U.S., China set to sign massive purchases deal, easing trade war
The U.S.-China trade war is set to enter a new, quieter phase on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier sign an...
In Democratic debate, Sanders-Warren flap makes a winner out of Biden
Six Democratic U.S. presidential candidates sparred over war and trade, gender and health care, in a pressure-packed debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, with...
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 ticket designs unveiled
The ticket designs for the Tokyo 2020 Games were unveiled by Japanese para-canoeist Monika Seryu on Wednesday as the second wave of ticket sales for...
Chris Cillizza’s winners and losers from the Iowa debate – CNN
Chris Cillizza’s winners and losers from the Iowa debate CNN These 8 words spell big trouble for Bernie Sanders CNN Sanders and Warren are splitting up. That’s...
Australia softens climate change rhetoric as bushfires, and voters, rage
Three years ago, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, then Treasurer, brandished a lump of coal in parliament as a totem of how the ruling conservative...
Trump agrees with British PM Johnson on a ‘Trump deal’ for Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed with a comment by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a “Trump deal” should replace the Iran nuclear...
Guatemalan president takes office amid political jostling and delays
Guatemala swore in President Alejandro Giammattei on Tuesday in a ceremony tainted by long delays blamed on political jostling and maneuvers by outgoing officials to...
Protesters throw eggs, jostle outgoing Guatemalan president – witness
Protesters surrounded outgoing Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales late on Tuesday, throwing eggs at him and his vice president as they sought to take up new...
Freedom House calls for oversight on China’s efforts to influence media abroad
U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a “dramatic expansion” in...
Nektar withdraws application for opioid painkiller after FDA panel’s vote
Nektar Therapeutics said on Tuesday it was withdrawing the application for its opioid painkiller for adults with chronic low back pain, after a U.S. Food...