HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced on Monday in the financial hub's most high-profile national security case, amid growing calls to free the longstanding critic of the Chinese Communist Party whose health is frail.
The sentence comes after a legal saga spanning almost five years with Lai -- the founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper -- after he was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to... (continue reading...)
MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Puerto Escondido in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Sunday, Mexico’s national seismological service said. A seismic alarm went off in Mexico City but shaking was not felt in the capital, according to Reuters witnesses.
(Reporting by Daina Solomon in Mexico City. Writing by Lucinda Elliott )
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SANTA CLARA, California, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump may not be attending the Super Bowl on Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots but he took time to wish both teams well hours before kickoff.
Trump issued a presidential message in which he called the Super Bowl more than just a championship but rather a uniquely American tradition that reflects the passion and perseverance of... (continue reading...)
SARAJEVO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A close ally of Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik declared victory in a partial rerun on Sunday of the Serb Republic's presidential election, which was called due to irregularities in the original vote last November.
Sinisa Karan, of the republic's ruling SNSD party, was also the victor in the November election for the largely ceremonial post. His opponent, Branko Blanusa of the Serb Democratic Party, conceded... (continue reading...)
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Grocery giant Kroger plans to hire Greg Foran, who previously headed an airline and Walmart's U.S. unit, as chief executive officer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. grocer has been searching for a permanent CEO after the company ousted Rodney McMullen last year in the wake of a board investigation that found that his personal conduct was "inconsistent" with certain... (continue reading...)
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