China’s ocean waste surges 27% in 2018: ministry
China dumped a total of 200.7 million cubic meters of waste into its coastal waters in 2018, a 27% rise on the previous year and...
Three-peat? Fed copies 1990s playbook in bid to avert a downturn
In the midst of what became a golden decade for the U.S. Federal Reserve, central bankers twice in the 1990s cut interest rates in short...
New Zealand to lift Pacific defense capabilities to protect interests
New Zealand on Tuesday revealed how it plans to lift its defense capabilities in the Pacific to protect its interest but stayed clear of naming...
Hong Kong shops shutter as months of protest darken economic gloom
Hong Kong jeweler Jun Lam has already closed one shop. His remaining outlet sits in an almost deserted shopping mall at the heart of a...
Hong Kong disqualifies democracy activist Joshua Wong from district elections
Hong Kong’s government disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from upcoming district elections on Tuesday, a move likely to sow further discord in a city...
Asia shares touch three-month top, cautious on Fed
Asian shares crept to a three-month peak on Tuesday after Wall Street hit all-time highs amid hopes of progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and for...
Los Angeles wildfire 5 percent contained as region braces for another windstorm – The Washington Post
Los Angeles wildfire 5 percent contained as region braces for another windstorm The Washington Post LeBron James tweets he’s had to evacuate due to California wildfires ESPN...
Getty and Kincade fires pollute air from LA to Bay Area – Los Angeles Times
Getty and Kincade fires pollute air from LA to Bay Area Los Angeles Times Smoke From Kincade Fire Blankets Bay Area With Unhealthy Haze KPIX CBS SF...
Court throws out North Carolina’s congressional district maps – NBC News
Court throws out North Carolina’s congressional district maps NBC News Court freezes North Carolina’s gerrymandered map POLITICO North Carolina judges throw out congressional map ahead of 2020...
MSNBC guest claims Trump is ‘recruiting sergeant for ISIS’ after al-Baghdadi death – Fox News
MSNBC guest claims Trump is ‘recruiting sergeant for ISIS’ after al-Baghdadi death Fox News Watch live: Pentagon holds briefing on operation that left Islamic State leader...