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China's planned security agencies for Hong Kong a 'death knell' for autonomy: Pompeo

China's planned security agencies for Hong Kong a 'death knell' for autonomy: Pompeo

REUTERS 2020-05-23 11:09:57

Chinese plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases there, raising fears of direct law enforcement and what the United States branded a &l...

US accuses China of blocking US flights, demands action

US accuses China of blocking US flights, demands action

-- 2020-05-23 11:06:22

The US government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for US airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with t...

Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia on Sunday

Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia on Sunday

-- 2020-05-23 00:04:19

Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, authorities have announced. According to arabnews.com, the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia, meaning Saturday will be the last da...

Pakistan plane crash leaves at least 66 dead

Pakistan plane crash leaves at least 66 dead

-- 2020-05-22 23:52:26

At least 66 people were killed in a plane crash that took place near an airport in Karachi, the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh, on Friday. However, Sindh officials said it is unclear if t...

Pakistani airliner crashes into Karachi residential buildings, many feared dead

Pakistani airliner crashes into Karachi residential buildings, many feared dead

Reuters 2020-05-22 22:20:39

A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus jet with 99 people on board crashed into residential buildings in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday afternoon while approaching the airport. At least tw...

‘Boris will not face action over links to US businesswoman’

‘Boris will not face action over links to US businesswoman’

-- 2020-05-22 21:27:47

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not face criminal action following allegations of misconduct over his relationship with a US tech entrepreneur but he might have had an intimate relationship...

US condemns China's security legislation on Hong Kong

US condemns China's security legislation on Hong Kong

-- 2020-05-22 21:07:12

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called China’s proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong disastrous and said it could have an impact on the favourable economic treatment th...

Karachi mayor doesn’t expect survivors from crashed plane

Karachi mayor doesn’t expect survivors from crashed plane

-- 2020-05-22 19:22:24

There are expected to be no survivors among those on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying 99 passengers and crew that crashed into a residential area of Karachi on Friday, the...

France regrets US decision to withdraw from Open Skies treaty

France regrets US decision to withdraw from Open Skies treaty

-- 2020-05-22 18:26:55

France said on Friday it regretted the decision of the United States to plan to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, even though i...

PIA aircraft with 107 on board crashes in Karachi

PIA aircraft with 107 on board crashes in Karachi

Reuters 2020-05-22 16:57:18

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with around 100 passengers and crew crashed on Friday in a residential area of the southern city of Karachi, with many feared dead, officials said, report...

Modi offers help to cyclone-stricken Kolkata

Modi offers help to cyclone-stricken Kolkata

-- 2020-05-22 16:19:29

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, peering down from his aircraft on Friday, saw the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful cyclone to strike India and Bangladesh in more than a decade, befor...

Pakistan's COVID-19 cases tally over 50,000

Pakistan's COVID-19 cases tally over 50,000

-- 2020-05-22 14:20:38

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has risen to 50,694 with 1,067 deaths in Pakistan, according to the data updated by the country's health ministry Friday morning. A total of 2,603...

India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases

India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases

Reuters 2020-05-22 13:27:17

India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country’s biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi eases a nationwide lockdown and airlines prepare to resume some dom...

Khashoggi's sons forgive Saudi killers

Khashoggi's sons forgive Saudi killers

AP 2020-05-22 13:12:25

The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced on Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents convicted of his murder who&...

Guatemala president scolds US for deporting migrants with coronavirus

Guatemala president scolds US for deporting migrants with coronavirus

-- 2020-05-22 13:05:57

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei criticized the United States on Thursday for sending back migrants infected with the novel coronavirus to his Central American country and straining its weak...

Amphan leaves 72 dead in eastern India

Amphan leaves 72 dead in eastern India

-- 2020-05-21 20:02:46

At least 72 people were killed in eastern India after a powerful cyclone tore through coastal areas and neighbouring Bangladesh, a state chief minister said on Thursday. The cyclone struck the state...

Emirates resumes passenger services to nine destinations

Emirates resumes passenger services to nine destinations

-- 2020-05-21 18:18:17

As Emirates airline resumes regular scheduled passenger flights to nine destinations on Thursday, it  has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employees and customers at every step of the travel j...

Asia shares temper rally, await China policy meeting

Asia shares temper rally, await China policy meeting

-- 2020-05-21 16:42:32

Asian shares stepped back slightly and US stock futures fell on Thursday as lingering caution about the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of this week’s enthusiasm over re...

Relief, and fear, at ground zero of the coronavirus

Relief, and fear, at ground zero of the coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-05-21 14:46:40

Back in March when I was in Wuhan as it opened up after over two months in lockdown, I often went past the Minyi vegetable market. Blocked by 2-metre-high yellow barricades, it was a constant reminder...

Lebanon PM says country at risk of major food crisis

Lebanon PM says country at risk of major food crisis

Reuters 2020-05-21 13:50:22

Lebanon is at risk of a major food crisis and many Lebanese may soon find it hard to afford bread because of an acute financial crunch and the fall-out of COVID-19, the country's prime minister warned...

Japan to lift state of emergency for Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo

Japan to lift state of emergency for Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo

-- 2020-05-21 13:30:20

Japan will lift its state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo on Thursday as the number of new coronavirus infections drops, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said. Tokyo and four other prefect...

US Senate to vote on Trump's pick for spy chief

US Senate to vote on Trump's pick for spy chief

-- 2020-05-21 12:26:40

The US Senate will vote on President Donald Trump's nomination of Congressman John Ratcliffe as the next director of national intelligence (DNI) on Thursday. The Senate, where Republicans have a narr...

Brazil coronavirus outbreak worsens as country could soon be No. 2 in cases

Brazil coronavirus outbreak worsens as country could soon be No. 2 in cases

-- 2020-05-21 12:20:11

Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths a...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 3,435 in India

COVID-19 death toll rises to 3,435 in India

-- 2020-05-21 12:12:57

India's federal health ministry Thursday morning reported 132 more deaths and 5,609 new COVID-19 cases since Wednesday, taking the number of deaths to 3,435 and total cases to 112,359. On Wednesday m...

China says US's Pompeo 'blackmailing' Hong Kong govt

China says US's Pompeo 'blackmailing' Hong Kong govt

Reuters 2020-05-21 11:11:12

China said on Thursday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is “blackmailing” the Hong Kong government with the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and that Washington’s recent act...

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes central Mediterranean Sea

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes central Mediterranean Sea

-- 2020-05-21 10:44:56

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck in the central Mediterranean Sea region early on Thursday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the quake, about...

Global coronavirus cases surpass 5.0 million

Global coronavirus cases surpass 5.0 million

REUTERS 2020-05-21 10:28:32

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5.0 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases globally. It...

Cyclone Amphan hits West Bengal

Cyclone Amphan hits West Bengal

-- 2020-05-20 17:18:58

Cyclone Amphan has begun to make landfall in West Bengal as strong winds and heavy rains lashed India's eastern coastline. The India Meteorological Department said the landfall process began at 2:30p...

China paves way for countermeasures against US crackdown

China paves way for countermeasures against US crackdown

Global Times 2020-05-20 17:12:58

China published sweeping guidelines to improve the country's "socialist market economy," which include instructions for accelerating market reform and opening-up as well as refining national security...

US extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders

US extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders

-- 2020-05-20 17:01:41

The United States and Canada said on Tuesday they would extend a ban on non-essential cross-border travel by another 30 days to help the fight against the coronavirus. The US Department of Homeland S...