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Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
US and China seem willing to reach a trade deal next Saturday in Osaka

United States president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping was possible this weekend but he is prepared to impose U.S. tariffs on virtually all remaining Chinese imports if the two countries continue to disagree.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Giant squid filmed in the Gulf of Mexico, some 100 miles from New Orleans

On June 19, Nathan Robinson was on board a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, surveying footage taken by the Medusa, a deep sea camera system. Shrimp, jellyfish, lantern sharks—the usual suspects—floated across the screen. But then, something utterly unusual crept into view: a tubular creature that suddenly unfurled its tentacles, wrapping them around the Medusa. Robinson raced to alert his colleagues to what he thought he had seen: a giant squid.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
Impersonation of Kim Jong-un and Trump dining ahead of the G20 summit

The residents of Japan’s capital were treated to the extraordinary sight of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un casually dining together, just days before the G20 summit in Osaka, only to realize the pair in question were uncanny lookalikes.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
China will not allow discussions on Hong Kong at G20 summit warns Beijing

China said it will not allow discussion of Hong Kong at the G20 summit this week even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city's mass protests during his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Mexican president denies having ordered troops to detain migrants trying to cross to the United States

Mexico's president vowed on Tuesday to investigate the controversial detention of migrants trying to cross the US border, saying the 15,000 troops he has deployed there have no such orders.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
US tightens the noose on Iran leaders, including Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei

United States president Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone.
Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
In an open letter, US super rich want to pay higher taxes

Some of America's richest people are urging US presidential candidates to back a wealth tax on the super-rich to improve inequality and climate change. “America has a moral, ethical and economic responsibility to tax our wealth more,” they said in a letter.
Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
US Supreme Court upholds lower court shareholder lawsuit against YPF

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Argentina’s bid to fend off a lawsuit by energy company Petersen Energía Inversora, S.A. seeking compensation for shares it owned in the now-nationalized YPF S.A. energy company.
Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 08:51 UTC
Pilots started class-action lawsuit accusing Boeing of covering up the 737 MAX faulty sensor

An airline pilot, identified only as ‘Pilot X’ in court documents, started a class-action lawsuit against Boeing, accusing US plane maker of covering up the 737 MAX’s faulty sensor issue and keeping pilots in the dark about the feature in the pursuit of quick returns.
Monday, June 24th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
US launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems

The United States launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, according to US media reports.