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May 17 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 17 May 2019
Taiwan parliament becomes first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage Supporters celebrate as legislation passed giving gay couples right to marry Lily Kuo in Beijing Fri 17 May 2019 09.22 BSTFirst published on Fri 17 May 2019 06.42 BST Taiwan’s parliament has become the first in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage with the passage of legislation giving gay couples the right …
May 16 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 16 May 2019
Water every 10 days: The families on the front line of India’s environmental crisis By Helen Regan and Omar Khan, CNN Updated 0740 GMT (1540 HKT) May 16, 2019 Hundreds of empty plastic jugs wait in rows on the cracked, dry, dusty earth. Hovering expectantly nearby, the residents of Vasant Kunj slum in South Delhi, one of the …
May 15 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 15 May 2019
Alabama passes bill banning abortion Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion in almost all cases, the strictest such US law. The state Senate approved the law by 25 votes to six, rejecting exemptions for cases of rape or incest. It will now go to Republican Governor Kay Ivey. She has not said whether …
May 14 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 14 May 2019
Chinese media calls for ‘people’s war’ as US trade war heats up By Ben Westcott, CNN Updated 0505 GMT (1305 HKT) May 14, 2019 China will survive its trade war with the United States, state media insists, as it mounts a fierce new propaganda campaign against US “greed.” In a series of opinion pieces and on-air editorials, …
May 13 2019
Six In The Morning Monday 13 May 2019
Can the PLA get across the Taiwan Strait? While the Pentagon appears to be skeptical, the facts and the numbers tell a different story ByGRANT NEWSHAM The Pentagon’s recently released 2019 China Military Power Report says PLA forces cannot conduct a full-scale amphibious assault on Taiwan – and are “less likely” planning for one. The report claims …
May 12 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 12 May 2019
Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one guard, have been shot dead by security forces, officials say. The attack and subsequent siege, which targeted the Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel in the strategic port city of Gwadar, lasted several …
May 11 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 11 May 2019
Trump tramples and divides world, just like he does at home Analysis by Nic Robertson, CNN Updated 0449 GMT (1249 HKT) May 11, 2019 Even before he was elected everyone knew Donald Trump was a bully, what they didn’t know was how his bullying would affect them, nor what it would reveal about who he fears. Trump’s …
May 10 2019
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Trade war: Trump raises tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods The US has more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£153.7bn) worth of Chinese products, in a sharp escalation of the countries’ damaging trade war. Tariffs on affected Chinese goods have risen to 25% from 10%, and Beijing has vowed to retaliate. China says it “deeply regrets” …
May 09 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 9 May 2019
North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, the South Korean military says, less than a week after it tested several short-range missiles. The projectile was fired from a location in North Korea’s north-west toward the east, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Saturday, the country launched a number …
May 08 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 8 May 2019
Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad …
May 07 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 7 May 2019
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo: Reuters journalists freed in Myanmar Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29 were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison on the outskirts of Yangon. They …
May 06 2019
Six In The Morning Monday 6 May 2019
Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet Forty-one people died after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames just after takeoff from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Dramatic video shows passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning Aeroflot aircraft. Survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning, but Russia’s national carrier …