Russell Crowe’s property scorched by Australian bushfires
Bushfires raging across Australia’s east coast destroyed two buildings on a rural property owned by Russell Crowe, the Oscar-winning actor said on Twitter on Wednesday....
Top Australian court will hear George Pell appeal
Catholic cardinal George Pell will have one last chance to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys after the Australian High Court on...
China to impose new restrictions on small hydro plants
China will ban the construction of small hydropower plants in regions that already have an electricity surplus and encourage new dams in poor and remote...
China Sinopec plans 100-barge fleet to ship cleaner marine fuel: source
China’s Sinopec Corp plans to build a fleet of 100 barges over the next three years to supply marine fuel compliant with new global emission...
GOP’s defense of Trump, Democrats’ rebuttal and more from the impeachment inquiry – CNN
GOP’s defense of Trump, Democrats’ rebuttal and more from the impeachment inquiry CNN Republicans have floated 17 different defenses of Trump’s Ukraine actions Washington Post CBS News...
Impeachment hearings: Who testifies this week and why it matters – Washington Post
Impeachment hearings: Who testifies this week and why it matters Washington Post Schiff+warns+GOP+that+outing+Trump+whistleblower+could+violate+ethics+rules POLITICO House Intelligence Committee announces more public hearings CBS News Katie Pavlich: Schiff’s shifting standards...
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
Turkey’s military incursion in Syria has given President Tayyip Erdogan a bump in opinion polls and exposed potential cracks in an informal political alliance that...
Kosgei among five finalists for female athlete of the year
Kenya’s marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei is among five finalists for the Female Athlete of the Year award after the sport’s governing body, World...
Australia orders evacuations as firefighters struggle to contain bushfires
Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled to contain more than 150...
China says Taiwan scaremongering with attack talk
China said on Wednesday Taiwan was scaremongering with talk of a possible Chinese attack, after Taiwan’s foreign minister said Beijing could resort to military conflict...