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Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 10:57 UTC
Trump back steps: G7 summit will not be held at his Florida golf course

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations.
Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 10:50 UTC
Lagarde tells Trump and world leaders to act like grownups in trade conflicts

Former IMF chief Christine Lagarde said President Donald Trump's trade offensive against China could slash global economic growth and she critiqued his Twitter habits in an interview with US television program 60 Minutes.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Honduras president brother convicted in New York for drug trafficking

A New York court convicted the Honduran president's brother of drug trafficking Friday, a verdict immediately rejected by the Central American leader as opponents called for his resignation.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Two NASA astronauts make history as they complete the first spacewalk by an all-women team

A giant leap for womankind! Two NASA astronauts made space history on Friday as they completed the first-ever spacewalk by an all-woman team. The historic extravehicular activity (EVA) officially began once both astronauts switched to battery power in their spacesuits, was guided by veteran NASA astronaut and capsule communicator (CAPCOM) Stephanie Wilson on the ground and fellow astronauts Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan located on the International Space Station.
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.