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US, UK raise Hong Kong at UN as pressure mounts on China
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The United States and Britain on Friday defied China's anger by raising Hong Kong's autonomy at the UN Security Council as President Donald Trump prepared new measures against Beijing.
Twitter has more tools to use against Trump, if it chooses
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» WASHINGTON - Twitter's moves to label or hide comments from President Donald Trump have escalated a feud between the social network and the White House, but there could be more to come.
Hundreds of troops deployed as angry US anti-racism protests spread
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of troops deployed to the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul early Friday after a third night of rioting over police brutality against African Americans left hundreds of shops damaged and a police station on fire.
Trump weighs options for punishing China
Published on 29/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is poised to sign a measure that would punish Chinese officials for imprisoning more than one million Muslims in internment camps, as he looks to rebuke Beijing over its crackdown on Hong Kong and its response to the coronavirus.
US consumption down 13.6% in April
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: US personal consumption plunged a record 13.6 percent in April, the first full month where businesses closed their doors and shoppers stayed home to stop the coronavirus, the Commerce Department said Friday.
500 National Guard troops deployed in Minneapolis
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Five hundred National Guard soldiers and airmen have been deployed in the northern US cities of Minnesota and St Paul after three nights of violent protests over the police killing of a black man, the force said early Friday.
State spending the only factor supporting economy
Published on 29/05/2020
» The economy got off to a grim start in the first month of the second quarter, with several key indicators the worst on record and state spending the only supporting factor, says a senior central bank official.
Vietjet fully returns to domestic skies
Published on 29/05/2020
» Vietnam based new-age carrier Vietjet has resumed domestic operations to meet people’s demand for air travel, one of the first signs of recovery for the global aviation industry.
Pattaya beaches, Koh Lan reopen from Monday
Published on 29/05/2020
» PATTAYA: Pattaya will reopen its beaches and the popular offshore destination of Koh Lan from Monday as it eases its lockdown in line with the decline in local coronavirus infections nationwide.
Murder suspect kills himself as police raid Trang hideout
Methee Muangkaew, Published on 29/05/2020
» TRANG: A suspect in the murder of the driver of car on a road in Phatthalung last year shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him at a house in Kantang district in Trang on Friday.