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All abuzz over talk of Emergency
PUTRAJAYA: The label itself – special Cabinet meeting – was enough to pique the interest of observers and the public alike.
TikTok troubles narrow gap between Beijing and ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur, largely eschewing Chinese government involvement, but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing.
Australian prime minister to feel the political heat as parliament resumes
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Tuesday front parliament for the first time in three months as he seeks to repair his standing with voters angry by his response to the country's bushfire crisis and a scandal over sports funding.
Kazakhs vote for a new president today (June 9)
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan: At a glance, it's hard for casual onlookers to tell that there is an election going on here.
Venezuela's funds transfer blocked, opposition lawmaker says
CARACAS (Reuters) - A bank in Portugal has blocked Venezuela's attempt to transfer $1.2 billion (927 million pounds) to Uruguay, a lawmaker said on Tuesday as the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro warned of the theft of public funds, while the United States sent food and medical aid to the Venezuelan-Colombian border.
Sabah political heat rising with talk of crossovers
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s political temperature is rising with talk of crossovers between the ruling Warisan-led coalition and the reshaped opposition pact Gabungan Bersatu Sabah (GBS).
WhatsApp hits the road with skits to stamp out fake news in India
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - On a hot morning in India's tourist mecca of Jaipur, an open truck painted in the signature lime-green colours of Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service pulls into a dusty lane, where five men spill out and begin to perform a skit. The event is part of a major grassroots effort by WhatsApp to battle fake news, which has triggered numerous lynchings in a country where 200 million people use the service, more than anywhere else in the world.
Trump defends trade and tariff policies at Tampa rally
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump defended his trade policies on Tuesday in a speech in Florida and said American farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs from China were bearing up, in a sign he is feeling some political heat on the issue.
China's Xi talks tough on Hong Kong as tens of thousands call for democracy
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing won't tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marked the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China.
China PM comes to Canada looking for extradition treaty
Ottawa (AFP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang landed in Ottawa to meet with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and press for an extradition treaty.
