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Tue, September 22, 2020 | 23:48

Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi's virus response jailed for 18 years for corruption

Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi's virus response jailed for 18 years for corruption

A Chinese real estate tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for corruption, bribery and embezzlement of public funds, a court statement said. Ren Zhiqiang - once among the ruling Communist Party's inner circle - disappeared from the public eye in March, shortly after penning an essay that lambasted Xi's response to the coronavi...

2020-09-22 14:51

China 'must back off,' says Taiwan

China 'must back off,' says Taiwan

Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace, after a Beijing official rejected a largely respected marine boundary following recent incursions. Foreign minister Joseph Wu urged Beijing to "return to the civilised international standards" after a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said there was no so-called median line in the Taiwan St...

2020-09-22 14:42

Indian man accused of slashing pregnant wife's stomach 'to check gender'

Indian man accused of slashing pregnant wife's stomach 'to check gender'

A man has been arrested in northern India after slashing his pregnant wife's stomach with a sickle, leaving her critically ill and causing the death of their unborn baby boy, police and her relatives said. The woman was in intensive care in a hospital in the capital, New Delhi, said police in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh state, following Saturday's attack.

2020-09-22 11:32

Japan's Suga holds first phone talks with Trump as PM

Japan's Suga holds first phone talks with Trump as PM

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held his first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since he took office, a diplomatic phone call that was one of his first as the country's leader and one that highlights the close tie between the two allies. Suga was elected as Japan's new prime minister last Wednesday, replacing Shinzo Abe, who forged close personal ties and regularl...

2020-09-21 15:37

Taiwan military says it has right to counterattack amid China threats

Taiwan military says it has right to counterattack amid China threats

Taiwan said on Monday its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counter attack amid "harassment and threats", in an apparent warning to China, which last week sent numerous jets across the mid-line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Tensions have sharply spiked in recent months between Taipei and Beijing, which claims democratically run Taiwan as its own territory, to ...

2020-09-21 15:21

Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested: AP

Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested: AP

A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at New York-Canada border, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. The letter had been intercepted earlier this week before it reached the White House. The woman was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of...

2020-09-21 09:19

Envelope containing deadly poison addressed to Trump at White House

European capitals deny US has right to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran

European capitals deny US has right to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran

The foreign ministers of France, Britain and Germany as well as the top European Union (EU) foreign affairs official denied that Washington has the right to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran on Sunday, after the U.S. said it initiated what is known as the snapback process.

2020-09-20 20:53

Britain at COVID 'tipping point'; new lockdown possible: health chief

Britain at COVID 'tipping point'; new lockdown possible: health chief

Britain faces a "tipping point" in a second wave of coronavirus infections, forcing the government to take tougher lockdown measures unless people obey social distancing rules, Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned on Sunday.

2020-09-20 20:34

Envelope containing deadly poison addressed to Trump at White House

Envelope containing deadly poison addressed to Trump at White House

An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Saturday. An RCMP spokesman confirmed "it has received a request for assistance from the FBI in connection with a suspicious letter sent to the Whit...

2020-09-20 15:00

Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested: AP

China at risk of a winter spike in coronavirus infections: experts

China at risk of a winter spike in coronavirus infections: experts

China could face a new wave of coronavirus infections as winter approaches, according to the country's experts. Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the country had already experienced four waves of infections and a fifth was possible.

2020-09-20 14:17

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