Scores injured, one critical in chaotic weekend of Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG – Scores of people were injured in Hong Kong during a chaotic weekend of anti-government protests that left one man in a critical condition, authorities said, as China…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas to break up Halloween party protests
HONG KONG – Hong Kong police fired tear gas to break up masked anti-government protesters mingling with Halloween revellers in fancy dress near the upmarket club district of Lan Kwai…
Facebook agrees to pay UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
LONDON – Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000 pound ($US644,000) fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain’s information…
Japan, South Korea to study fund to ease wartime forced labour issue -Kyodo
TOKYO – The South Korean and Japanese governments are studying plans for a joint economic program involving companies from both countries that aims to ease strains over the issue of…
Hong Kong enters recession, official says, as protests again erupt in flames
HONG KONG – Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in flames at the weekend, and is unlikely to achieve any growth…
Solomons govt says China’s island lease ‘unlawful’
SYDNEY – The Solomon Islands government says a contract signed by one of its provinces to lease the entire island of Tulagi to a Chinese company is unlawful and should…
Police say 39 dead in truck near London believed to be Chinese
GRAYS, England – Police were given more time on Thursday to question a driver arrested on suspicion of murder after 39 people, believed to be Chinese nationals, were found dead…
Son of Brazil’s president gives up bid for ambassador in Washington
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, says he will no longer pursue an appointment as the country’s ambassador in Washington after his father…
Hong Kong extradition bill officially killed, but more unrest likely
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s legislature has formally withdrawn planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move is unlikely to end months of unrest as…
UK police discover 39 bodies in truck, arrest driver
GRAYS, England – British police have found the bodies of 39 people inside a truck believed to have come from Bulgaria at an industrial estate near London, and say they…
