Comment on this story comment SEOUL – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with the leaders of Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan on her closely watched tour this week, but not with the president of South Korea. The official reason: I was on vacation. Just before Pelosi (D-Calif.) arrived Wednesday afternoon, Speaker Yoon Suk-yeol attended a theater …
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The size and scope of the result came as a shock to the most optimistic Democrats. Not only did voters reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would have opened the door to strict abortion laws in the Republican state, they did so by a landslide, reducing turnout in the most recent primary election and pointing …
The jury hearing the case will determine how much Jones will have to pay parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, who won a default judgment against him earlier this year. An attorney representing Heslin and Lewis has asked the jury to award $150 million in damages. Jones, who was the defense’s only witness during the …
Alibaba shares in Hong Kong gained 4% ahead of earnings Alibaba will report fiscal first-quarter earnings before the market opens, and analysts expect the Chinese e-commerce giant to post its first-ever revenue decline. Alibaba is expected to have revenue of 203.19 billion yuan ($30 billion) for the June quarter, down 1.2 percent from a year …
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Chinese military exercises begin, with live fire Suspicious drones fly over Taiwan’s outlying islands Taiwan says several government websites were hacked China says it is an internal matter TAIPEI, Aug 4 (Reuters) – China launched unprecedented live-fire military drills in six areas surrounding Taiwan on Thursday, a day after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited …
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – For years, far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told his millions of followers that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, that no children were killed and that parents were crisis actors in an elaborate ruse to force gun control. Under oath and before a jury that could award …
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PHOENIX – With Tuesday’s primary victories in Arizona and Michigan on top of those in Nevada and Pennsylvania, Republicans who have contested the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and could affect the outcome of the next one are on track to win a decisive control over how elections. they run in various battlefield states. …
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Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate roles in a restructuring effort, according to people familiar with the matter, a week after the retail giant warned of falling profits. The retailer began notifying employees at its Bentonville, Ark., headquarters and other corporate offices of the restructuring, which affects several departments, including merchandising, global technology and real …
Lithuania was the only member of the European Union to openly support President Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s foreign minister, said on Twitter that he had “opened the door much wider to Taiwan”. Credit… Janis Laizans/Reuters BRUSSELS — Europe is increasingly wary of China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang, repression in Hong …
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COPENHAGEN, Aug 3 (Reuters) – A volcano has erupted on a mountain near Iceland’s capital Reykjavík after days of increased earthquake activity in the area, Iceland’s Meteorological Office said on Wednesday Iceland (IMO). Footage and live broadcasts by local media outlets MBL and RUV showed lava and smoke pouring from a fissure in the ground …
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