UN Security Council to informally discuss Hong Kong on Friday: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Britain have called for the UN Security Council to meet Friday to discuss a controversial security law that China plans to impose on Hong Kong, diplomatic sources said. The subject will be considered in an informal, closed-door videoconference in a…

US Sec of State Pompeo says Pres Trump to act on Chinese students, possibly annuling visas

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will take action to prevent alleged espionage by Chinese students, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, ahead of an expected announcement by President Donald Trump. Trump earlier said that he will hold a press conference Friday about China amid soaring tensions between…

Covid-19: US records 1,297 deaths in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 1,297 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, bringing its total to 101,573 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The country has also officially logged 1,720,613 cases of the virus, far more than any other nation,…

US indicts NKoreans, Chinese over $2.5 bn network to dodge sanctions

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department indicted 28 North Koreans and five Chinese for operating a money laundering ring that moved billions of dollars through global banks to avoid nuclear sanctions on Pyongyang. The network processed more than $2.5 billion through over 250 front companies across Thailand,…

US approves sale of 84 Patriot missiles to Kuwait

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it has approved the sale of 84 of the most recent generation of Patriot missiles to Kuwait, plus equipment to modernize the country’s antimissile program, for a total of $1.425 billion. The State Department said in a statement that sale benefits…

Update: US Pres Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms. It gives regulators the power to pursue legal actions against firms such as Facebook and Twitter for the way they police content on…

Hong Kong: US and allies defend ‘bastion of freedom’

The law has sparked a new wave of anti-mainland protest  WASHINGTON/HONG KONG, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US, UK, Australia and Canada have issued fresh condemnation of Beijing’s new security law for Hong Kong, which they say has “flourished as a bastion of freedom”. They say the international community has a “significant…

Covid-19: 50 world leaders call for post-pandemic cooperation

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Worldleaders called for resilience and cooperation after thepandemic recedes, during a UN video conference in which the UnitedStates, China and Russia did not participate. About 50 leaders took part in the event on development financing,with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte saying in a recordedmessage…

US Pres Trump to ‘sign executive order about social media’: White House

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order targeting social media firms, the White House said. It comes after he threatened to shut down social media platforms he accused of stifling conservative voices. The latest dispute emerged after Twitter added fact-check links to his…

Covid-19: US weekly jobless claims still elevated; core capital goods orders fall

The second wave of layoffs could grow bigger WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits held above 2 million last week for a 10th straight week amid job cuts by US state and local governments whose budgets have been decimated fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and more…
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