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Trump’s China advisers tested by Hong Kong debate

Jim Stein May 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S) – Long divided between those pushing for a hardline stance and others advocating cautious engagement, President Donald Trump’s China advisers – under the shadow of the coronavirus crisis – appear to have moved closer together on a tougher approach to Beijing.

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Saturday, 23rd May Daily Roundup

Nia N May 23, 2020

Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald. Local News Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to reduce Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s involvement in Britain’s 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.Johnson has asked […]

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Beyond politics, gold-standard COVID-19 trials test malaria drug taken by Trump

Nia N May 23, 2020

(U.S) – In the fight against COVID-19, the decades-old anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine has become a political football, with U.S. President Donald Trump personally taking it and hailing it as a “game changer,” to the derision of critics. Some studies already have been done on hydroxychloroquine and the closely related chloroquine, including one

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Trump visits Ford plant in politically crucial Michigan, leaves mask off for cameras

Nia N May 22, 2020

YPSILANTI, Mich. (U.S) – President Donald Trump travelled on Thursday to the crucial U.S. election battleground state of Michigan to visit a Ford Motor Co plant amid tensions with its Democratic governor during the coronavirus pandemic, opting not to wear a protective face mask for the cameras. Trump toured the Ford plant, which has been […]

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Trump to visit Ford plant in battleground state Michigan amid tensions with governor

Nia N May 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S) – U.S. President Donald Trump travels to the political swing state of Michigan on Thursday to visit a Ford plant amid tension with the state’s Democratic governor and differences over the speed at which the country is reopening from its COVID-19 shutdown. Trump, a Republican who is running for re-election this November, has […]

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Biden, Trump campaigns tamp down spending in April

Nia N May 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden cut spending on their presidential campaigns in April, according to campaign finance disclosures filed on Wednesday. Separate filings with the Federal Elections Commission showed an increase in spending by Trump’s Republican Party and only a small decrease in Democratic

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Trump and ‘Obamagate.’ What is it, you ask?

Jim Stein May 14, 2020

(U.S.) – U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as “Obamagate” but offering no details. WHAT IS ‘OBAMAGATE’? Trump has not made clear what he is accusing Obama of doing but the allegations appear to focus on law enforcement actions taken at […]

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Federal pension pressured by Trump to halt planned Chinese stock purchases

Jim Stein May 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S) – The Trump administration is pressing an independent board charged with overseeing billions in federal retirement dollars to freeze plans to invest in Chinese companies that Washington suspects of abusing human rights or threatening U.S. security. At issue is whether administrators of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement savings fund for

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Trump’s ‘tough talk, weak action’ on China to be hammered by Biden

Jim Stein May 13, 2020

(U.S.) – President Donald Trump has seized on Americans’ growing animosity toward China over the coronavirus outbreak to underpin his re-election pitch, arguing he will hit Beijing harder than anyone. That is just tough talk hardly substantiated by action, says Jake Sullivan, a senior adviser to presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Biden’s

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Trump pushes for Pennsylvania coronavirus plan, governor hits back

Jim Stein May 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (U.S) – President Donald Trump accused Democrats of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage on Monday, as Pennsylvania’s governor hit back against Republicans pushing a faster timetable. The Republican president, who is running for re-election in November, is working to reopen the crippled