Economy: OECD

Virus to slice at least 6% off world economy: OECD

Total investment in renewables in 2019 was $282.2 billion, roughly the same as the year before

Renewables Booming But Not Enough To Meet Climate Targets: UN

Renewables booming but not enough to meet climate targets: UN

OECD Secretary-General Jose Angel Gurria (pictured October 1, 2019) said that "failure to reach greement by 2020" could have significant negative consequences on the global economy

Global Economy Facing Deep Recession, Long Painful Recovery: OECD

OECD provided outlooks for two different scenarios, one included a second outbreak of virus

An aerial view shows Pagasa Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea

Challenging China: Philippines Plans Military Infrastructure On Disputed Pag-Asa Island

There is speculation that the island could become a flashpoint between the two countries.

A rescued pangolin in Uganda. International trade in pangolins is illegal but its body parts have been sold on the black market for use in traditional Chinese medicine, though scientists say they have no therapeutic value

Wildlife Activists Welcome China's New Pangolin Protections

Wildlife activists welcome China's new pangolin protections

A widespread outbreak of swine fever wiped out about 40 percent of China's pig herd

China Reports Progress In Swine Fever Vaccine Trials

China reports progress in swine fever vaccine trials

The EU urged web giants including Twitter, Facebook and Google to do more to tackle the "massive wave" of harmful online disinformation triggered by the coronavirus pandemic

EU Backs Twitter In Trump Fact-check Row

EU backs Twitter in Trump fact-check row

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Taiwan Semiconductor Secures Government Aid for US-Based Chip Plant

TSMC is working with US government officials regarding the size of the subsidies.

A man walks past graffiti against banking giant HSBC during a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong on January 1, 2020

China Blasts 'Ridiculous' Pompeo Criticism Of HSBC

China blasts 'ridiculous' Pompeo criticism of HSBC

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Taiwan Fighter Jets Chase Away Chinese Sukhois After US Navy Plane Flies Over Island

Earlier, a U.S. Navy C-40A Clipper passenger transport aircraft flew an extremely unusual route over Taiwan's western coast.

Alibaba's dominant position in e-commerce means its results are closely watched as a barometer of overall consumer sentiment

Stock Market News: US Senate Wants To Delist Chinese Companies, Expert Warns Of ‘Backfire’

The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (S. 945) might not become law because Wall Street won't allow it, contended a law expert.

Pangong Tso lake in India's Ladakh region which borders China. The two countries share a 3,500-kilometre (2,200-mile) frontier, which has never been properly demarcated

China Sees 'Consensus' With India Over Border Tensions

China sees 'consensus' with India over border tensions

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'Hardcore Mecha' From China's RocketPunch Games Coming To Nintendo Switch

A side-scrolling action game "Hardcore Mecha" out of China is coming to the Nintendo Switch this October.

US virus expert Anthony Fauci warned that lifting lockdown measures too early could fuel a second wave of infections and hit the economic recovery

Amid Black Lives Matter Protests, Dr. Fauci Warns Coronavirus 'Isn't Over'

Dr. Anthony Fauci again warns the world COVID-19 is still with us and is as lethal as ever.

The International Air Transport Association has suggested several measures to limit the risk of infection, including collecting passenger data ahead of travel and allowing only staff and same-day travellers into airports

Face Masks, Health Checks And Long Check-ins: The Future Of Flying

Face masks, health checks and long check-ins: the future of flying

Health workers from the city of Melgaco ride a boat ambulance after visiting a small riverside community on Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil

Brazil Resumes Publishing Virus Toll, Criticizes WHO

Brazil resumes publishing virus toll, criticizes WHO

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, seen here in August 2019, will lead Russia in talks on the New START treaty

US And Russia To Resume Nuclear Talks, But China Casts Cloud

US and Russia to resume nuclear talks, but China casts cloud

A cargo plane operated by Etihad Airways carrying medical aid to help Palestinians cope with the coronavirus pandemic prepares to land at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 9, 2020

Second Etihad Plane From UAE Lands In Israel

Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel

China has removed pangolin parts from its list of traditional medicines -- the animal is thought by some scientists to be the possible host of the novel coronavirus

China Removes Pangolin From Traditional Medicine List

China removes pangolin from traditional medicine list

Timeline on political unrest in Hong Kong since June 2019.

Anniversary Protests As Hong Kong Democracy Movement Faces Triple Threat

Anniversary protests as Hong Kong democracy movement faces triple threat

Vietam usually exports 100,000 tonnes of fresh lychees worth more than $30 million -- mostly to China but to Japan, Australia and the US

Vietnam's Lychee Crop Not Bearing Fruit As Prices Slump

Vietnam's lychee crop not bearing fruit as prices slump

Economists and analysts believe Germany's economy will return to growth in a few months

Germany Economy: Exports Plunge 24% In April Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The German economy was already in a precarious position prior to the pandemic.

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