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U.S. will restrict visas for some Chinese officials over Tibet: Pompeo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will restrict visas for some Chinese officials because China obstructs travel to the Tibetan Autonomous Region and other Tibetan areas by U.S. diplomats, journalists and tourists, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. “Today I am announcing visa restrictions on PRC government and Chinese Communist Party officials determined […]

‘I’m going to keep working’: Grocery clerks unlikely heroes in U.S. coronavirus fight

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – For Philip, a grocery store clerk, it’s not a matter of if he gets coronavirus, but when. He is among millions of supermarket employees who have been classified as critical U.S. workers at “essential businesses” that will stay open to prevent disruption in food supply. While other workers are being […]

Fish rage: Locals block wharf after fishermen filmed with ‘thousands’ of pink maomao in bins in Tairua

Tairua residents blocked access to their main wharf and turned out in numbers today after footage of alleged “wholesale slaughter” of an elusive and unprotected fish species was caught on camera. Pink Maomao, also called Longfin Perch, is a species of sea bass not included in any recreational catch limits. Recreational fishing lobby Legasea was […]