Tag: Greater China
Blinken meets Uyghur ex-detainees; US warns of new sanctions
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met virtually on Tuesday with Uyghur Muslims who were detained at camps in China’s northwest Xinjiang region...
Press watchdog puts Hungarian PM Orban on ‘predators’ list
PARIS — Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on its list of “predators,” the first time a Western...
Rowing sees return of old names in new boats for Tokyo Games
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: New Zealand's Mahé Drysdale defended his single sculls gold medal in a photo-finish duel with Croatia's Damir Martin. Great Britain topped...
France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labor
PARIS — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged involvement in crimes against humanity based on claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and...
Water polo’s Jesse Smith makes 5th US Olympic team
Jesse Smith is heading to his record-tying fifth Olympics after he was selected Friday for the U.S. men's water polo team for the Tokyo...
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an...
Merkel’s likely heir favors her centrist path for Germany
DUESSELDORF, Germany — As a child of the Cold War in West Germany, Armin Laschet remembers when then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan came to Berlin...
Tesla delivers more than 200,000 vehicles in 2nd quarter
DETROIT — Tesla says it delivered 201,250 electric vehicles in the second quarter as it overcame a global computer chip shortage that has hit...
Shooting events at Tokyo Games to include mixed team events
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: South Korea’s Jongoh Jin overcame shooting’s version of a shank to rally in men’s 50-meter pistol to become the first shooter...
China, Brazil look for Olympic volleyball repeats
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: The Chinese women beat Serbia to win gold for the third time in their history behind coach Lang Ping, who became...
