BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping held talks on Monday with Vietnam's new leader To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since he took office, Chinese official media Xinhua said. The meeting signals the close ties between the two communist-run neighbours, which have well-developed economic and trade...

China and Vietnam's Top Leaders Meet in Beijing

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister on Sunday, two days after parliament elected her, paving the way for her to form a cabinet in the coming weeks. The king's approval, a formality, was read out by House of Representatives Secretary Apat Sukhanand in...

Thai King Endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Prime Minister

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Small merchants in China have been holding rallies this month to protest Temu's fines and refund policies, multiple outlets reported.

Dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office, saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns

Business Times

In a landmark moment for Thailand's political landscape, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as the country's new prime minister on Friday. At just 37 years old, Paetongtarn becomes not only Thailand's youngest leader but also the second woman to hold the office, following in the footsteps of her aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra.

Who Is Paetongtarn Shinawatra? Daughter of Thailand's Former PM Elected Youngest and Most Controversial Leader

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 Narendra Modi made Islamophobic remarks in more than 100 campaign speeches during India’s general election in his desperate bid to return to power for a rare third term, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.Out of a total of 173 campaign speeches, the Indian prime minister allegedly made inflammatory remarks targeting Muslims and other minorities in at least 110, the international human rights group claimed following a survey of Mr Modi’s campaign speeches released on Wednesday.“The hate speech rhetoric by the Indian leader has real world consequences for people who have had their homes demolished, who have been...

Modi made over 100 Islamophobic remarks during India election campaign, says Human Rights Watch

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Kamala Harris's vice-presidential pick Tim Walz has drawn attention halfway across the world in China. Chinese social media users have been discussing how Mr Walz spent a year teaching in the south-eastern province of Guangdong in 1989 - a topic that was trending on Weibo with 12 million views. He...

'Harris's no 2 taught in China': Chinese internet reacts to Walz

In Rural America, Gun Violence Rises as Deer Hunting Season Begins. MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Across rural America, the increased presence of loaded guns in homes and vehicles could lead to a spike in gun injuries and homicides at the start of every deer hunting season, a new study warns.

In Rural America, Gun Violence Rises as Deer Hunting Season Begins

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(Reuters) - The United States on Thursday banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, according to a government posting, as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with forced labor from the U.S. supply chain.

US bans imports from five more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

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(Reuters) -A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region at a depth of 51 km (32 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there was a tsunami threat from the quake. But the Kamchatka branch...

Quake of Magnitude 7.2 Hits off Coast of Russia's Kamchatka Region

FILE PHOTO: An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. NIAID/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo.

Philippines Detects New Mpox Case, First Since December 2023

A French court has seized three jets owned by the Nigerian government amid a long-standing dispute with a Chinese company. The row stems from a 2007 contract between Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment and Nigeria's south-western Ogun State to develop a free-trade zone where a massive industrial park was to be developed to attract investors.

France seizes three Nigerian jets for Chinese firm

ROME (AP) — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and several other people were among those missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch, who was acquitted in...

British Tech Magnate Mike Lynch Among Those Missing After Luxury Superyacht Sinks off Sicily

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Four men — including an allegedly corrupt police officer — were shot dead near a resort outside Cancun, Mexican officials said Friday.

The victims had all been shot in the head and were discovered on Thursday near the highway leading out of Cancun, according to Luis Rodríguez Bucio, the assistant head of Mexico’s Public Safety Department.

One of the victims was a Cancun police officer who was previously accused of accepting bribes to protect brothels.



The officer was allowed to remain on the force and was on medical leave at the time of his death.

Jet ski gunmen open fire at rival drug dealer...

4 men — including cop accused of taking bribes — gunned down near Cancun resort

Vietnamese Activist and YouTuber Nguyen Chi Tuyen was sentenced to five years in prison by a court in Hanoi on Thursday for “anti-state propaganda,” according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Tuyen—also known as Anh Chi—was prosecuted under Article 117 of the Penal Code, which prohibits the “making, storing, spreading information, materials, or items for the purpose of opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”

Vietnam YouTuber and activist sentenced to 5 years in prison for ‘anti-state propaganda’

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 20 Nigerian university students were abducted by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles in the country’s north central region, police said Friday. The students were traveling to the south for a conference of medical students when they were ambushed in Benue state on...

20 Nigerian Students Abducted by Gunmen in an Ambush in the North

Indonesia has celebrated Independence Day in its future new capital city Nusantara for the first time - with scaled-back festivities as construction continues. The country had hoped to officially inaugurate the city on the 79th anniversary of its declaration of independence in 1945 after centuries of Dutch rule and then Japanese occupation during World War Two.

Indonesia's Independence Day celebrated in planned new capital

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Friday defended cross-border anti-drug cooperation, after Mexican prosecutors publicly complained American officials aren't giving them enough information. Mexico's government was embarrassed by the surrender of two Mexican drug lords who arrived at an airport near El Paso, Texas, in...

US Envoy Defends Anti-Drug Cooperation With Mexico Amid Neighbor's Complaint on Drug Capo Surrender

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Vietnam's Top Policeman Added to Communist Party's Powerful Politburo

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party on Friday added the country's most senior police officer to its elite Politburo, the government said, another sign of...

Vietnam's Top Policeman Added to Communist Party's Powerful Politburo

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