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UK: China's new security law violates Hong Kong agreement
LONDON - Britain's foreign secretary said Wednesday China's new national security law for Hong Kong "is a clear and serious violation" of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the agreement that paved t...
Jul 01, 2020
N.B. anti-racism activist among those receiving Canada Day honours from GG
OTTAWA - Ralph Thomas can't recall any specific incidents of racism against him while growing up as a Black person in New Brunswick in the 1940s and '50s, but says that was more about t...
Jul 01, 2020
Virtual Canada Day citizenship ceremony celebrates nurses, care workers
OTTAWA - Nineteen people from 13 different countries will become new Canadian citizens today in a special Canada Day ceremony. The virtual ceremony takes place this afternoon and will bring together p...
Jul 01, 2020
COVID-19 reshapes Canada Day celebrations from big parties to online shows
OTTAWA - A different kind of Canada Day is dawning this morning, with large celebrations in many parts of the country replaced with backyard barbecues and digital events. The COVID-19 pandemic has led...
Jul 01, 2020
Asia Today: Thailand lets in some foreigners, opens schools
BANGKOK - Thailand has begun a fifth phase of relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions, allowing the reopening of schools and high-risk entertainment venues such as pubs and massage parlours that had been...
Jul 01, 2020
Russian vote on extending Putin's rule until 2036 nears end
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political project of the year - a constitutional vote that would allow him to extend his rule until 2036 - drew closer to completion as Russia held a n...
Jul 01, 2020
Lebanon’splea to skeptical expats: Come visit,bring cash
BEIRUT - With Beirut's airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer - and bring dollars desperat...
Jul 01, 2020
Taiwan opens Hong Kong migration office in rebuke to Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan on Wednesday opened an office to facilitate migration from Hong Kong following China's passage of a national security law for the former British colony seen as sharply restrict...
Jul 01, 2020
Businesswoman upsets 5-term congressman in Colorado primary
DENVER - Five-term Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton was upset in Tuesday's Republican Party primary by Lauren Boebert, a pistol-packing businesswoman, ardent defender of gun rights and border wall supp...
Jun 30, 2020
After security law's passage, Hong Kong marks China rule
Hong Kong's leader strongly endorsed the new security law China's central government is imposing on the semi-autonomous territory in her speech marking Wednesday's anniversary of its handover from col...
Jun 30, 2020
