China imposes new visa restrictions targeting US media
In the past week, during the routine renewal of their press credentials — which are…
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Nearly 300 arrested in Hong Kong protests after government postpones local elections
Hong Kong Police said officers had arrested 289 people, with the majority suspected of breaching…
Belarusian activist forcibly removed from country by security services
Olga Kolvakova, a confidant of the main Belarusian opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, was removed from…
How China’s new language policy sparked rare backlash in Inner Mongolia
Under the new policy, Mandarin Chinese will replace Mongolian as the medium of instruction for…
Germany’s virus response won plaudits. But protests over vaccines and masks show it’s a victim of its own success
Speaking on a stage by Germany’s parliament, the Reichstag, she egged the crowds on to…
Japan Coast Guard suspends search for crew of missing cargo ship after finding three sailors
The Gulf Livestock 1, with 43 crew members and almost 6,000 cows onboard, went missing…
Beirut rescuers detect signs of life in rubble 30 days after explosion
Search teams swarmed to the Mar Mikhael area, a neighborhood near the epicenter of last…
As Hong Kong’s academic year begins, it’s unclear what can legally be said in a classroom
A monument to freedom, the “Goddess of Democracy” has long been a symbol of Hong…
Police officer poisoned by Novichok in UK issues cryptic tweet on Navalny
Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was hospitalized after coming into contact with the nerve agent after…
Navalny’s Novichok poisoning poses questions for Russia. The world is unlikely to get answers.
Navalny remains in a serious condition at the intensive care unit of the Charité Hospital in Berlin. But the…
Ship carrying 43 sailors, 5,800 cows missing at sea
The Gulf Livestock 1 transmitted a distress signal early Wednesday when it was about 185…
Twitter investigating apparent hack of account tied to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
For nearly an hour, the verified account — @narendramodi_in — posted several tweets asking people…
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Thai King reinstates his royal consort after declaring her ‘untainted’
The Thai Royal Household said in an official notice that all titles, military ranks and…
Lego sales are surging during the pandemic
The Danish toy maker said Wednesday that sales jumped 14% in the first half of…
First toilet paper, then yeast. Now laptops are hard to find
The situation revealed deep disparities in access to at-home technology, and many school districts hoped…
Apple is no longer king of the Dow. Meet tech’s new leader
Both Salesforce’s (CRM) inclusion and its high weighting might seem odd to investors at first…
Reese’s made a breakfast cake so you can have dessert in the morning
The candy company is launching a peanut butter and chocolate Snack Cake, which it’s billing…
Covid-19 is taking elevator anxiety to the next level. This Indian tech company has a solution
Now, as coronavirus cases exceed 18 million worldwide, many people are concerned about catching the…
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
But tree cover in US cities is shrinking. A study published last year by the…
