Hong Kong’s role in global finance remains intact despite months of protests: Fitch
Hong Kong’s role in global finance is intact, with little evidence to suggest recent protests and social unrest in the city have adversely impacted that role, global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
Hong Kong’s role in global finance remains intact despite months of protests: Fitch
Hong Kong’s role in global finance is intact, with little evidence to suggest recent protests and social unrest in the city have adversely impacted that role, global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
New Zealand police plan to recover bodies from volcanic island on Friday
Police in New Zealand are planning to go to the volcanic White Island on Friday to retrieve bodies of people killed in this week’s eruption, while the known death toll from the disaster climbed to eight, with two people dying in hospital.
Police report arson attacks, vandalism overnight in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police said they arrested three people in connection with arson and vandalism in Kowloon late Wednesday.
India’s controversial citizenship law sparks violent protests
India moved thousands of troops into the northeastern state of Assam on Thursday as violent protests erupted against a new law that would make it easier for non-Muslim minorities from some neighboring countries to seek Indian citizenship.
New Zealand police preparing to retrieve bodies from White Island on Friday
Police in New Zealand said they are making plans to retrieve the bodies on Friday of eight people killed in a volcanic eruption.
New Zealand volcano death toll rises to eight and will continue to climb
The death toll from a New Zealand volcano eruption rose to eight on Thursday, with two victims dying in hospital, and will continue to climb with eight victims presumed dead on the island and more than 20 in intensive care suffering severe burns.
Israel to hold March 2 election, its third in less than a year
Israel will hold an election on March 2, its third in less than a year, parliament decided on Thursday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival failed to parlay the previous two ballots into a new coalition government.
Chilean lawmakers censure ex-interior minister over rights abuses
Chile’s Senate voted on Wednesday to strip a former interior minister of his right to hold public office, saying he failed to prevent human rights abuses by security forces during days of violent protests.
United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again
Voters went to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union.
