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Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:35 UTC
Trump's latest surprise: he will host the G7 economic summit at his Florida golf resort

U.S. President Donald Trump will host next year’s Group of Seven economic summit of leaders of developed nations at his Florida golf resort, a move Democrats and others decried as more evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Venezuela in Human Rights Council: US and Argentina deplore UN “embarrassment”

Venezuela on Thursday won a seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council -- a move that the U.S. quickly branded “an embarrassment” and further proof that its decision last year to leave the body last was the right one.
Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 15:25 UTC
UK and US raid “dark web” of child pornography: 337 arrests in 38 countries

UK and US authorities investigating a “dark web” child pornography site run from South Korea on Wednesday announced the arrest of 337 suspects in 38 countries. Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said the “Welcome to Video” site contained 250,000 videos that were downloaded a million times by users across the world.
Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Syria: Trump tells Turkish president: “Don't be a tough guy” and “Don't be a fool!”

President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a letter about Turkey's incursion into Syria, “Don't be a tough guy” and “Don't be a fool!”
Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Trump calls Nancy Pelosi a “third rate politician”; President experienced a “meltdown”

Top congressional Democrats walked out of a fractious White House meeting on Syria policy on Wednesday when US President Donald Trump attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a “third-rate politician.”
Tuesday, October 15th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Nobel Economics Prize for work in fighting global poverty by three US-based economists

US-based economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo from MIT, and Michael Kremer. Harvard University, won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for work in fighting global poverty that has helped millions of children by favoring practical steps over theory.
Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 10:10 UTC
Several airlines extend cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until January

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until Jan. 6, as regulators continue to extensively review proposed software changes to the grounded plane.
Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 10:05 UTC
Pompeo tells NBA to stand up to China, after a row over support for Hong Kong protestors

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged the NBA to stand up to China, wading into a row as Beijing pressures the basketball league after a team official expressed support for demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
US/China agree to a first phase of trade deal; Trump suspends a tariff hike

United States and China agreed on Friday to the first phase of a deal to end a trade war, prompting President Donald Trump to suspend a threatened tariff hike, but officials said the agreement had to be put on paper and more work was required to get it finalized.
Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
American Airlines and Gol negotiating a partnership to counter Delta/Latam deal

American Airlines Group Inc and Brazil's Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA are negotiating a “partnership” that could “integrate flights between the two airlines in Latin America,” a newspaper reported on Friday.