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Angry US protests for second night over police killing of black man

Demonstrators clashed with police, looted stores and set fires as a man was fatally shot during a second night of protests in the US city of Minneapolis Wednesday over the killing of a black man by a police officer. Police fired tear gas and formed a human barricade […]

Trump to sign executive order after threatening to shutter social media

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday after threatening to shutter social media platforms following Twitter’s move to label two of his tweets misleading. After long resisting calls to censure Trump over his truth-defying posts, Twitter on Tuesday accused the president for the […]

China moves to quell Hong Kong protests with security law

HONG KONG — China officially ratified a plan Thursday to write a national security law for Hong Kong that exerts Beijing’s broader, new control over the semi-autonomous territory in a bid to prevent a return of the months of often-violent protests last year. The Beijing-backed Hong Kong government […]

Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn’t have

WASHINGTON — Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can “override” governors who dare to keep churches closed to congregants. Asserting the “absolute authority” to force states to reopen, even when local leaders say it’s too soon. As he battles the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald […]

China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as tensions with U.S. rise

HONG KONG/BEIJING – China’s parliaA screen shows the results of the vote on the national security legislation for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia […]

Cockpit voice recorder found in debris of Pakistan crash

ISLAMABAD – Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a city neighbourhood last week killing 97 people on board, a spokesman for the airline said. The Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 crashed on Friday into a […]

Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China – sources

BEIJING/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  – TikTok’s poaching of Disney’s Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions, several people familiar with the […]

Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest $1 billion in Jio Platforms – sources

NEW DELHI – Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company is in talks to invest about $1 billion in Reliance Industries’ digital unit Jio platforms, three sources said on Thursday. Jio Platforms, which houses music and movie apps as well a Reliance’s telecoms venture Jio Infocomm, has secured […]

Monsoon rains forecast to arrive on India’s southern coast around June 1

NEW DELHI – Monsoon rains are likely to enter India through the southern coast around June 1, the state-run weather office said on Thursday, marking the start of the four-month rainy season that is crucial for the country’s farm-dependent economy. Weather conditions are “very likely to become favourable […]

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 28: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) here today. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur, Shri […]

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