This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As election officials continued tallying ballots Wednesday, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra continued to lead in the unsettled race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom, with billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer hoping for a surge in late-arriving votes to push him into one of the...

China says the MPs’ visit sends the ‘wrong signals’ to Taiwan’s ruling party.SaveShareChina has banned four New Zealand lawmakers for visiting Taiwan in May, saying they disregarded Beijing’s “serious concerns, resolute opposition and repeated prior warnings”.In a statement released on Thursday, the Chinese embassy in Wellington lambasted the visit, saying the lawmakers met with high-level politicians, which caused “serious adverse...

 -234.36 -65.15 -123.00 -1,378.00+ 41.00 -234.36 -65.15 -65.15 -123.00 -123.00 -1,378.00 Police personnel were called in to control violent protests by factory workers seeking a wage hike in Noida and Faridabad on Monday Protests over wage hikes by factory workers in Noida (Uttar Pradesh) and Faridabad industrial area (Haryana) erupted early in the morning on Monday and escalated within a few hours with stone pelting and incidents of arson that...

Subscribe Now! Get features likeThousands of workers in Palwal and Faridabad staged protests in their respective areas on Monday, alleging that factory managements had not issued any notification on the minimum wage hike announced by the Haryana government last week. Around 7,500 workers participated in the protests, according to district administration officials.In Palwal, protesting workers were cleared from the highway...