USA Headline news in Garoua
Rap and the Party: China taps youth culture to hook millennial cadres
BEIJING (Reuters) – In his baseball cap and baggy yellow t-shirt, the rap star Li Yijie – better known by his stage name “Pissy” – is an unlikely face of China’s strait-laced ruling Communist Party. His group, Tianfu Shibian, has won fans and the support of the party’s youth league with songs like “Force of Red” and “This is China” that chime with President Xi Jinping’s nationalist vision of China and its place in the world. Under Xi, set to begin a second five-year term at a key party congress
Read MoreCycling: Boom wins time trial to lead Tour of Britain
(Reuters) – Dutchman Lars Boom took the lead of the Tour of Britain after winning a short individual time trial on Thursday. Boom, overall winner in 2011, was six seconds quicker than Lotto NL-Jumbo team mate Victor Campenaerts over the 16km layout on the Essex coast, averaging 51kph. Boom now leads overall by eight seconds from Campenaerts with Team Sky’s Vasil Kiryienka third. Twelve riders lie within 30-seconds of the race lead, including Team Sky’s Welsh duo Geraint Thomas and Owain Doull. Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Toby Davis
Read MoreJapan launches satellite for advanced GPS operation
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Saturday launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit after a week-long delay, the government said. The launch of Japan’s third geo-positioning satellite is part of its plan to build a version of the U.S. global positioning system (GPS) to offer location information used for autopiloting and possible national security purposes. The government postponed the launch a week ago because of a technical glitch. “With the success of the third satellite, we have made another step closer for having signals from four satellites
Read MoreJoel Osteen’s Houston megachurch opens doors as shelter
Joel Osteen opened his Houston megachurch to those seeking shelter from floodwaters Tuesday after social media critics slammed the televangelist for not offering to house people in need while Harvey swamps the city. “Houstonians, Texans, are generous people, gracious people. We like to help others in need. That’s what you’re seeing here today people stepping up and you know and helping these people that have been displaced,” Osteen said after opening his Lakewood Church to displaced Houstonians seeking shelter. Among those who came to the 16,000-seat former arena that was
Read MoreTrump orders probe of China’s intellectual property practices – world news headlines from reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday authorized an inquiry into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property in the first direct trade measure by his administration against Beijing, but one that is unlikely to prompt near-term change. Trump broke from his 17-day vacation in New Jersey to sign the memo in the White House at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The investigation is likely to cast a shadow over relations with China, the largest U.S. trading partner, just as Trump Read More