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Trade Agreement with China Likely to Happen After US Presidential Elections, Says Donald Trump
The US and China have been locked in an escalating trade war since early 2018, raising import tariffs on each other's goods.
Slovenian Who Was First Person to Ski Down Everest Dies Cutting Wood
Davo Karnicar, 56, died in the accident in his mountainous home region of Jezersko in northern Slovenia, news agency STA said.
UK Top Court Begins Hearing Over PM Boris Johnson's Move to Suspend Parliament as Brexit Deadline Nears
Parliament, where Johnson does not have a majority, is divided over how and whether that should happen in the absence of a divorce deal with the 27 other members of the bloc.
Almost Entire Population of Ecuador has Personal Data Leaked Online
An estimated 17 million people, including almost seven million minors and children, had their data exposed by a breach on an unsecured server run by an Ecuadorean marketing and analytics firm.
Hurricane Humberto to Lash Bermuda with High Winds, Heavy Rains
The center in Miami said Monday that Humberto had strengthened and could become a major hurricane by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
Blackout Hits Four Nations in Central America Affecting Millions for Hours
Honduras was the country hardest hit, with the entirety of its territory and its more than 9 million inhabitants affected. Traffic snarled as more than 600 stoplights went dark in the capital, Tegucigalpa.
After Attack Disrupts Oil's Flow, Stockpiles May Cushion Market Shock
Saudi Arabia has roughly 27 days of supply stockpiled. That stockpile is stored not only in the kingdom but also Egypt, Japan and the Netherlands for added security.
6 Killed, Over 5000 Tested Positive as Nepal Reels from Dengue Outbreak
Kathmandu has recorded the highest number of dengue infected cases, with at least 1,170 cases recorded. Chitwan recorded 728 cases.
All Was Quiet at the Birmingham Weather Office. Until a Trump Forecast Brought a Storm
In an alarmist forecast, Donald Trump warned on Twitter that Alabama and other states would likely be hit “harder than anticipated”.
Israeli PM Netanyahu Vows to Annex 'All Settlements' in West Bank Ahead of Do-over Polls
Netanyahu has made a series of ambitious pledges in a bid to whip up support, including a promise to annex the Jordan Valley, an area even moderate Israelis view as strategic but which the Palestinians consider the breadbasket of any future state.
No-deal Brexit Would be 'Disaster', Warns EU Business Lobby
One of the EU's most powerful lobbies, Business Europe issued the warning just hours before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg.
Trump Defends Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Over Fresh Misconduct Claim
Trump blasted the media and 'Radical Left Democrats' after a former Yale classmate of Kavanaugh alleged that the jurist -- one of the most senior judges in the land -- exposed himself at a freshman year party.
World Can be Free from Malaria Menace by 2050, Say Lancet Experts
The experts mentioned, to meet that target, governments, scientists and public health leaders need to inject more money and innovation into fighting the disease and the mosquitoes that carry it.
'Not Until My UNGA Speech': PoK LoC March Against Kashmir Move Postponed on PM Khan's Request
At a rally on Friday, Prime Minister Khan said he knew that majority of youths in PoK wanted to stage the march on the LoC. However, he asked them to defer the march until he fought the case at the UN General Assembly.
US Health Dept Sounds Alarm as Mosquitoes Carrying EEE-infecting Virus Found in 12 Connecticut Towns
The CDC has reported that there is no antiviral vaccine for EEE and patients who believe they've been infected should get to a doctor as soon as possible.
After US Court Ruling, Honduran Newlyweds Among Migrants Clinging to Asylum Dream
Abrupt shifts in US immigration policy have pitched hundreds of Central American asylum-seekers into a life of limbo in the border city of Matamoros, many of them crammed into tents on the end of a bridge.