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China trading more with North Korea but buying less coal
China announced in February the suspension of coal imports from the North, striking a blow at a major source of income for the hermit state. A…
Second Australian senator resigns over citizenship
It means the Greens have now lost both their co-deputy leaders, Waters and Ludlam, in the space of four days. “As people would know after the …
Seoul proposes military talks with Pyongyang for next week
He told a briefing Monday for a group of United Nations correspondents that “dialogue for the sake of dialogue is meaningless”. “The fact that…
Qatar hits out at UAE over government websites ‘hack’
However, Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE ambassador to the U.S., has rubbished the report as false, claiming that the UAE had no role in the hackin…
UAE denies Washington Post report it orchestrated Qatar hack
And now U.S. intelligence agencies are claiming the quotes were posted falsely and deliberately in a state-sponsored hack ordered by the UAE…
Presidential Elections 2017: Voting ends; all eyes on counting day July 20
As two seats are vacant both in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha , and one MP did not have the right to vote, a total of 771 MPs were eligible f…
Brexit is now directly damaging business investment in Britain
The website added: “Most said the European Union should pay a price if Britain is willing to backtrack, but not that price”. Without “signif…
US, Japan, South Korea to Put ‘Maximum Pressure’ on North Korea
Suh suggested the talks be held this Friday at Tongilgak, a building operated by the North Korean government in the inter-Korean truce village o…
Z Praises Vic Mensa At LA Listening Event For ‘The Autobiography’ Album
Based on a true story. On Everyday Struggle , Vic Mensa let the world know that he had an album on the way. Mensa dropped visuals for the l…
Russia’s Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova win Wimbledon doubles title
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo beat Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 13-11 in a match that lasted 4 hours, 40 minutes – only …
The Chinese economy is growing faster than all expectations
China’s real estate investment growth slowed slightly in the second quarter from the first, suggesting government curbs to rein in the red-hot p…
Trump admin considering new sanctions on China over North Korea ties
His response: we don’t give our playbook away. While a further tightening of United Nations sanctions could jeopardize that trade, for now t…
Woman dragged by train on Rome metro
As she steps out, her bag gets stuck and is not freed in time. Footage shows other passengers desperately trying to alert the driver as Nataly…
UAE wants worldwide monitoring of Qatar
The hack also involved the planting of damning false stories about Qatar’s emir. The Washington Post newspaper is reporting that new intelli…
UAE minister denies any hacking of Qatar
The Post cites unnamed United States intelligence officials as saying that senior members of the Emirati government discussed the hacking plan…
Meetings on eve of Monsoon Session in Parliament
The Opposition parties that include the Congress, CPI-M, Trinamool Congress , Samajwadi Party , Nationalist Congress Party , Bahujan Samaj Pa…
Williams Lake, BC, evacuated due to wildfires
He fled Fort McMurray during last year’s wildfires there, too. The province isn’t likely to get a reprieve from the wildfires ravaging the B.C…
Governor and Attorney General To Sue Should GOP Health Bill Become Law
He also believes plans to defund Planned Parenthood would violate the rule that legislation can not place an undue burden on a woman’s ability t…
Trump Calls On Canada, Mexico Not To Manipulate Their Currency
According to the Nafta blueprint released Monday, the USA would also seek to raise labor standards significantly for Mexican imports. “Preside…
S Korea seeks rare talks with DPRK
Last week during a trip to Berlin, Moon delivered a speech in which he stressed the importance of dialogue in the face of increasing tensions an…
GOP loses enough senators to sink its current health-care bill
GOP leaders are working with the Trump administration to pressure their members of the House Freedom Caucus to get on board so they can get it t…
Iran says it has received ‘contradictory signals’ from Trump
The plan’s implementation began in January 2016. Worldwide monitors, and other signatories of the agreement, have said that Iran is meeting it…
Senate delays health vote after McCain’s surgery
Without McCain, Republicans would not have had the 50 votes necessary to advance the bill. In a statement released late Saturday, McConnell …
Spicer contradicts emails, President on Trump Jr meeting
Bolling said, “Instead of pointing the finger at Donald Trump Jr . and saying maybe he’s colluding - a big word, colluding with the Russians - …
Arbitrator overturns Gil Roberts’ drug ban after sprinter’s ‘kissing’ defense
Although he was cleared at the hearing on 20 June, the detail from the arbitration has only just been released by Usada. His girlfriend, Alex …
The Big 12 Championship Game is back
So I don’t – I really – it gets a little tiresome because I know we play at a very high level, and I know that top to bottom we’re the best in t…
Tsunami waves expected from Russian Federation quake
It is expected to cause tsunami waves within 300 kilometres, according to the warning centre. This quake is the second largest of 2017 with th…
Trump’s tough talk isn’t affecting China’s relationship with North Korea
Pyongyang has ignored all calls to cease missile tests and de-nuclearize and has continued to test the patience of its Asian neighbors, saying …
Trump’s approval down in counties he flipped during election
Donald Trump has the lowest ever six-month approval ratings for a US President, according to a new poll . President Trump’s approval ratin…