Tag: Donald Trump

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 08:09 UTC

  Boris, the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - It has been suggested that Boris Johnson (who becomes the prime minister of the United Kingdom, UK) is what you would get if Donald Trump had been educated at Eton and Oxford. Maybe, although there is a great gulf between Trump’s bombastic self-promotion and Johnson’s self-deprecating, rather shambolic persona.

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 05:06 UTC

  US to compensate a minimum US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by trade war with China

  

  The U.S. government will pay a minimum of US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 18:42 UTC

  Boris Johnson promises to deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn

  

  Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival's 46,656. The former London mayor takes over from Theresa May on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Trump and Congress agree to suspend the debt limit until after the 2020 election

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a “compromise” bipartisan budget agreement has been reached that will boost federal spending by US$320 billion and suspend the debt limit beyond the next presidential election.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Chinese investment in the US plummeted 88% since Trump took office

  

  Growing distrust between the United States and China has slowed the once steady flow of Chinese cash into America, with Chinese investment plummeting by nearly 90% since President Donald Trump took office.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Pompeo in Mexico praises improved immigration policy at the border

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday thanked his Mexican counterpart for increased immigration enforcement by the country, which he said is leading to fewer migrants entering the United States.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Trump's campaign strategy: pound The Squad with xenophobic tweets

  

  US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Sunday on four Democratic congresswomen he launched xenophobic tweets against last week, demanding they apologize ”for the horrible (hateful) things they have said.”

• Saturday, July 20th 2019 - 18:05 UTC

  Buzz Aldrin, second human to walk on the moon, tells Trump he is disappointed with current lunar agenda

  

  When President Donald Trump asked Buzz Aldrin, the second human ever to walk on the moon, what he thought about the United States' current ability to operate in space 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission, the ex-astronaut had a ready response.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Trump administration lifts ban on pesticide chlorpyrifos, linked to children health issues

  

  The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to health issues in children, from use on U.S.-grown fruits and vegetables.

• Saturday, July 13th 2019 - 15:46 UTC

  Royal Navy sends Type 45 destroyer to Persian Gulf amid escalating tension

  

  The Royal Navy has announced the HMS Duncan, a Type 45 destroyer, will join HMS Montrose which is due to go in for “pre-planned maintenance” while still deployed.