China, Hong Kong confirm Bond Connect Northbound trading begins Monday
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The central banks of China and Hong Kong on Sunday said non-mainland investors can start trading Chinese corporate bonds in a trial beginning on Monday, confirming a calendar entry that appeared on the "Bond Connect" programme website late on Friday. Trading will initially be "Northbound", so mainland investors will be not yet be able to buy and sell Hong Kong-listed debt. The announcement coincides with the 20th anniversary of the resumption of Chinese rule in Hong Kong, a..>> view originalTrump ignores backlash in ongoing feud with the media
President Trump continued his blitz against major U.S. media outlets on Saturday, despite the wave of backlash that followed his particularly personal attack on a female MSNBC host this week.Trump's very public duel with MSNBC's "Morning Joe," taking place over the course of several days this week, earned bipartisan pushback and frustration from some in his party who felt the back-and-forth distracted from the GOP legislative push to reform healthcare. But on Saturday, Trump signaled that for hi..>> view originalCanada 150: Huge crowds celebrate nation's anniversary
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCanada celebrates its diversity and heritage on its 150-year anniversary Revellers, police and some protesters converged on Canada's national capital on Saturday for a party that has been years in the planning.Canada marked its 150th anniversary as a country in towns, cities and at backyard barbecues nationwide.But the biggest bash was at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where thousands of people joined the celebrations.Large crowds turned..>> view originalSuicide attacker kills, wounds several people in Damascus
Story highlightsAuthorities were pursuing the three cars, but intercepted two The third car got away and detonated, state media reported The suicide bomber was driving a car as authorities chased him at Al-Tahrir square, but he escaped and detonated his explosives. The security officials cited by state media did not provide a specific number of casualties. Authorities were pursuing three cars, and intercepted two and destroyed them near the entrance of Damascus, state media said.As they closed ..>> view originalQatar says Arab states' demands 'made to be rejected', says open to talks
ROME Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha's foreign minister said on Saturday, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country's sovereignty.However Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, speaking to reporters in Rome, added Doha was still ready to sit down and discuss the grievances raised by its Arab neighbors.He was speaking ahead of a deadline set by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UA..>> view original'Nobody saw this coming': Arrest in Chinese scholar's disappearance stuns U. of I. community
Federal authorities have arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with kidnapping Yingying Zhang, a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois who disappeared three weeks ago and now is presumed dead.Brendt Christensen, a former Ph.D. candidate who had studied physics at the university, was arrested late Friday, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. A federal complaint also was filed Friday in the Central District of Illinois accusing him of kidnapping Zhang from the Ur..>> view originalIraqi Forces Push Through ISIS-held Mosul as Civilians Flee
1. An Iraqi Special Forces soldier exchanges fire with Islamic State militants in the ongoing battle for the Old City of Mosul, Iraq on June 30, 2017. Felipe Dana / AP 2. Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service stand over the rubble of the destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque on June 30. Fadel Senna / AFP - Getty Images 3. An Iraqi carries an elderly man while fleeing Mosul on June 30. Ahmad ..>> view originalPope Francis Replaces Conservative Top Theologian
Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. ..>> view originalTrump Keeps Up Attacks on 'Dishonest Media' at Veterans Event
President Donald Trump continued his attacks on news organizations Saturday, vowing that "the dishonest media will never keep us from accomplishing our objectives on behalf our great American people." "The fake media is trying to silence us," Trump said at the Celebrate Freedom Concert honoring the nation's veterans at the Kennedy Center in Washington. "But we will not let them. "Because the people know the truth. "The fake media tried to stop us from going to the White House, but I'm president..>> view originalObama pushes tolerance, respect in childhood home Jakarta
By Margie Mason By Margie Mason July 1 at 7:06 PM JAKARTA, Indonesia — Following another week of dust-ups between the media and President Trump, his predecessor shared a bit of wisdom Saturday from the other side of the world about tolerance and taking the daily news cycle in stride. “I wasn’t worried about what was in the newspapers today,” former president Barack Obama said during a nostalgic visit to Indonesia’s capital, his childhood home. “What I was worried about was, ‘What are the..>> view original
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