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China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom
World
February 1, 2019
China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom
BEIJING (Reuters) – A constitutional law textbook written by one China’s best-known reform-minded legal scholars has been pulled from book…
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran
Middle East
January 31, 2019
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain have set up a European mechanism for non-dollar trade with Iran to avert…
US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran
World
January 30, 2019
US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran
US intelligence chiefs contradicted some of President Donald Trump’s most fundamental foreign policy claims Tuesday, underscoring a persistent division…
US, China resume trade talks with a chill in the air
World
January 30, 2019
US, China resume trade talks with a chill in the air
Top US and Chinese trade officials return to the bargaining table on Wednesday, with extra tension in the atmosphere…
Maduro ‘ready to negotiate’ with opposition, calls for early parliamentary polls: RIA
World
January 30, 2019
Maduro ‘ready to negotiate’ with opposition, calls for early parliamentary polls: RIA
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said he was prepared to hold negotiations with the US-backed opposition and added he would…
China condemns US ‘smear’ in Huawei case as tensions boil
World
January 29, 2019
China condemns US ‘smear’ in Huawei case as tensions boil
China on Tuesday accused the United States of “political motivations” behind sweeping charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei in…
US charges Huawei in technology theft, sanctions violations
World
January 29, 2019
US charges Huawei in technology theft, sanctions violations
The US Justice Department on Monday unveiled sweeping charges against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in two cases likely to…
China’s top trade negotiator arrives in US for talks
World
January 29, 2019
China’s top trade negotiator arrives in US for talks
China’s top trade negotiator arrived in Washington as the world’s top two economies prepare for high-stakes trade talks, Chinese…
Chinese rights lawyer jailed for ‘subversion’
World
January 28, 2019
Chinese rights lawyer jailed for ‘subversion’
Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was sentenced on Monday to four and a half years in prison…
Aramco doubles down with $1.6bn bet on Hyundai Oilbank
Middle East
January 28, 2019
Aramco doubles down with $1.6bn bet on Hyundai Oilbank
SEOUL (Reuters) – State-owned Saudi Aramco plans to invest up to $1.6 billion for a nearly 20 percent stake in…