Pope appoints first cardinal from Amazon rainforest
by RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner kneels before Pope Francis on Aug. 27, the Brazilian clergyman …
Category: World News
Nuclear talks with Iran likely to resume after Biden’s golf trip
(Bloomberg) — Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news about the region. Most read by Bloomberg European-mediated efforts to …
Protests, politics and tightening of laws
A decision by the central Chinese government in 2014 to pre-select candidates for Hong Kong’s top office dashed hopes that the city would achieve its …
Monkeypox cases in Europe have tripled in the past 2 weeks
LONDON (AP) – The World Health Organization’s Europe head of Europe warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the past two …
Johnson’s Tories Back Into Sleaze As Pincher Resigns
(Bloomberg) — Boris Johnson faces renewed criticism for sloppiness and misconduct in his conservative party after one of his political enforcers resigned over an incident …
Same-sex couples update legal status after ruling on abortion
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Emails and phone calls from same-sex couples, concerned about the legal status of their marriage and the keeping of their children, …
Supreme Taliban leader prays for Afghanistan earthquake victims
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s supreme leader prayed for the victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan on Friday during a speech to Islamic clerics in …
Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong changed by Covid, protests to swear in new leader
Defenders of the government’s actions say national security considerations sometimes affect rights and freedoms, just as they do in Western countries. Regina Ip, a pro-Beijing …
President Xi’s visit to Hong Kong underlines confidence, confidence
BEIJING† July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at West Kowloon Station in Hong-Kong by train on Thursday afternoon, on the occasion …
the former Hong Kong agent whom Beijing trusts has been sworn in
John Lee, a former police officer who became Hong Kong’s security chief and played a key role in suppressing democracy protests, became the business center’s …