Taiwan Advises Its Citizens to Avoid Hong Kong After New Law
TAIPEI—Taiwan citizens should avoid unnecessary visits to or transit through Hong Kong, Macau, or mainland China after the passing of an “outrageous” national security law for the former British colony, a Taiwan government official said on July 2. The law, imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing, targets crimes like secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison. It has been widely condemned in Chinese-claimed and democratic Taiwan where Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters have won support. A protester (center R) is detained by police during a rally against a new national security law, on the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China, in Hong Kong, China, on July 1, 2020. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images) Protesters chant slogans and gesture during a rally against…
A CNN reporter in Brazil was robbed at knifepoint during her coverage of heavy rain at a bridge in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
The footage, uploaded this week, showed Bruna Macedo stepping back as a man approached her. According to the report, a man pulled out a knife.
Macedo then handed the man two mobile phones.
CNN Brazil then cut the live feed after the incident.
CNN presenter Rafael Colombo said after the incident: “It was impossible to understand at the time what was happening, if it was a homeless person passing by. But after what happened, we cut the image.”
“He threatened and she handed over a cell phone, but he knew she had two, because she has a private and a corporate one,” Colombo said.
He said Macedo “had a terrible scare” during the ordeal. She didn’t suffer any injures.
According to CNN, the network launched its Brazil office in March 2020.
“CNN Brasil brings a new brand of journalism to Brazil with a commitment to impartial and agenda-setting journalism produced by a first-rate team of reporters and producers led by award-winning journalist Douglas Tavolaro, who is well-renowned in the Brazilian media market,” the network said in a statement at the time.
“CNN Brasil has recruited more than 300 journalists, including many of the most experienced and prominent figures in Brazilian journalism.”
Focus News: CNN Reporter in Brazil Mugged at Knifepoint During Live Report
India’s Virus Cases Surpass 600,000, Curve Rises
NEW DELHI—India’s number of coronavirus cases passed 600,000 on Thursday with the nation’s infection curve rising and its testing capacity being increased. The 19,148 new cases reported in the past 24 hours raised the national total to 604,641, with nearly 100,000 of them in the past four days. A total of 17,834 people have died so far due to the virus, according to India’s Health Ministry. More than 60 percent of the cases are in the worst-hit Maharashtra state, Tamil Nadu state, and the capital territory of New Delhi. However, the western beach of state of Goa, a popular backpacking destination, opened for tourism on Thursday with the state government allowing 250 hotels to reopen after more than three months. Tourists will either have to carry COVID-19 negative certificates or…
