HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will impose new stringent social distancing measures since midnight Tuesday, the strictest in the Asian financial center since the coronavirus broke out, as authorities warn that …
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TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (Reuters) – A US federal judge issued an injunction on Monday delaying what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years, scheduled for later in the day, …
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FILE PHOTO: Police officers walk in front of Hagia Sophia, or Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii, in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 11, 2020. REUTERS / Murad Sezer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared Hagia Sophia of Istanbul a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to begin in two weeks, after a higher court ruled that the …
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WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice are investigating allegations that the popular TikTok app failed to comply with a 2019 deal aimed at …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China opened its powerful Hong Kong national security office on Wednesday, turning a hotel near a park in the city center that has been one of the most …
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FILE PHOTO: United States President Donald Trump speaks to attendees as he performs “2020 Salute to America” on July 4 to celebrate the United States Independence Day holiday at the White House …
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FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reacts when he makes a statement on Hong Kong’s national security legislation in London, Britain, on July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Senior officials in Hong Kong said on Saturday they were “very disappointed” by Canada’s decision to suspend its extradition treaty with the Chinese-ruled city and again criticized Washington …
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DENVER (Reuters) – Three Colorado police officers were fired and a fourth resigned after they shared photos they took of themselves recreating a stranglehold that officers used to subdue a black man …
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