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China trolls US over protests after Trump criticised HK

Bloomberg Chinese officials and state media needled the Trump administration over race-related protests and looting that have engulfed US cities in recent days, after weathering criticism and threats from Washington over Beijing’s own moves to quell unrest in Hong Kong. Over the weekend, China’s foreign ministry and state media seized the opportunity to fire back at Trump. Chinese propaganda outlets ...

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Dozens killed in militant attacks in Burkina Faso

Bloomberg Suspected extremists killed dozens of people in three separate attacks in Burkina Faso, including a raid on a cattle market in the east of the country, marking a fresh surge in violence in one weekend. Gunmen on motorbikes fired into the market in Kompiembiga, killing at least 25 people, while seven paramilitary police and five civilians died when gunmen ...

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Wuhan mass testing may have curbed virus

Bloomberg Wuhan authorities said they found no new cases of “silent spreaders” for the first time in nearly two months as the city’s aggressive push to test its entire population appears to have succeeded in breaking hidden chains of transmission. Of the 60,000 people tested on May 31, no cases of asymptomatic infections were found, said the Wuhan municipal health ...

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