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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 16:30
Japanese whalers bring home first commercial catch in 31 years
Japanese whalers bring home first commercial catch in 31 years
Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as largely a lost cause amid slowing demand for the meat and changing views on conservation. A fleet of five boats left the northern Japanese port of Kushiro earlier Monday and broug...
2019-07-02 14:18
Hong Kong police fire teargas at protesters in 'shocking' night of violence
Hong Kong police fire teargas at protesters in 'shocking' night of violence
Hundreds of protesters swarmed into Hong Kong's legislature Monday night, defacing portraits of lawmakers and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans in the chamber before vacating it as riot police cleared surrounding streets with tear gas and then moved inside. The three-hour occupation, which ended early Tuesday, came on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony's ret...
2019-07-02 09:52
  • Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan's leader a boost vs China
Clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary [PHOTOS]
Clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary [PHOTOS]
Police in Hong Kong used pepper spray and batons against anti-government protesters who seized highways early Monday ahead of what is expected to be a huge pro-democracy rally on the anniversary of the city's handover to China.
2019-07-01 14:21
Trump heads to Asia amid focus on next steps on North Korea
Trump heads to Asia amid focus on next steps on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump departed for Asia on Wednesday amid keen interest in his next steps in the stalled effort to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
2019-06-27 10:21
  • 'US needs new proposal if it wants nuclear talks'
Protesters gather again outside Hong Kong government offices
Protesters gather again outside Hong Kong government offices
Several hundred mainly student protesters gathered outside Hong Kong government offices Friday morning, with some blocking traffic on a major thoroughfare, after a deadline passed for meeting their demands related to controversial extradition legislation that many see as eroding the territory's judicial independence. While the scene began peacefully, the presence again of pro...
2019-06-21 14:14
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam issues apology [FULL TEXT]
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam issues apology [FULL TEXT]
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Tuesday and said she had heard the people “loud and clear” after massive protests over a controversial extradition bill. Lam said she realized that she still has “much to learn and do in better balancing diverse interest,” but gave no indication that she was prepared to step down.
2019-06-19 09:54
Population of Earth to reach 9.7 billion in 2050: UN
Population of Earth to reach 9.7 billion in 2050: UN
By 2050, more than half of the world's population growth will be concentrated in just nine countries: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt and the United States.
2019-06-18 15:10
Indian Houdini drowns after 'magic' act goes wrong
Indian Houdini drowns after 'magic' act goes wrong
Indian police on Monday recovered the body of a magician who drowned while trying to replicate an underwater Houdini-inspired stunt - tying himself up with chains and ropes and being lowered into a river. Rescue workers found the body of Chanchal Lahiri late Monday in the Hooghly river, the deputy commissioner of the port division of Kolkata police, Syed Waquar Raza, told AFP.
2019-06-18 14:36
Hong Kong protests over China extradition bill turn violent [PHOTOS]
Hong Kong protests over China extradition bill turn violent [PHOTOS]
Hong Kong's legislature suspended meetings Thursday following violent clashes between police and protesters who oppose a bill allowing suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial and that is seen as tightening Beijing's control over the territory. The events in the former British colony mark possibly its biggest political crisis since being handed over to Chinese rule in ...
2019-06-13 16:04
  • Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law
Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law
Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law
Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday to keep protesting a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the former British colony. The violence marked a major escalation of the biggest political crisis i...
2019-06-13 09:37
  • Hong Kong protests over China extradition bill turn violent [PHOTOS]
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