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UN Meeting That Began With Unity Concludes With Divisions
This year's U.N. General Assembly meeting began with calls for multilateralism and cooperation a declaration that the urgency for countries to unite has rarely been greater. It concluded with a parade of divisive grievances that echoed when the final gav...
Mike Pompeo to Participate in QUAD Ministerial Meet in Japan on October 6
The second India-Australia-Japan-USA ministerial meeting will take place in Tokyo on October 6 in which the foreign ministers of the respective countries will discuss the post-COVID-19 international order.
As Trump and Biden Face off at US Presidential Debate, Here's Their Stand on 9 Major Policy Issues
Hear from Trump and Biden in their own words how they would tackle the problems facing the United States.
Experts Find About 15 Skeletal Remains In Central Mexico
Prosecutors in Mexicos most violent state said they have found skeletal remains that may belong to the bodies of about 15 people near the city of Irapuato.
Disney to Lay off 28,000 Employees Due to Fall in Number of Visitors After Covid-19
Disney said that about two-thirds of the employees facing layoffs are part-time workers.
California's Wine Country Residents Face Fire Fatigue
Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a tent and quickly left their rental home in California's wine country after seeing flames on a hill about a quartermile away Monday morning. It was their third...
Prosecutor: Huawei Defense Turning US Extradition Into Trial
A Canadian prosecutor says by requesting the inclusion of additional evidence the defense team for a Chinese executive wanted in the United States is coming close to turning an extradition hearing into a trial.
Lice Infestation Linked To Girl’s Death; Parents Charged
A 12yearold Georgia girl may have died as an indirect result of a severe lice infestation that may have gone on for years, investigators said.
Defense Attorney Tells U.S. Court She Asked Trump Not To Pardon Michael Flynn
The lead attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser on Tuesday told a federal judge that she has discussed the ongoing criminal case with the president and asked him not to pardon Michael Flynn, an extraordinary admission...
Wall Street Trader Gets 5 Years In Prison In Ponzi Scheme
A former Wall Street trader was sentenced Monday to over five years in prison after admitting to defrauding investors of $19 million in a Ponzi scheme.
Tax Protester In 2007 Armed Standoff To Remain In Prison
A New Hampshire man will face more time in prison, a judge decided Tuesday in a case resulting from a monthslong armed standoff with U.S. marshals in 2007 over a tax evasion conviction that led to the discovery of explosives and booby traps on his propert...
Zimbabwe Suspects Bacterial Disease Behind Elephant Deaths
Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called haemorrhagic septicaemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the parks authority said.
Moscow Extends School Holiday As Coronavirus Cases Rise
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Tuesday extended an upcoming school holiday by a week to limit the spread of the coronavirus, days after sources told Reuters that the capital's hospitals had been told to free up hundreds of beds.
Paris Knife Attacker Wanted To Set Charlie Hebdo Offices On Fire, Says Prosecutor
The Pakistani man who wounded two people with a knife in front of the former offices of Charlie Hebdo last week did not know that the satirical magazine had moved and wanted to set its offices on fire, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.
United Arab Emirates To Launch Spacecraft To Moon In 2024
A top official in the United Arab Emirates says his country plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024.
Spain To Extend COVID Furlough Scheme Until Jan 2021
The Spanish government is due to approve on Tuesday an extension to Jan.31 of the furlough scheme that supports hundreds of thousands of workers through the country's worst recession on record, a labour ministry source told Reuters.