The US president announces fresh tariffs of 10% on another $300bn of Chinese products from 1 September.
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The brief closure was imposed after a third case of Ebola was identified in the border city of Goma.
Read More »Hong Kong protests: Head of China’s military garrison condemns violence
The commander of the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong has addressed the city’s ongoing protest movement for the first time, warning that violence by pro-democracy groups “should not be tolerated.”
Read More »London Stock Exchange buys data provider Refinitiv in $27 billion deal
The London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy financial data provider Refinitiv, creating a British rival to industry juggernaut Bloomberg.
Read More »Thousands are trapped in a desert settlement in Syria, a US military base is just 10 miles away
Shukri Shehab and his wife have not slept in two nights. Their three-week-old granddaughter will not stop crying. She needs simple medicine for bloating, Shehab says, but it is nearly impossible for them to find.
Read More »Asian carp shocked into leaping from water
Asian carp are a serious problem, and Kentucky is getting creative in dealing with the invasive species.
Read More »See this freight train derail and spill its cargo
A freight train transporting limestone powder derailed near the town of Marianske Lazne, in the Czech Republic. Several construction workers were present at the time of the accident, but no one was injured.
Read More »China blames US for Hong Kong protests. Can that really be true?
• Hong Kong’s economy is slumping • Girl, 16, among 44 charged with rioting
Read More »Arrest in gruesome murder of Instagram star
Moscow police said Wednesday they had made an arrest in the headline-grabbing murder of a Russian Instagram star, according to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Interior (MVD).
Read More »US sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif
The United States sanctioned Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Wednesday, following through on a weeks-old threat that is likely to elevate already heightened tensions with Iran.
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