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China increases tariffs on imported US products from June 1

China has raised the rate of additional tariffs imposed on some imported US products from June 1, according to a statement from the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.

China increased the rate of additional tariffs on some of the about $60 billion worth of US imports to 25 percent, 20 percent, and 10 percent respectively. The 5 percent additional tariffs applied to some products remained unchanged.

The decision came after the US move to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent as of May 10. (Xinhua)

China to probe FedEx for misrouting Huawei's parcels

China announced Saturday that it will open an investigation into US package delivery company FedEx for rerouting Huawei parcels to the US without the Chinese company’s authorization, which violated industrial regulations and undermined the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese consumers.

On May 24, the US express company diverted two parcels addressed to Huawei from Japan to the United States and also attempted to reroute two more parcels sent from Vietnam to Huawei offices elsewhere in Asia without authorization.

FedEx claimed the packages were "misrouted in error" with no requests from any other party involved. (People's Daily app)

US police identify Virginia Beach shooter as city employee

The shooter who killed 12 people in a Friday mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, a coastal city in the US state of Virginia, has been identified as a longtime city employee, authorities said Saturday.

Virginia Beach Police said that DeWayne Craddock, 40, had been employed with the city's public utility department for the past 15 years as a city engineer.

He was still employed at the department at the time of the shooting and had a security pass and "was authorized to enter the building," City Manager Dave Hansen said.

The suspect died after a "long gun battle" with four police officers following the carnage.

The police chief declined to comment on any possible motive. (Xinhua)

Protesters set fire to US Embassy in Honduras

Protesters torched the access gate to the US Embassy in the Honduran capital on Friday during the second day of major protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

The protesters set fire to the entrance of the building in downtown Tegucigalpa with about a dozen tires after dousing them with fuel, local fire services officials said. A fire department official said there was no damage to the embassy apart from the access gate. (CGTN)

Over 40 injured in TNT plant blasts in Russia

At least 42 people were injured in a series of explosions and subsequent fire in a TNT production workshop in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, TASS news agency reported Saturday.

The victims received injuries of mild to moderate severity, and 14 of them were hospitalized, TASS said, citing a representative of the region's Ministry of Health.

According to TASS, the situation in the plant has been stabilized and there is no risk of a spread of the fire. (People's Daily app)

China's first homemade icebreaker starts trial sailing

China's research icebreaker "Xuelong 2" or "Snow Dragon 2" has started a 15-day trial sailing in the East China Sea.

As one of the most crucial parts in the vessel's construction, 46 systems and nearly 200 sets of equipment on "Xuelong 2" will be under comprehensive functional experiments.

The "Xuelong 2" is the first domestically built polar research vessel and icebreaker. It is 122.5 meters long and 22.3 meters wide and has two-direction icebreaking capabilities with both its bow and stern. (China Plus)

World No. 1 Osaka's French Open trip concluded in third round

World No. 1 Naomi Osaka had her dream of winning a third straight Grand Slam title snapped by Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the French Open on Saturday.

Osaka, in her first time as top seed at a Grand Slam, had gone through the first two rounds with two comebacks, while failing this time against a more resolute Siniakova, who registered her first career victory over a top-ranked player.

The 42nd-ranked Czech will face either Russian qualifier Anna Blinkova or the 14th seed Madison Keys of the United States in the round of 16. (Xinhua)

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And now the Question of the Day:

Which invention is Guglielmo Marconi known for?

(Answer: The first successful long-distance wireless telegraph.)

Today’s quote is from English poet John Dryden (1631- 1700).

"Beware the fury of a patient man."

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