Mexican president to talk trade with Trump as virus rages

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador heads to Washington on Wednesday to talk trade with Donald Trump, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and the US leader's bid for re-election.It will be Lopez Obrador's first foreign visit after 18 m

NASA hits Boeing with 80 recommendations before next space test

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NASA has drawn up a list of 80 recommendations that US aerospace giant Boeing will have to address before attempting to refly its Starliner space capsule, following the failure of an uncrewed test last year.The recommendations primarily concern the on-board so

Brazil's skeptical president has virus, US starts WHO withdrawal

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the risks of coronavirus, announced Tuesday he has tested positive, as the United States -- the nation hardest hit by the pandemic -- formally launched its withdrawal from the World Health Org

AirAsia's future in doubt due to virus; share price tumbles

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The future of top regional budget carrier AirAsia is in "significant doubt" after the collapse in travel demand caused by coronavirus, its auditor warned, sending the airline's share price tumbling nearly 18 percent on Wednesday.The aviation industry is fac

Facebook ad boycott organizers say no progress on hate speech

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Organizers of a Facebook ad boycott vowed to press on with their campaign, saying the social network's top executives had failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content.At a virtual meeting that included Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg,

Meeting under virus cloud, US, Mexican leaders hail relations

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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador held talks with Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic and the US leader's past disparaging remarks about America's southern neighbor.Speaking after an Oval Offi

Pandemic could push 45 million in Latin America into poverty: UN

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Depp says 'in no condition' to ever hurt Heard

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Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp testified in a London court on Thursday that he was so often high or strung out on drugs that he was "in no condition" to hurt his ex-wife Amber Heard.On the third day of Depp's libel trial against the British tabloid The Sun

Meghan wants court to block publication of friends' names

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The Duchess of Sussex is seeking a court order to stop the names of five friends being made public in her high-profile legal dispute with Associated Newspapers, one of its titles said on Thursday.Meghan Markle is suing Associated, its Mail on Sunday newspaper

EU chief proposes five billion euro Brexit emergency fund

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EU Council president Charles Michel on Friday proposed setting up a five billion euro reserve fund for any unforeseen consequences of Brexit on bloc member states."Brexit is challenging for all of us and that is why we propose a Brexit reserve of five billion

The quest to find signs of ancient life on Mars

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Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth's nearest neighbour once harbour life? It is a question that has preoccupied scientists for centuries and fired up sci-fi imaginings.Now three space exploration projects are gearing up to launch so

China economy rebounds in Q2 after virus hit: AFP poll

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China returned to growth in the second quarter after the coronavirus pandemic handed the world's second largest economy its first contraction in decades, according to an AFP poll of analysts.The survey of analysts from 11 institutions pegged China's growth a

Biden unveils ambitious climate plan in new contrast with Trump

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White House hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious climate change plan that would revamp the US energy sector and seek to achieve carbon pollution-free power in just 15 years.The clean energy proposal was fleshed out in a speech in Wilmington as th

Trump hails 'outstanding relationship' with Mexico president

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed his "outstanding relationship" with his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as he welcomed him to the White House for the leaders' first one-on-one meeting. "We've had a very outstanding relationship.

Lives at risk as trafficking in faulty masks, other gear surges: UN

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Lives are at risk as the new coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in the trafficking of substandard masks, sanitisers and other medical products, the UN warned Wednesday.Organised criminal groups -- exploiting fears and uncertainties surrounding the virus -

Trump says considering TikTok ban as China row deepens

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US President Donald Trump said he is considering banning the wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic, remarks China described Wednesday as "a malicious smear".TikTok has been caught up in the escalating

Paris 2024 budget to be 'studied' by end of year

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Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics will review the risk of extra expenditure for the event due to the coronavirus pandemic by the end of the year, sources said on Wednesday.French President Emmanuel Macron, International Olympic Committe (IOC) chief Thomas

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US imposes sanctions over Russia rights abuses despite revived ties

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Russians over abuses including the killing of a prominent opposition leader, days after top-level talks seemed to ease tensions between the two powers.The State Department highlighted the actions against

Berlusconi interested in buying Serie C club Monza - reports

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who sold AC Milan after a trophy-laden three decades under his ownership a year ago, could be set to return to football by buying Serie C side Monza, according to press reports in Italy on Thursday.Media tycoon

Ryanair cabin crew in 5 countries to strike Sept 28: union

Ryanair cabin crew members from five European countries will go on strike on September 28, threatening hundreds of flights, a Belgian union said on Thursday.Staff from Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Portugal will stage a stoppage on the Irish no-fr

Hero dog 'saves Indian family' in flood-hit Kerala

A family in the flood-ravaged Indian state of Kerala narrowly escaped death after their pet dog woke them up moments before a landslide destroyed their home, local media reported Monday.Mohanan P. and his family were sleeping at home in the mountainous Idukki

Depth of French police collaboration with Nazis revealed

A new book and documentary have revealed the lengths to which the French wartime Vichy regime went to please the Nazis.The new research carried out by historian Laurent Joly and filmmaker David Korn-Brzoza uses previously unseen documents to show how the Frenc

World Cup big guns limber up in Russia as atmosphere builds

The World Cup big guns limbered up on Monday ahead of the tournament opener in Russia while brash underdogs Australia warned Euro 2016 finalists France to brace for an early shock.As the atmosphere built before Thursday's curtainraiser between the hosts and S

Ligue 1 returns hoping to capitalise on French World Cup success

The dust has barely settled on France's triumphant World Cup campaign, but Ligue 1 returns this weekend with French champions Paris Saint-Germain under new management and with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar taking superstar billing.Less than four weeks after France

Singapore woman jailed in 'Fat Leonard' US Navy graft case

A Singaporean woman was sentenced to 33 months in jail Friday for her role in a massive bribery scandal dubbed the "Fat Leonard" case that rocked the US Navy.Gursharan Kaur Sharon Rachael, 57, a former lead contract specialist with the US Navy, was charged a

UK PM gathers ministers as Davis resignation rumours swirl

British Prime Minister Theresa May gathers her ministers Thursday amid swirling rumours that Brexit secretary David Davis could quit over her plans to avoid a hard Irish border.Davis, the public face of the Brexit negotiations, is said to be furious about a fa

Godfather Godin won't give ground to Griezmann in World Cup battle

A self-confessed lover of all things Uruguayan, from grilled meat to bitter-tasting infusion mate, France's Antoine Griezmann knows not to expect any favourable treatment when confronted by close friend Diego Godin in Friday's World Cup quarter-final.Teammat

Hales keeps nerve as England square T20 series with India

Alex Hales kept his nerve with 58 not out to see England home and square the international T20 series against India 1-1 with one to play in Cardiff on Friday.Set 149 to win off their 20 overs England needed 12 off the final over and Hales put Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Niemann, Stanley lead as Woods climbs Memorial leaderboard

Tiger Woods ignited the crowd with a sensational hole out for eagle, but a storm delay dampened his charge at the Memorial where he was six shots behind halfway leaders Joaquin Niemann and Kyle Stanley.Woods, a three-time champion at Muirfield Village, bounced

Mohamed Salah included in final Egypt World Cup squad

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah was included Monday in Egypt's 2018 World Cup squad despite still underdoing treatment for a shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final, the Egyptian Football Association said.Salah, who hit a stunning 44 goals f

Torn over coal, German village struggles to heal

Sybille Tetsch returned to the German village of Proschim to set up a restaurant four years ago, in an attempt to save her birthplace from mining excavators and heal a deep rift there over the future of coal.Residents of Proschim have for years lived with the

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