USA
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Trump stops Europe flights, China says coronavirus could end by June
Mar 12, 2020Travelers scrambled to rebook flights and markets reeled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe, hitting battered airlines and heightening global alarm over the coronavirus. However, China, where the... -
Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad
Jan 2, 2020Pro-Iran demonstrators left the besieged US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday after the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force ordered them to withdraw a day after their dramatic incursion. Thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained Hashed... -
Trump threatens Iran after Baghdad embassy attacked
Jan 1, 2020US President Donald Trump warned Tehran it would “pay a very big price” after a mob of pro-Iranian demonstrators stormed the American embassy compound in Iraq, as his government said it is sending hundreds more troops... -
US intel agencies distrust unpredictable president
Dec 16, 2019Donald Trump’s relations with his own intelligence services have never been so fraught: the US president doesn’t listen to his spy chiefs, doesn’t seem to rank his sources and makes snap decisions without giving them any... -
China, the United States, Japan and Korea to dominate 5G
Nov 7, 2019China, the United States, Japan and Korea will account for more than half of the world’s subscribers to super-fast 5G mobile networks by 2025, leaving Europe lagging, a study showed on Thursday. Europe, moving more slowly... -
US women’s football team: mediation over in equal pay bid
Aug 15, 2019US women’s football players reached an impasse Wednesday in mediation with the US Soccer Federation in their dispute over equal pay with the American men’s squad. Molly Levinson, a spokesperson for the US women’s players, said... -
Congress approves Trump-backed two-year spending, debt limit deal
Aug 2, 2019The U.S. Senate on Thursday announced and sent to President Donald Trump a two-year budget deal that would expand federal spending on defense and an array of other domestic programs, significantly adding to rapidly escalating government... -
More American and Canadian teens are vaping than ever before
Jul 1, 2019More American and Canadian teens are vaping than ever before, according to a new study, and researchers say the availability of e-cigarettes with more nicotine may partly explain the trend. The study team examined data on... -
Defying Congress, Trump sets $8 billion-plus in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE
May 26, 2019U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United... -
Barcelona express worry about La Liga match in USA
Dec 11, 2018Barcelona have withdrawn their wish to play a first ever La Liga game in the Unites States until all parties agree with the idea, the club announced on Monday. The Catalans are set to face Girona...