Members of a student group that advocates for Hong Kong’s independence from China camped out in front of the city’s U.S. Consulate Sunday night to demonstrate against what they view as a rising tide of political repression, calling on Washington to intervene on behalf of the semi-autonomous region. Hong Kong, […]
Daily Archives: October 15, 2018
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Monday that 14 pigs have died in a fresh outbreak of African swine fever in the province of Liaoning. The outbreak in the city of Anshan is the fifth reported in the northeastern province. China has so far reported some 30 outbreaks […]
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE NEW YORK — Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. Sears once dominated the American retail landscape. But the big […]
The Patriots were 43-40 victors in a thrilling game on Sunday night with Brady throwing for one touchdown and rushing for one too. Tyreek Hill shone for the Chiefs with three touchdowns while quarterback Patrick Mahomes was intercepted twice. It was Stephen Gostkowski’s field goal right at the end of […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian wildlife carers Jim and Linda Smith are lucky to be alive, an ambulance official said, after they were attacked by a kangaroo in northeastern Queensland state. The Smiths were feeding wild kangaroos on their property in the Darling Downs when a grey kangaroo buck struck out […]
Those are the thoughts of ESPN pundit Paul Mariner. Hazard is out of contract with Chelsea in under two years’ time, but so far there has been no progress over him signing an extension. The Belgian has been flirting with a move to Real Madrid, and while ruling out a […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Donald Trump has said he does believe the climate is changing US President Donald Trump has accused climate change scientists of having a “political agenda” as he cast doubt on whether humans were responsible for the earth’s rising temperatures. But Mr Trump also said he […]
Low-income people in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid are much more likely to forgo needed medical care than the poor in other states, according to a government report due out Monday amid election debates from Georgia to Utah over coverage for the needy. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office worked with […]