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Hong Kong democracy leaders jailed over 2014 'Umbrella Movement' mass protests
Four prominent leaders of Hong Kong's democracy movement were jailed Wednesday for their role in organizing mass protests in 2014 that paralyzed the city for months and infuriated Beijing. The prison terms are the latest hammer blow to the city's beleaguered democracy movement, which has ...
Former GE engineer charged with stealing trade secrets for China
A former General Electric engineer and his business partner in China were indicted Tuesday on charges they stole the company's trade secrets from a New York plant for the Chinese government in what federal prosecutors called "a textbook example" of industrial espionage. The Department of ...
Strong, shallow M6.1 earthquake rocks northeast India and is felt in Tibet
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the shallow quake was about 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Along, and 180 km southwest of the state capital Itanagar. It struck at 1:45 ...
Bowing to abortion foe Trump's demands, U.N. waters down resolution on sexual violence in conflict
A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflict was averted on Tuesday after a long-agreed phrase was removed because President Donald Trump's administration sees it as code for abortion, diplomats said. A German-drafted resolution was adopted after a reference ...
Struggling Harley-Davidson points to tariff impact as Trump weighs in
Harley-Davidson Inc. stuck with a cautious outlook for 2019 on Tuesday that indicated its struggles with long-term competitive problems even as President Trump changed tune on the company, promising to stand up for it in global trade talks. Shares in the Milwaukee-based firm, buffeted by ...
China using U.S.-made satellites for internal security, WSJ reports
A fleet of U.S.-made satellites helps China's government police its people and supports its military despite growing wariness in Washington over Beijing's power, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. While the United States will not let China buy U.S.-made satellites for national security reasons, it ...
Self-powered heart 'pacemaker for life' in pigs unveiled, offering hope for humans
Scientists on Tuesday unveiled a battery-free pacemaker that generates its energy from the heartbeats of pigs in what could pave the way for an "implant for life" in humans suffering from heart defects. Millions of patients rely on pacemakers — small electrical implants in the ...
Chinese Navy puts military might on display with fleet review attended by Japan and others
Seven decades after its founding, the Chinese Navy put on a show Tuesday of the numerous strides it has made to become a "world-class" force to be reckoned — a shift that has unnerved some regional countries and the United States. The Chinese People's Liberation ...
From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the U.S. to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. For many years, China received the bulk of scrap plastic from around ...
Video of parked Model S spontaneously exploding adds to Tesla woes ahead of earnings results
Video of a parked Tesla Model S exploding and a Wall Street downgrade of the electric carmaker's stock pushed shares down 4 percent Monday, just as it prepared to issue results for a troubled first quarter. Brokerage Evercore cut its recommendation for shares of the ...
Sitting lotus-style on an apartment floor, two women quietly rotate their arms in front of them — a rare sight in China, where displays of Falun Gong meditation have all but disappeared from public view. The spiritual movement now is a shadow of its heyday ...
Japan and China sign agreement on exchange-traded funds cross-investment program
Japan and China have signed an agreement for a program that will make it easier for investors to buy exchange-traded funds listed in each other's markets. Under the program, a Japanese or Chinese firm would create an ETF that mainly invests in the other country's ...
