Trump asked China’s Xi for help winning 2020 election, claims Bolton
(AFP) Donald Trump pleaded with China’s leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president’s former aide John Bolton writes in...
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Major League Baseball season looking more likely
(AFP) Major League Baseball edged closer to a 2020 season startup Wednesday as commissioner Rob Manfred said he and union chief Tony Clark had developed...
Iconic Amazon indigenous chief Paiakan dies of virus
(AFP) One of the most iconic defenders of the Amazon rainforest, indigenous chief Paulinho Paiakan, died after contracting the new coronavirus, activists said Wednesday. Paiakan,...
Players take knee before goalline row gives Villa point on Premier League return
(AFP) The Premier League returned in dramatic fashion on Wednesday as Aston Villa’s 0-0 draw against Sheffield United featured a powerful anti-racism message and controversy...
US vows to curb China and Russia in space
(AFP) The United States wants to prevent China and Russia from taking control of space and will look to allies for help, according to a...
Black German MEP victim of Belgian ‘police violence’
(AFP) A German member of the European Parliament complained Wednesday she had been treated in a violent and humiliating way by Belgian police, on the...
US wants undersea data cable to skip Hong Kong
(AFP) US Justice Department officials on Wednesday recommended that a high-capacity undersea data cable system proposed by Google and Facebook bypass Hong Kong, citing potential...
Trump to meet with Polish president at the White House
(AFP) US President Donald Trump will host Poland’s President Andrzej Duda at the White House for wide-ranging talks next week, the White House said on...
COVID-19 makes air pollution a top concern worldwide: report
(AFP) At least two-thirds of people in countries home to a fifth of the world’s population support stricter laws and enforcement to tackle air pollution,...
FAA chief accused of stonewalling Senate MAX probe
(AFP) Senators from both parties accused the top US aviation regulator of stonewalling Wednesday on inquiries into the 737 MAX crashes as they introduced legislation...
