Sources: Amazon to Close Its Domestic Marketplace in China

Apr 17, 2019 admin Medical & Health Care Comments Off on Sources: Amazon to Close Its Domestic Marketplace in China

SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI Amazon.com Inc. plans to close its domestic marketplace in China by mid-July, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, focusing efforts on more lucrative businesses...

Study: Natural Disasters Double Likelihood of Child Poverty

Apr 17, 2019 admin Politics Comments Off on Study: Natural Disasters Double Likelihood of Child Poverty

LONDON Children in some disaster-prone regions are twice as likely to be living in chronic poverty, according to new research.A report from the London-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI)...

Iran’s Oil Exports Hit 2019 Low in April

Apr 16, 2019 admin General Comments Off on Iran’s Oil Exports Hit 2019 Low in April

LONDON Iran's crude oil exports have dropped in April to their lowest daily level this year, tanker datashowed and industry sources said, suggesting buyers are curbing purchases before Washington...

Tsai Says Chinese Drills Threaten Taiwan but is Not Intimidated

Apr 16, 2019 admin Human Rights Comments Off on Tsai Says Chinese Drills Threaten Taiwan but is Not Intimidated

TAIPEI Taiwan is not intimidated by China's military drills this week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, after the latest Chinese military maneuvers were denounced by a senior U.S. official as...

US Terror Label for Iran Revolutionary Guard Takes Effect

Apr 15, 2019 admin General Comments Off on US Terror Label for Iran Revolutionary Guard Takes Effect

WASHINGTON The U.S. terrorism label for Iran's Revolutionary Guard formally took effect on Monday, amid a battle between the Trump administration and some in Congress over waivers on oil and nuclear...

U.S. denounces “coercion” as China conducts drills near Taiwan

Apr 15, 2019 admin Sports Comments Off on U.S. denounces “coercion” as China conducts drills near Taiwan

Chinese bombers and warships conducted drills around Taiwan on Monday, the latest military maneuvers near the self-ruled island that a senior U.S. official denounced as coercion and a threat to...

Paul Ryan Says Rest of World Should Be More Like Taiwan

Apr 15, 2019 admin Politics Comments Off on Paul Ryan Says Rest of World Should Be More Like Taiwan

TAIPEI, TAIWAN The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, said Monday that the U.S. wants the rest of the world to be more like Taiwan � praise that will likely anger...

Australian Sports Star Faces Dismissal Over Homophobic Slurs

Apr 14, 2019 admin Business & Finance Comments Off on Australian Sports Star Faces Dismissal Over Homophobic Slurs

One of Australia's most high-profile athletes, the rugby union star Israel Folau, is facing dismissal following online comments that homosexuals and other sinners would go to hell.Rugby authorities...