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Control of Congress, and verdict on Trump, at stake in US elections
November 6, 2018
Control of Congress, and verdict on Trump, at stake in US elections
After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans will cast votes…
US votes in midterms verdict on turbulent Trump rule
November 6, 2018
US votes in midterms verdict on turbulent Trump rule
US voters decide Tuesday whether President Donald Trump will keep his Republican majority in Congress or face a hostile…
Migrant caravan rests, regroups in Mexico City
November 6, 2018
Migrant caravan rests, regroups in Mexico City
A caravan of Central American migrants that has drawn frequent Twitter tirades from President Donald Trump ahead of the…
South Korea, US resume suspended joint marine drills
November 5, 2018
South Korea, US resume suspended joint marine drills
South Korea and the United States on Monday resumed small-scale military training that was indefinitely suspended following an historic…
Facing long Senate odds, Democrats must first secure New Jersey
November 5, 2018
Facing long Senate odds, Democrats must first secure New Jersey
For Democrats, Tuesday’s New Jersey US Senate election should have been a breeze. Bob Menendez, 64, has held the…
Helicopter tragedy will haunt me forever, Leicester’s Schmeichel says
November 5, 2018
Helicopter tragedy will haunt me forever, Leicester’s Schmeichel says
Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel says the helicopter crash that killed the club’s revered Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha will haunt…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives China electric shock
November 5, 2018
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives China electric shock
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro threatens to short-circuit China’s energy plans. Beijing-backed energy companies hope to invest…
Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal
November 5, 2018
Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal
Lawyers for two Myanmar Reuters journalists filed an appeal Monday against their seven-year jail sentence linked to their reporting…
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
November 5, 2018
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment…
Xi pledges to open China’s markets wider to an impatient world
November 5, 2018
Xi pledges to open China’s markets wider to an impatient world
President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to widen access to China’s economy, while delivering a veiled rebuke to Trumpism,…