Sunday, 25 August 2019

The Latest: Hong Kong protest winds down after clashes

The Latest: Hong Kong protest winds down after clashesA large group of protesters has largely dispersed in Hong Kong after engaging in clashes with police for the first time in nearly two weeks. Riot officers used tear gas and nonlethal rounds Saturday after protesters took over a road in the city's Kowloon Bay area. The protesters regrouped several times to challenge police again before calling it a day as night fell.




Hong Kong police arrest 29 as city returns to violence, further protests planned

Hong Kong police arrest 29 as city returns to violence, further protests plannedHong Kong police on Sunday said they arrested 29 people after clashes overnight in which volleys of tear gas were fired to break up anti-government protests and as the Asian financial hub braced for further demonstrations in the day. Activists on Saturday threw petrol bombs and bricks at the gritty industrial area of Kwun Tong, a densely populated area of the Chinese territory on the east of the Kowloon peninsula. Four MTR subway stations had been closed due to the protests.




Islamic scholar Ramadan targeted by new rape complaint

Islamic scholar Ramadan targeted by new rape complaintTariq Ramadan, a leading Islamic scholar charged in France with raping two women, has also been accused of taking part in the gang rape of a journalist, French judicial sources said Sunday. The sources confirmed reports on Europe 1 radio and in Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper that a woman in her 50s had accused Ramadan, 56, of raping her along with a member of his staff when she went to interview the academic at a hotel in Lyon in May 2014. The woman, who filed a criminal complaint in May 2019, also accused Ramadan of issuing "threats or acts of intimidation" aimed at dissuading her from reporting the alleged attack to the police, the judicial sources added.




How Trump Fits Into the Long, Fraught History of the Relationship Between Israel and American Jews

How Trump Fits Into the Long, Fraught History of the Relationship Between Israel and American JewsDaniel Gordis, author of 'We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel,' talks to TIME




Explainer: Why are the Amazon fires sparking a crisis for Brazil - and the world?

Explainer: Why are the Amazon fires sparking a crisis for Brazil - and the world?A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforest's importance to the global environment and prompted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to dispatch the military to assist in firefighting. WHY DOES THE AMAZON MATTER? The Amazon - 60% of which is in Brazil - is the world's largest tropical rainforest.




New, higher tariffs could raise the prices of these Chinese-made products

New, higher tariffs could raise the prices of these Chinese-made productsPresident Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese imports Friday after Beijing said it'd retaliate against Trump's latest duties with its own tariffs




California parents charged with hate crime after allegedly assaulting boy found in daughter's closet

California parents charged with hate crime after allegedly assaulting boy found in daughter's closetAccording to San Bruno Police the 15-year-old's biological dad Luisandor Suarez, her mom Haydee Arguello and step-dad Wilfredo Amaya physically abused a 17-year-old African American boy for 30 minutes and threaten to kill him with a deadly weapon after finding him in his daughter's closet.