Trump announces deal with lawmakers to end government shutdown
25 January 2019WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Friday he has reached a tentative agreement with U.S. lawmakers for three weeks in stop-gap funding that would end a partial U.S. government shutdown now in its 35th day, with a senior Democratic aide saying money the president... Read More
Pelosi: No State of the Union in the House until shutdown ends
23 January 2019Washington— President Donald Trump declared his yearly State of the Union address "canceled" on Wednesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not allow him to deliver the speech in the House chamber while the government is shut down. Read More
Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end shutdown
19 January 2019WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on Saturday in a bid to end a 29-day partial government shutdown, after House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading Democrats had already said they rejected the plan.... Read More
Death toll from Mexico fuel pipeline blast rises to 66
19 January 2019TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico − The death toll from the explosion of a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves in central Mexico has risen to 66, the governor of the state of Hidalgo said on Saturday. Read More
Sony’s RCA parts ways with R. Kelly after abuse uproar: media reports
19 January 2019LOS ANGELES − R. Kelly has parted ways with his Sony Music-owned RCA record label, Billboard magazine, Variety and the New York Times reported on Friday, and he no longer appears on the roster of artists on RCA’s website. Read More
Car bomb in Colombian police academy kills eight
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UK PM May wins confidence vote; now to search for Brexit consensus
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Belgium fines 92-year-old fraudster
16 January 2019BRUSSELS − A 92-year-old woman who defrauded the Belgian tax authorities of millions of euros over many decades was spared jail on Wednesday but must pay over 4 million euros in fines and back taxes. Read More
McDonald's loses ‘Big Mac’ trademark case to Irish chain Supermac’s
16 January 2019McDonald’s Corp has lost its rights to the trademark “Big Mac” in a European Union case ruling in favour of Ireland-based fast-food chain Supermac’s, according to a decision by European regulators. Read More
May’s Brexit divorce deal crushed by 230 votes in parliament
15 January 2019LONDON − British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political chaos that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave. Read More
China court sentences Canadian to death as diplomatic row deepens
15 January 2019BEIJING/OTTAWA − A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to be executed for drug smuggling, prompting Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse China of using the death penalty arbitrarily. Read More
Brexit is in peril, May warns ahead of vote on her deal
14 January 2019LONDON − Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Monday that Britain’s planned exit from the EU could be derailed, a last-ditch effort to win over Brexit-supporting lawmakers who have repeatedly said they will vote down her divorce deal. Read More
Zimbabwe plans new currency as dollar shortage bites, says finance minister
13 January 2019HARARE − Zimbabwe will introduce a new currency in the next 12 months, the finance minister said, as a shortage of US dollars has plunged the financial system into disarray and forced businesses to close. Read More
Man arrested after abuse of British pro-EU lawmaker Soubry
12 January 2019LONDON − A man was arrested on Saturday after a video of a group of men verbally abusing pro-European lawmaker Anna Soubry prompted calls for the police to do more to protect politicians outside parliament. Read More
Two dead in Paris gas blast amid lockdown for yellow-vest protests
12 January 2019PARIS − Two firefighters died and nearly people 50 were injured in a massive gas explosion that gutted the ground floor of a building in a central Paris shopping district on Saturday, authorities said. Read More
R. Kelly’s attorney denies abuse allegations in documentary
12 January 2019LOS ANGELES − An attorney for R&B singer R. Kelly on Friday called a new Lifetime documentary series a “for-profit hit piece”, and said allegations of abuse by the Grammy-winning musician were a “complete fabrication”. Read More
Democrats press to fund US government as shutdown ties record
11 January 2019WASHINGTON − The Democratic-controlled United States House of Representatives voted on Friday to restore funding for federal agencies that have been shut down by a fight with President Trump over border wall funding, as some 800 000 government workers, from tax collectors... Read More
Trump eyes emergency powers to pay for border wall, end shutdown
11 January 2019MCALLEN, Texas – United States President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to use emergency powers to bypass Congress and get billions of dollars to pay for a wall on the US-Mexico border as a partial US government shutdown over the issue stretched into its 20th day.... Read More
German airport security staff strike hits more than 600 flights
10 January 2019BERLIN − More than 640 flights in Germany were cancelled on Thursday due to security staff strikes at Duesseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart airports as workers sought to put pressure on management in wage talks. Read More
Mexico offensive against fuel theft leaves motorists stranded
07 January 2019GUADALAJARA, Mexico - An offensive by Mexico’s new government against fuel theft at one of the country’s main refineries has led to days of shortages at gas stations in several central states, as authorities move more fuel by tankers and less by vulnerable pipelines.... Read More
Pope enters migrant ships dispute with appeal for safe ports
06 January 2019VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to stop bickering over the fate of 49 migrants stuck aboard two humanitarian rescue ships on the Mediterranean and let them land at a safe port of call. Read More
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