Melania Trump taking Rose Garden turn to pitch her husband

When Melania Trump addresses the Republican convention from the White House, it will be the most that many Americans have seen of their first lady since the beginning of the

The Buzz | Australia blocks Kirin’s $430M sale of business to Chinese company

Australia’s government announced yesterday it proposed to block Kirin Holdings Co.’s 45.6 billion yen ($430 million) sale of its Australian beverage unit to a Chinese company in a development likely

Military’s top cyber official defends more aggressive stance

The U.S. military’s top cyber official is defending the government’s shift toward a more aggressive strategy in cyberspace, saying the mission has evolved over the last decade from “a reactive

This Day in History | 1967 ‘American Hitler’ shot dead

The leader of the American Nazi party, George Lincoln Rockwell, has been shot and killed by a sniper at a shopping centre in Arlington, Virginia. Minutes after the shooting a “captain”

Virus era threatens Europe’s war on dirty imports

Europe’s plan to put a price on dirtier imports risks getting caught up in global trade tensions as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic eclipses climate change as the biggest challenge

The Buzz | Ex-chief of Moutai top liquor brand sentenced to jail for bribery

Liu Zili, former vice chairman and general manager of Kweichow Moutai Group, maker of China’s famous Moutai liquor, was yesterday sentenced to 11 and half years in prison for accepting

Cyprus denies new allegations in ‘golden passport’ scheme

Cyprus denied fresh allegations that it was granting citizenship to foreigners accused of crimes in exchange for millions in investments, insisting that all those who received a passport met all

This Day in History | 1993 Michael Jackson accused of child abuse

They have refused to give details but it has emerged that two of Mr Jackson’s homes were searched at the weekend following allegations of child abuse. It is reported that the

TRADE WAR spillovers | US faces back-to-school laptop shortage

Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed

The Buzz | EU trade chief under pressure for golf event

The EU’s trade commissioner is coming under intense pressure to step down after attending a golf event despite a ban on public gatherings during the pandemic. The job of Phil Hogan,

Alexi Navalny Comatose Russian dissident visited by wife, aide in Germany

Alexi Navalny’s wife and a top aide visited him yesterday in a Berlin hospital where the comatose Russian dissident is being treated by German doctors after a suspected poisoning. Navalny was

This Day in History | 1968 Russia brings winter to ‘Prague Spring’

Dozens of people have been killed in a massive military clampdown in Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact countries. Several members of the liberal Czechoslovak leadership have been arrested, including Prime Minister

The Buzz | North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic shortfall

With unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that U.S.-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods have hurt his country’s dismal economy as his ruling party scheduled a

Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nomination

Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president yesterday , cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ticket and promising she and

Russian opposition leader Navalny in coma after alleged poisoning

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit after falling ill from suspected poisoning that his allies believe is

This Day in History | 1970 Bobby Moore cleared of stealing

The England soccer captain, Bobby Moore, has been cleared of stealing an emerald bracelet in Colombia. Moore, who captained England to World Cup victory in 1966, was accused of taking the

UN crisis looms as US readies demand for Iran sanctions

After a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council, the United States is poised to call for the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran under a rarely used diplomatic

The Buzz | Poll: Pandemic shifts how consumers use gig companies

When ride-hailing heavyweights Uber and Lyft and delivery giants Grubhub and Instacart began making shared rides and meals available with a few taps on a smartphone, they transformed the way

One good thing | Sons use e-books to help virus-stricken dad, other patients

Geoff Woolf gave his sons a love for literature. When he got sick with COVID-19, they turned to books to help him — and others. The 73-year-old retired lawyer was hospitalized

UK scraps public health body amid criticized virus response

The British government announced today (Tuesday) it is scrapping a public health agency that has taken blame for the country's uneven response to the coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the

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