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Amazon jumped from third to first place to eclipse Google, which slid from first to third place. Apple held on to the second spot. South Korea’s Samsung fell five spots to stand at No. 38. Today World News Huge crowds march in Hong Kong, piling pressure on leader By AP Jun 15, 2019 World News Ivanka Trump, Kushner took in as much as $135M last year Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner took in as much as $135 million in revenue during their second year as aides to President Donald Trump, generated from their vast real estate holdings, stocks and bonds and even a book deal, according to their financial disclosures released Friday. Ivanka Trump's stake in her family's Washington, D.C., hotel down the street from the Oval Office generated $3.95 million in revenue in 2018, barely changed from a year earlier. The hotel, a favorite gathering spot for f Jun 14, 2019 World News US Senate confirms top diplomat for East Asia The United States Senate on Thursday confirmed a former Air Force brigadier general as the top American diplomat for East Asia.David Stilwell was confirmed to be assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs by a 94-3 vote, becoming the first person to take the role under the Donald Trump administration.President Trump tapped Stilwell in October amid increasing challenges in East Asia caused by North Korea's nuclear weapons program and escalating trade and security tensions bet Jun 13, 2019 World News Boris Johnson wins first round of UK leadership vote Boris Johnson overwhelmingly won the first round of voting Thursday in the race to replace outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, with the field of candidates narrowed to seven from 10.The Brexit-backing former foreign minister picked up 114 of the 313 votes cast in a secret ballot of Conservative Party lawmakers in the lower House of Commons.(AFP) Jun 13, 2019 World News China extradition clashes plunge Hong Kong into historic violence Hong Kong was rocked Wednesday by the worst political unrest since its handover to China, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who tried to storm parliament and blocked roads in the financial hub.The violent demonstrations were the latest expression of widespread public anger over the government's controversial Beijing-backed plan to allow extraditions to China.Clashes broke out hours after tens of thousands of people seized key arteries in the morning rush hour and Jun 12, 2019 World News Hong Kong police use tear gas as protesters try to storm parliament HONG KONG (AFP) -- Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as police tried to stop protesters storming the city's parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.Police used tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse crowds of black-clad demonstrators -- most of them young people and students -- calling for authorities to scrap the Beijing-backed law.Clashes broke out shortly after 3:0 Jun 10, 2019 World News [Graphic News] North Korea ranks at bottom for press freedom: report North Korea, along with China, Syria and other countries, has been rated as the worst in terms of press freedom, a recent report by a US freedom watchdog showed. US-based Freedom House released the annual report for 2019, titled “Freedom and Media: A Downward Spiral,” in which the North got zero on a scale of zero to four points. Dozens of other countries also received zero in the report. Norway had the best score for press freedom, followed by Finland and Sweden. Eritrea, North Kor Jun 10, 2019 World News Violence mars end of huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition A huge peaceful protest in Hong Kong against controversial plans to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland descended into violence early Monday as police fought running battles with small pockets of demonstrators.Organisers said more than a million people took part in the Sunday march -- the largest protest since Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China -- confronting the city's pro-Beijing leadership with a major political crisis.The city government is pushing a bill through the legislature that Jun 9, 2019 World Business G-20 finance officials pledge to protect global growth Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a meeting in Japan on Sunday with a pledge to use all the policies they can to protect global growth from disruptions due to trade and other tensions. The G-20 finance leaders said in a joint communique that risks from trade and geopolitical tensions were "intensifying." They did not refer directly to the tariffs war between the United States and China, though leaders participating in the meetings Jun 9, 2019 World News [Graphic News] Swine fever to affect pork market for years Millions of pigs have been culled as African swine fever cuts through China and beyond, devastating global food chains, with pork prices expected to soar from the food markets of Hong Kong to American dinner tables. Since its first case in February, Vietnam has culled an estimated 1.7 million pigs - over 6 percent of the total population - and has set up screening stations along some borders. Jun 7, 2019 World News UK's May quits as party leader, starting succession race LONDON (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit.May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union.Brexit is still scheduled for October 31 but while her rivals thrash it out, the project remains stuck, with the Jun 6, 2019 World News Macron praises May and looks beyond Brexit on D-Day VER-SUR-MER (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron looked beyond the current tensions with Britain over Brexit on Thursday as he paid tribute to the neighbours' shared history and "common future" on the 75th anniversary of D-Day."Whatever it takes, we will always stand together because it's our common destiny," Macron said in English at commemorations with British Prime Minister Theresa May in northern France.The two leaders launched the construction of a new British memor Jun 5, 2019 World News Amid trade war, China's Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow By AP Jun 5, 2019 World News [Graphic News] Brazil largest coffee producer in world Brazil is the largest coffee producing country in the world, having produced more than 51 million bags of beans in 2017-2018. The world’s second largest producer is Vietnam, with production of 29.5 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee. Colombia now comes third, followed by Indonesia and Honduras. MORE 15 / 22301
