US ‘very saddened’ by what happened to the relationship with China: Trump
Amid escalating bilateral tensions over the coronavirus pandemic, trade issues and Beijing's new controversial security law in Hong Kong, Trump...
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Protests flare up across US cities as cop charged over George Floyd’s death
Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis police officer, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Friday, and authorities...
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George Floyd death: Clashes across US as protesters demand justice
Protesters have clashed with police in cities across the US over the killing of an unarmed African-American man at the...
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Trump targets China over Hong Kong security law
President Donald Trump has announced that he will start to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong in trade and travel,...
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Trump strips Hong Kong privileges, curbs students in volley on China
People stand at a booth where passersby can give their signatures in support of a new security law in Hong...
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Trump signs order targeting social media after tweets flagged
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday (May 28) seeking to strip social media giants like Twitter of...
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Drive-through UK care home visits for socially distant times
BANBURY, UK: The cars snaking past the bunting-adorned entrance of a British care home point to an era when...
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US, UK raise Hong Kong at UN as pressure mounts on China
UNITED NATIONS: The United States and Britain on Friday (May 29) defied China's anger by raising Hong Kong's autonomy at...
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Trump says terminating US relationship with World Health Organization over COVID-19
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday (May 29) said he is terminating the US relationship with the World Health...
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Hyflux says deal with Utico has ‘ceased’; studying revised offer and pursuing other investor options
SINGAPORE: Hyflux’s high-profile debt restructuring seems to be hanging in the balance again after it said on Friday (May 29)...
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Trump announces probe of Chinese companies listed in US
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday (May 29) ordered a probe into the actions of Chinese companies listed on...
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COVID-19: Retailers struggle amid uncertainties about reopening, recovery of sales
SINGAPORE: John Ng was hoping to use 2020 to get his new company StyleLab off the ground. He had taken...
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Coronavirus furlough scheme to finish at end of October, says chancellor
The UK's coronavirus furlough scheme will finish at the end of October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed. At the No...
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Trump’s order taking aim at Twitter is ‘bluster’: Legal experts
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's attempt to curb what he says is social media censorship is a political gambit and...
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Indonesia rolls out public shaming for coronavirus violators
Alongside police and troops overseeing enforcement measures, provincial leaders are running their own zealous campaigns to fight the virus in...
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Volkswagen invests US$2.2b in Chinese electric vehicle sector
BEIJING: Volkswagen said on Friday (May 29) it will invest around 2 billion euros (US$2.2 billion) in two Chinese companies...
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US taxpayers’ virus relief went to firms that avoided US taxes
LONDON/BOSTON: Last month Zagg Inc, a Utah-based company that makes mobile device accessories, received more than US$9.4 million in cash...
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India coronavirus death toll passes China’s
NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China's on Friday (May 29), with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours...
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Tokyo to further relax coronavirus curbs on Monday, governor says
TOKYO: Curbs in Japan's capital of Tokyo to contain the coronavirus are to be eased further from Monday (Jun 1),...
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Attack on Taiwan an option to stop independence, top China general says
BEIJING: China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the...
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