Ken Young and Kylie Wang, hosts of a popular daily news podcast, say they feel Taiwanese and not Chinese — a belief shared by many young people on the self-ruled island. Beijing views Taiwan as part of China and has intensified pressure on Taipei in recent years, pushing political tensions between the two to dizzying …
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The Biden administration is rushing to embrace the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—a policy strategy Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called “dangerous” in a video he posted that seeks to bring attention to comments made by the president’s cabinet nominees. The warm relationship—which has already emerged in the beginning weeks of the administration—threatens to undo years of efforts to counter …
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY January 5, …
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Vogue dancer Xiong Daiki, 22, teaches dance at a studio, almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 13, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song December 22, 2020 By Cate Cadell and Thomas Suen WUHAN, China (Reuters) – In a converted factory building in downtown Wuhan, 22-year-old Xiong …
December 8, 2020 By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – With money pouring in to assets linked to sustainable investing, exchange operators have increased their focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) business opportunities, which could get a boost from the policies of President-elect Joe Biden. Exchanges have increasingly been rolling out new ESG initiatives, …
FILE PHOTO: A child greets a person dressed as Santa Claus from inside a vehicle in a drive-thru christmas village, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez December 5, 2020 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans should cancel celebrations and even avoid exchanging Christmas presents to beat …
