Back on track! Queen Elizabeth II is adjusting how she celebrates her official birthday after the coronavirus pandemic’s stay-at-home orders previously canceled the affair. Queen Elizabeth II’s Evolution From Princess to the Longest-Reigning British Monarch As tradition, the 94-year-old monarch was set to be honored at the annual Trooping the […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A State Department inspector general abruptly fired by President Donald Trump last month confirmed on Wednesday that he was investigating the declaration of a “national emergency” to justify arms sales to Saudi Arabia when he was dismissed, members of the U.S. Congress said. FILE PHOTO: U.S. State […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trump’s account in Snapchat’s Discover section, saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content. “We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and […]
Family members say their last goodbyes to their relative who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the San Lorenzo Tezonco cemetery in Mexico City, Mexico June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican health authorities reported 1,092 novel coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the country’s highest toll in […]
Image copyright Getty Images HSBC and Standard Chartered have given their backing to China’s new security laws for Hong Kong. Both banks made statements saying the proposed law can help maintain long-term stability in the troubled city. On Wednesday HSBC’s Asia Pacific chief executive Peter Wong signed a petition backing […]
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump’s response to the protests over the death of George Floyd, saying the president “tries to divide us” while calling his “bizarre photo op” in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church “an abuse of executive authority.” “Donald Trump is the […]
BEIJING (AP) — China tightened controls over dissidents while pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and elsewhere sought ways to mark the 31st anniversary Thursday of the crushing of the pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. That came after authorities in Hong Kong took the extraordinary move of canceling an […]
Tottenham have revealed that one of their players has tested positive for Covid-19 and will self-isolate for seven days, although he is not experiencing any symptoms of the virus. The London club want to keep his identity confidential. It is understood he is not a key first-team player. The positive […]