Dalai lama lauds EU’s Covid-19 recovery fund to lift economy

HH the Dalai Lama is welcomed by European Parliament president Schulz in Strasbourg in September 2016 (Reuters)

By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, July 22: Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has welcomed the European Union’s decision to create a €750 billion ($858 billion) recovery fund to rebuild EU economies that has been devastated by the Wuhan Covid-19 pandemic. “It is heartening to know that European Union leaders have succeeded in meeting one […]

US orders China to shutdown Houston consulate in three days

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By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 22: The United States has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston within 3 days (72 hours) in a statement on Wednesday after Chinese foreign minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin urged the US to reverse the decision immediately to avoid retaliation, “Otherwise China will certainly make legitimate and necessary reactions.” […]