Hong Kong Democracy Activist Sent Back to Jail

May 16, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on Hong Kong Democracy Activist Sent Back to Jail

Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong was sent back to jail Thursday over his role in leading the 2014 pro-democracy street protests.Wong, along with fellow student activists Nathan Law and Alex...

UN: Houthi Withdrawal From Key Yemen Ports on Track

May 12, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on UN: Houthi Withdrawal From Key Yemen Ports on Track

The U.N. said Sunday that the redeployment of Houthi forces from key ports in Yemen "went in accordance with established plans:."All three ports were monitored simultaneously by United Nations teams...

Iranian expert: new US sanctions at risk

May 10, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on Iranian expert: new US sanctions at risk

US sanctions against Iran's metal industry are at risk, as their execution is difficult and time consuming, Keyvan Jafari Tehrani, expert of mining and mineral industries international markets, told...

U.S. House passes pro-Taiwan bills, amid trade tensions with China

May 08, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on U.S. House passes pro-Taiwan bills, amid trade tensions with China

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously backed legislation supporting Taiwan which faces military and diplomatic pressure from China as members of the U.S. Congress push for a...

New UN Campaign to Bring Youth into Gender Equality Fight

May 07, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on New UN Campaign to Bring Youth into Gender Equality Fight

UNITED NATIONS The U.N. women's agency launched a campaign Monday to bring a young generation of women and men into the campaign for gender equality ahead of next year's 25th anniversary of the...

Cut Emissions and Poverty, Not Trees, by Letting Locals Manage Forests, Scientists say

May 06, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on Cut Emissions and Poverty, Not Trees, by Letting Locals Manage Forests, Scientists say

Giving local communities the responsibility to manage forests � which are shrinking worldwide � could help ease poverty and deforestation, scientists said Monday in what they described as one of...

Newly-Crowned Thai King Carried in Elaborate Royal Procession

May 05, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on Newly-Crowned Thai King Carried in Elaborate Royal Procession

BANGKOK newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried by soldiers on a gilded palanquin through the streets of Bangkok Sunday, in front of crowds who craned to witness the historic event.The...

Facebook Overhauls Messaging as It Pivots to Privacy

Apr 30, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on Facebook Overhauls Messaging as It Pivots to Privacy

MENLO PARK, CALIF. Facebook Inc on Tuesday debuted an overhaul of its core social network and new businessfocused tools, the first concrete steps in its plan to refashion itself into a private...