Stories for June 2019

Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 08:51 UTC
China ready to fight the US on trade, but the door still open for talks, Beijing defense minister says

China is ready to fight the US on trade but the door is still open for talks, the country's defense minister said on Sunday. “On the trade friction started by the US: if the US wants to talk, we will keep the door open. If they want to fight, we are ready,” General Wei Fenghe told an international security dialogue in Singapore.
Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 08:44 UTC
MSC Opera crashes into a wharf in Venice; heated row over the lagoon city and its fragile ecosystem

A massive cruise ship lost control as it docked in Venice on Sunday crashing into the wharf and hitting a tourist boat after suffering an engine failure. Tourists on the harbor could be seen running away as the 13-deck MSC Opera scraped along the dockside, its engine blaring, before knocking into a tourist boat, amateur video footage posted on Twitter showed.
Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 08:33 UTC
German coalition continues, despite electoral results, says Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her coalition government will continue despite the surprise resignation of the leader of its junior partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Beijing justifies Tiananmen square repression 30 years ago as the “correct” policy

China on Sunday defended its policy during the Tiananmen protests in a rare public acknowledgement of the event, days before its 30th anniversary, saying it was the “correct” policy.
Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 08:27 UTC
Fifteen injured in aircraft while crossing over the Andes en route to Ezeiza

At least 15 people were injured when an Airbus 330 flying from Lima to Buenos Aires encountered severe turbulence, Argentina's national news agency Telam and other media reported.
Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 04:03 UTC
Thousands line up streets of Liverpool to celebrate the “Six Red”

Liverpool's celebrations shifted to their home city on Sunday as tens of thousands of fans greeted the team who beat Tottenham to win the Champions League final in Madrid the night before.
Saturday, June 1st 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Markets and US businesses lobbies react negatively to Trump's tariffs on Mexican imports

Mexico's president has insisted his government will not be provoked after President Donald Trump announced escalating tariffs on all goods unless Mexico curbed illegal migration. Andrés Manuel López Obrador described Mr Trump's slogan “America First” as a fallacy and said universal justice was more important than borders.
Saturday, June 1st 2019 - 08:53 UTC
Another mass shooting in the US: disgruntled city employee kills twelve in Virginia Beach

A disgruntled city employee opened fire at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding at least several others before he was fatally shot by police, authorities said.