Bloomberg A third Hong Kong news outlet announced it would shut as the city installed a legislature vetted for loyalty to the Communist Party, in a stark illustration of Beijing’s success in silencing the local opposition. The milestones unfolded in dramatic split screen as Citizen News briefed reporters on its decision to close at midnight at the same time ...

  Bloomberg President Jair Bolsonaro was flown to a hospital in Sao Paulo in the early hours of Monday, cutting short his beach vacation after suffering from abdominal pain. Bolsonaro was admitted to the hospital to undergo clinical tests after feeling “abdominal discomfort,” his press office said in a note. The president had symptoms of intestinal obstruction, according to a ...

  Bloomberg Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the new government is working on tax relief measures of more than 30 billion euros ($34 billion). “In this legislative period, we will relieve people and medium-sized businesses by well over 30 billion euros,” he told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag. Planned measures include the ability to fully deduct contributions to pension ...