Apple, North Korea, Florida: Your Wednesday Briefing
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Apple, North Korea, Florida: Your Wednesday Briefing
[South China Morning Post] • Cambodia’s Parliament approved the prosecution of Kem Sokha, an opposition leader, stripping his immunity in a relentless crackdown by Prime Minister Hun Sen. [The New
York Times] • In the Philippines, lawmakers aligned with President Rodrigo Duterte voted to cut the budget of the human rights commission investigating the country’s violent war on drugs to $20.
Here’s what you need to know: • President Trump downplayed new U.N. sanctions against North Korea, while his treasury secretary called the penalties for its nuclear program "historic"
and threatened to block China from the U.S. financial system if it did not comply.
Mr. Najib said that Malaysia Airlines would buy dozens of jets
and Dreamliners from Boeing in a deal he said would be worth more than $10 billion within five years.
[The New York Times] • Stephen Bannon, the former Trump strategist, appeared to mute his harsh line
against China’s economic clout on a visit to Hong Kong, even praising President Xi Jinping.
James Baker said that Two plus four adds up to one Germany in a Europe whole and free,
[The New York Times] • The popularity of the horror film "It," the Stephen King adaptation
that broke weekend box office records, has Melbourne’s Hot Stuff the Clown worried about clowning’s reputation.
[South China Morning Post] • Cambodia’s Parliament approved the prosecution of Kem Sokha, an opposition leader, stripping his immunity in a relentless crackdown by Prime Minister Hun Sen. [The New
York Times] • In the Philippines, lawmakers aligned with President Rodrigo Duterte voted to cut the budget of the human rights commission investigating the country’s violent war on drugs to $20.
Here’s what you need to know: • President Trump downplayed new U.N. sanctions against North Korea, while his treasury secretary called the penalties for its nuclear program "historic"
and threatened to block China from the U.S. financial system if it did not comply.
Mr. Najib said that Malaysia Airlines would buy dozens of jets
and Dreamliners from Boeing in a deal he said would be worth more than $10 billion within five years.
[The New York Times] • Stephen Bannon, the former Trump strategist, appeared to mute his harsh line
against China’s economic clout on a visit to Hong Kong, even praising President Xi Jinping.
James Baker said that Two plus four adds up to one Germany in a Europe whole and free,
[The New York Times] • The popularity of the horror film "It," the Stephen King adaptation
that broke weekend box office records, has Melbourne’s Hot Stuff the Clown worried about clowning’s reputation.