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Jimmy Lai, a 72-year-old media tycoon and activist who is a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested early Monday, accused of colluding with foreign forces, The Washington Post reports.

Jimmy Lai, a 72-year-old media tycoon and activist who is a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested early Monday, accused of colluding with foreign forces, The Washington Post reports.This is a crime under Hong Kong's new national security law that aims to stifle dissent, and anyone found guilty could receive life in prison. Lai's company, Next Digital, publishes the Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper, and a person familiar with the matter said several company executives were also arrested on Monday... Читать дальше...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law on Monday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as scores of police searched the offices of his Apple Daily newspaper.

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• Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law on Monday.
• Lai, 71, has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing.
• His arrest comes amid Beijing's crackdown against pro-democracy opposition in the city.
• It "bears out the worst fears that Hong Kong's National Security Law would be used to suppress critical pro-democracy... Читать дальше...

Fifteen months after his Cal graduation, at age 23, with three holes left in a crazy, crowded, compelling major championship, Collin Morikawa hit the shot of his life Sunday to win the PGA Championship at Harding Park.

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2. As U.S. and Taiwan Celebrate a Bond, China Responds With Screaming Jets  The New York Times
3. US angers China with high-profile Taiwan visit  BBC News
4. US health secretary's Taiwan visit angers China  Al Jazeera English
5. US would share coronavirus vaccine with world after Americans' needs are met: Azar  Fox News
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The post-coup interim regime held a dialogue on Sunday, trying to gain support for its attempt to delay national elections...

Johns Hopkins University ranks Ireland as No. 15 in the world for COVID-related deaths per capita: 36.5 per 100,000 with a case-fatality rate of 6.7%.

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Toronto – Veteran jockey Patrick Husbands rode a double at Woodbine to headline strong Barbadian success at the prestigious western Canada racing oval on Saturday. The 47-year-old won with 8-1 chance...

A St Joseph family is still holding on to some hope that their relative Mark Forde will be found safely after disappearing two weeks ago. However, their belief that the 67-year-old, of Church Village,...

I am not sick and I am not staying home. That, said prison officer David Davis, was what he told prison officer Trevor Browne when the latter asked him to “call in sick”. Browne, of Juniper Close,...

A man in his 50s has died in what gardaí have described as a "serious incident" in Tallaght.

ELECTRICITY rates will go down by P0.2055 per kilowatt hour (kWh) this month, the Manila Electric Co. said on Monday. “With five straight months of generation rate reduction, and a total rate decrease of more than one peso per kWh since the start of the year, this month’s overall rate is significantly lower than that […]

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James Charles mocks Indian classical music. Internet blasts him

U.S. stock index futures were mixed late Sunday, after President Donald Trump on Saturday issued executive orders on coronavirus aid that were quickly dismissed by Democrats and some Republican lawmakers. As of midnight Eastern, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up about 70 points, or 0.3%, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% and Nasdaq-100 futures dipped slightly. Stocks were mixed on Friday, while the Dow gained 3.8% for the week, its biggest percent gain since June 5. The S&P... Читать дальше...

Hide and Seek: If Yoán Moncada can’t see the game-ending strikeout call, then it can’t see Yoán Moncada and the game resumes play. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images

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In remembrance of Victory over Japan Day, which effectively ended World War II, read reflections from three American veterans who served in that war.

The Israeli military's warplanes have launched a fresh air raid against the positions of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in the northern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip.

China wants to swallow up Hong Kong’s remaining freedoms. But it can’t be allowed to arrest, on American soil, a U.S. citizen.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans demanded answers Monday after botched primaries forced officials to reschedule voting at centers lacking ballots, an unprecedented decision being called a blow to the U.S.

Warnings about handing over bank credentials to others are general security warnings, not seen as trying to lessen competition.

Cliff Willmeng joins a burgeoning group of hospital workers nationally filing lawsuits in response to what they see as pressure from hospitals to unreasonably lower safety standards for workers on the front lines of pandemic care.