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More drops in Big Tech pull stocks lower; Bitcoin drops 19%
14:29 05/19
Stocks were broadly lower in early trading Wednesday as the market's downturn entered into a third day. Meanwhile the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropped sharply.
Asia Pacific
Israel accuses Chinese state TV of ‘blatant antisemitism’
12:10 05/19
BEIJING — Israel’s Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as “blatant antisemitism” on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere.
Europe
Putin, Xi initiate projects in show of warming ties
11:57 05/19
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin joined Wednesday in a videoconference to initiate a series of nuclear energy projects, an event intended to display warming ties between two nations that have paired-up as the chief geopolitical rivals to the United States.
Business
Netflix series criticized online in China over Taiwan flag
09:11 05/19
BEIJING — Chinese nationalism on the internet has a new target: The popular Thai drama “Girl from Nowhere" distributed by Netflix.
Business
Sri Lankan court: China-built port board needs public assent
01:21 05/19
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s top court has ruled that some provisions of legislation to set up a powerful economic commission in a Chinese-built port city violate the constitution and require approval by a public referendum to become law.
Europe
The Latest: France seeks UN Security Council resolution
23:35 05/18
UNITED NATIONS -- China’s U.N. ambassador says France is seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants who control Gaza.
Sports
House Speaker Pelosi backs 2022 Olympics diplomatic boycott
19:06 05/18
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Tuesday for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, citing human rights abuses by China's government.
Europe
The Latest: Conn. plans ‘signing bonus’ to boost job seeking
23:27 05/17
HARTFORD, Conn. — As some states set plans to a pandemic $300 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit as a way to encourage people to find work, Connecticut is offering a much different incentive — a $1,000 signing bonus for taking a job.
Asia Pacific
China urges US to play constructive role in Gaza diplomacy
11:01 05/17
BEIJING — China on Monday renewed calls for the U.S. to play a constructive role in ending the conflict in Gaza and stop blocking efforts at the United Nations to demand an end to the bloodshed.
General News
The Latest: Israeli jets stage heavy airstrikes in Gaza City
23:07 05/16
GAZA CITY — Israeli warplanes have unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City.
Israel
The Latest: China calls for UN council action, slams US
03:40 05/16
The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers amid the latest escalation in the Middle East:
New York
The Latest: Florida’s amusement parks loosen mask wearing
20:39 05/15
ORLANDO, Fla. — Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when outdoors, except when on attractions, in line or riding transportation.
Asia Pacific
Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured
10:14 05/15
BEIJING — Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, authorities said Saturday.
Asia Pacific
China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal
04:35 05/15
BEIJING — China has canceled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world's highest peak because of fears of importing COVID-19 cases from neighboring Nepal, state media reported.
Business
US vows to stand by ally Australia against China
21:39 05/13
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration vowed Thursday to stand by Australia in its worsening trade and other disputes with China.
Asia Pacific
Alibaba records first quarterly operating loss since IPO
13:38 05/13
HONG KONG — Alibaba had its first quarterly operating loss since it went public in 2014 after Beijing slapped a record $2.8 billion fine on the nation's largest e-commerce company for abusing its market position.
Business
China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist “beneficial”
11:40 05/13
HONG KONG — China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S. reversed a ban on U.S. investments in the smartphone maker that was imposed under former President Donald Trump...
World News
Death of student in China triggers questions, protests
06:13 05/13
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It was a call no parent wants to receive. On Mother's Day, around 9 p.m., a woman in Chengdu in southwestern China was told that her son, who she had dropped off at school just hours ago, had died...
Religion
US hits China and others for repressing religious freedom
02:57 05/13
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday took aim at China and a number of other countries for repressing religious freedom as it forges ahead with its aim of restoring human rights as a primary focus of American foreign policy...
Europe
The Latest: Louisiana kids can start vaccinations Thursday
23:43 05/12
NEW ORLEANS — Children as young as 12 can expect to start getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday in Louisiana.
Europe
UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity
14:30 05/12
LONDON — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors" and criminal gangs.
Business
UN raises global economic forecast to 5.4% growth in 2021
05:45 05/12
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations on Tuesday responded to the rebounding Chinese and U.S. economies by revising its global economic forecast upward to 5.4% growth for 2021, but it warned that surging COVID-19 cases and inadequate availability of vaccines in many countries threaten a broad-based recovery...
Asia Pacific
Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report
05:09 05/12
BEIJING — Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank...
Business
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on inflation fears
04:22 05/12
BEIJING — Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday as investors looked ahead to U.S. data they worry will show inflation is picking up.
Europe
The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment
00:17 05/12
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill to give tenants who are struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic more time to pay past-due rent.
Europe
The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza
00:00 05/12
JERUSALEM — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it's widening its military campaign: ...
Business
Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem
11:07 05/11
SINGAPORE — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in a move widely seen as possible criticism of the Chinese government...
Business
Australia plans big defense and security investments
10:02 05/11
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defense and national security as relations with China worsen...
Asia Pacific
China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age
09:31 05/11
BEIJING — The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, complicating Chinese leaders' efforts to create a more prosperous and influential nation...
Technology
2 plead guilty in case highlighting China’s online control
06:29 05/11
BEIJING — Two amateur computer coders pleaded guilty Tuesday to “stirring up trouble and picking quarrels" in a case that highlighted a growing Chinese government crackdown on online activity....
Business
Army of fake fans online boosts China’s global messaging
04:10 05/11
BRUSSELS — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.
Lifestyle
Chinese safari park concealed leopards’ escape for 2 weeks
03:19 05/11
BEIJING — Authorities in eastern China used drones and hunting dogs to search for the last of three leopards that escaped from a safari park, which faced strong public criticism for concealing the breakout for more than two weeks...
Business
1.4B but no more? China’s population growth closer to zero
02:27 05/11
BEIJING — China’s population growth is falling closer to zero, government data showed Tuesday, adding to strains on an aging society with a shrinking workforce as fewer couples have children.
United Nations
The Latest: N Korea again claims no coronavirus infections
02:20 05/11
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has told the World Health Organization that it has tested 25,986 people for the coronavirus through April but still has yet to find a single infection.
Technology
2 on trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
01:25 05/11
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two amateur computer coders taken by police from their Beijing homes last year were standing trial Tuesday in a case that illustrates the Chinese government's growing online censorship and heightened sensitivity to any deviation from the official narrative on its COVID-19 response...
Lifestyle
Bob Dylan artwork to go on display in the U.S. this year
16:03 05/10
The largest collection of Bob Dylan’s artwork ever seen will go on display later this year in the U.S.