In Hong Kong, China threatens businesses and workers

posted in: Far East, News

Employees face pressure to support pro-China candidates in local elections and echo the Chinese government’s official line.PHOTO: AFP HONG KONG (NYTIMES) – China and its allies are using threats and pressure to get business to back Beijing’s increasingly hard-line stance … Read More

Susan Rice makes claim Russians could be behind violent George Floyd demonstrations

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Former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice bizarrely suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the Russians could be behind the violent nationwide demonstrations following the in-custody death of George Floyd, although she offered no evidence for the incendiary claim. Rice’s … Read More

Russia Coronavirus Cases Surge Past 400K as Infections Increase Again

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Russia is now the third most-affected country in terms of infections.         Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency Russia confirmed 9,268 new coronavirus infections Sunday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 405,843. One hundred and thirty-eight people have … Read More

At Trump request, Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing … Read More

Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services; Roberts sides with liberals

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 29 May 2020

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The Explanation for U. S. ANARCHY     You obviously don’t need to find out the details of rioting, looting, and arson, as it’s playing out LIVE wherever you look. But the truth behind this anarchy is another matter. There are powerful … Read More

Trump says terminating U.S. relationship with World Health Organization over virus

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China. Appearing … Read More

Concerns over social-distancing as floods affect 300,000 in Assam

Two dead so far, around 20,000 in relief camps. After approximately 300,000 were affected by pre-monsoon floods in 11 districts across Assam, concerns have emerged over the adherence to social-distancing norms to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease … Read More

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