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Taiwan’s Top Uniformed Military Officer Dies in Helicopter Crash
(Bloomberg) -- The two main contenders in Taiwan’s presidential race curtailed their election campaigns Thursday after the top uniformed military officer died in a...
Taiwan’s military chief killed in chopper crash
Taiwan's military chief was killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday, the defence ministry said, just days before the island goes to polls to...
Thai retailers ban single-use plastic bags
Thai retailers kicked off 2020 with a ban on single-use plastic bags, joining the battle against throwaway carriers in the Southeast Asian nation where...
Centrist Democrats need a 2020 reality check before it’s too late
In obsessively pursuing white, middle-class midwestern voters, Democratic leaders are setting their party up for disaster • Julián Castro drops out...
China’s Tech Industry Straps in for More Turbulence After a Wild 2019
(Bloomberg) -- China’s tech industry enters a new year after weathering unprecedented turbulence in 2019, when giants emerged in social media and artificial intelligence...
Yes, Bernie Sanders Could Be the Nominee—and It Would Be an Epic Nightmare for...
It suddenly seems that Bernie Sanders—the democratic socialist candidate competing in the Democratic primaries—might actually have a chance of winning a significant number of...
El Chapo had same powers as a president, Mexico’s leader says
Mexico’s leader has claimed notorious drug cartel kingpin Joaquin Guzman – better known as El Chapo – wielded the power of a president up...
China detains activists in year-end crackdown
Over a dozen Chinese lawyers and activists were detained or went missing in the final days of 2019 in a crackdown on participants of...
Kurz Seals Historic Pact With Austria’s Greens for Second Term
(Bloomberg) -- Sebastian Kurz clinched a historic alliance with Austria’s Green party to claim a second term as chancellor and position his country at...
Lebanon denies president welcomed fugitive Ghosn
The Lebanese presidency on Thursday denied reports that President Michel Aoun had welcomed fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn upon his arrival in the...
