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China bars four from U.S. panel on religious freedom in response to sanctions

22 Dec 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has barred entry to four people from a U.S. commission on religious freedom, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, following U.S. sanctions this month against Chinese people and entities over accusations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The four people, from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), would be banned …

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Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster

22 Dec 2021

By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The rapid intensification that turned this week’s Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year surpassed all predictions, forecasters said, leaving nearly 400 people dead and almost a million displaced. While it’s unclear exactly how global warming is affecting the intensification of such storms, the …

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Chinese city orders residents to stay at home, cuts public transport, due to one COVID-19 case

22 Dec 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) -One local COVID-19 case has forced a Chinese border city next to Vietnam to ordered its residents to stay at home, halted public transport and some school classes and postponed the clearing of travellers and cargo to pass through its port of entry. China has increased COVID-19 vigilance along its borders and at …

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Harvard professor convicted by U.S. jury of lying about China ties

22 Dec 2021

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A Harvard University professor was convicted on Tuesday of U.S. charges that he lied about his ties to a China-run recruitment program in a closely-watched case stemming from a crackdown on Chinese influence within U.S. research. A federal jury in Boston found Charles Lieber, a renowned nanoscientist and the …

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Chinese designer enjoys Olympic boost for figure skating costumes

21 Dec 2021

By Tingshu Wang and Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s upcoming Winter Olympics is adding sparkle to a young costume designer’s growing business, as more Chinese take to the ice and seek tailor-made outfits for figure skating. Zhang Yifan, a 25-year-old designer based in Beijing, has seen business boom since the city won its bid …

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Exclusive-U.N. proposing paying nearly $6 million to Taliban for security -document, source

21 Dec 2021

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Nations is proposing to pay nearly $6 million for protection in Afghanistan to Taliban-run Interior Ministry personnel, whose chief is under U.N. and U.S. sanctions and wanted by the FBI, according to a U.N. document and a source familiar with the matter. The proposed funds would be …

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Afghanistan’s young Taliban fighters face the challenge of peace

21 Dec 2021

By Jorge Silva KABUL (Reuters) – The generation of young Taliban fighters that conquered Kabul has gone through the euphoria of victory to face an uncertain future as the country they won after two decades of war plunges ever deeper into economic crisis. Most have known only fighting and while their battlefield memories may be …

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Lithuanian PM discusses China pressure with top U.S. diplomat Blinken

21 Dec 2021

VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte on Tuesday discussed U.S. support for Lithuania in response to Chinese economic pressure with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, her office said. China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania last month after the opening of a representative office by Taiwan in Vilnius under its own name. China …

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Biden calls on Americans to vaccinate to fight Omicron as Europe braces for ‘storm’

21 Dec 2021

By William Maclean and Steve Holland LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries across Europe considered new curbs on movement on Tuesday while U.S. President Joe Biden appealed to all Americans to get vaccinated to fight the Omicron variant sweeping the world days before the second Christmas of the pandemic. Omicron infections are multiplying across Europe, the United …

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