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Trump under pressure in 2nd week of impeachment hearings
November 19, 2019
Trump under pressure in 2nd week of impeachment hearings
President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings…
Hong Kong university protesters defy surrender warnings
November 19, 2019
Hong Kong university protesters defy surrender warnings
Dozens of exhausted pro-democracy protesters barricaded inside a Hong Kong university defied warnings Tuesday to surrender, as a police siege…
Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises
November 19, 2019
Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises
Sydney was shrouded in dangerous haze Tuesday as smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia’s eastern seaboard sent pollution levels soaring…
Trump says will ‘strongly consider’ testifying in impeachment probe
November 19, 2019
Trump says will ‘strongly consider’ testifying in impeachment probe
President Donald Trump on Monday said he is “strongly” considering answering a challenge from opposition Democrats to testify in his…
More than 100,000 children in migration-related US detention: UN
November 19, 2019
More than 100,000 children in migration-related US detention: UN
More than 100,000 children are currently being held in migration-related detention in the United States, often in violation of international…
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
November 18, 2019
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
Sri Lanka’s new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election…
Police swoop as Hong Kong protesters try to flee
November 18, 2019
Police swoop as Hong Kong protesters try to flee
Hong Kong riot police swooped on pro-democracy protesters trying to flee a university they had set ablaze Monday, in one…
Asian markets mixed as dealers eye trade talks, Hong Kong rallies
November 18, 2019
Asian markets mixed as dealers eye trade talks, Hong Kong rallies
Asian markets were mixed Monday on broad optimism that China and the United States are close to a mini trade…
Britain’s Prince Andrew sparks backlash after ‘disastrous’ TV interview
November 18, 2019
Britain’s Prince Andrew sparks backlash after ‘disastrous’ TV interview
Britain’s Prince Andrew provoked a backlash Sunday following an extraordinary TV interview branded “disastrous” by public relations experts in which…
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
November 18, 2019
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police…