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Mike Pompeo meets China's top diplomat in Hawaii
Trump and Pompeo have blamed China for the global coronavirus pandemic, which first appeared in the mainland city of Wuhan, and the US has threatened to revoke Hong Kong's special trading status over concerns that China is seeking to erode the former British colony's political autonomy. [Full Article...]
Amy Klobuchar urges Joe Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate
Amy Klobuchar said Thursday evening that she will not be Joseph R. Biden's vice-presidential nominee. Ms. Klobuchar, who mounted her own campaign for the presidency before dropping out and becoming one of Mr. Klobuchar dropped out of the Democratic primary shortly before Super Tuesday and immediately endorsed Biden. She finished an unexpected third in the New Hampshire primary, but poor s... [Full Article...]
Tsunami warning is cancelled after massive 7.4 magnitude quake rocked New Zealand
New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) put it as being south of the Kermadec Islands. The 5.1 magnitude quake was 10 kilometres south-west of Te Kaha with a depth of 28 kilometres. But it did note coastal areas may experience strong and unusual currents, as well as unpredictable surges along the shores. A powerful offshore quake has been felt throughout the North Island and... [Full Article...]
Police speak to people of interest after shooting
He says a firearm has been recovered. Another officer was also shot and an innocent pedestrian was run over by the fleeing driver following the incident this morning. Eight schools in the area were put into lockdown, Coster said, and police set up road cordons. Nash was alongside Cahill at the police station and said the also said the news was devastating, labelling it a "grey day across the w... [Full Article...]
European Union urges Israel not to annex settlements in the West Bank
It would "deprive all peoples of the region of their right to live in security, peace and stability ", he added. Safadi also met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In the online meeting, Abdullah underlined the importance of "establishing an independent, sovereign and viable Palestinian state", according to a palace statement . [Full Article...]
Dame Vera Lynn: Curtain Falls on Ultimate Forces’ Sweetheart at 103
Lynn hosted a wildly popular BBC radio show during the war called " Sincerely Yours " in which she sent messages to British troops overseas and performed the songs they requested. But when she volunteered for war work, she was told the best thing she could do was to keep on being an entertainer. Dame Vera was perhaps most famous for We'll Meet Again , a poignant tune which gained popularity o... [Full Article...]
Oklahoma Supreme Court to rule on Trump rally lawsuit
The four-day average number of new cases in Tulsa has doubled from the previous peak in April. By the end of the first week of May, the state tested 89,857 people and had a positivity rate of about 5.3%, according to the health department. [Full Article...]
Chinese mainland reports 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Today's 25 new cases in Beijing bring the total in the last eight days to 183 in the city's worst outbreak since early February. SeafoodSource previously reported Chinese seafood shoppers have been spooked by the potential linkage between salmon and the coronavirus and that sales of imported seafood across China have plummeted . [Full Article...]