The hostility extends to homegrown Trump supporters such as Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, who was at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on election night and attended his inauguration. This week, viral photos from a Toronto liquor store showed labels under Gretzky’s wine […]
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HONG KONG — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday, the Philippine government said, on an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court amid accusations that he committed crimes against humanity during his deadly war on drugs. Duterte,
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HONG KONG — Both China and Canada moved swiftly on Tuesday to retaliate against newly imposed U.S. tariffs, announcing their own levies on U.S. goods that could further disrupt U.S. trade with its top three trading partners. A 25% U.S.
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HONG KONG — China is recruiting for a planetary defense force to combat the threat of asteroids colliding with Earth. The successful candidates will be required to research tasks related to near-Earth asteroid monitoring and early warning systems, according to
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A New Zealand government tourism campaign titled “Everyone Must Go” is drawing derision and mockery from residents who have criticized it as tone-deaf, especially at a time when New Zealanders themselves are leaving the country in droves. In an announcement
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HONG KONG — The United States and China have renewed a decades-old agreement on science and technology cooperation, officials from both countries said Friday, narrowing its scope and adding safeguards to address concerns about national security risks. The Science and
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A former Israeli defense minister has accused his country of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, in a rare criticism from Israel’s own security community about military operations in the Palestinian enclave. Moshe Yaalon said the
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President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would block a Japanese company’s $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel, a contentious deal that faces widespread political opposition. Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest steelmaker, announced the deal last December and has said
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HONG KONG — Oh, Mom! Tech billionaire Elon Musk is already huge in China — but now his 76-year-old mother is a rapidly rising star there as well. Maye Musk, a model and dietitian, has been a frequent visitor to
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HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of leading pro-democracy figures to up to 10 years in prison Tuesday in the single largest trial under a national security law that critics say has been used to all but
