China bridge collapse kills three, injures two
Three people died and two were injured when a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu, state news agency Xinhua said.
Canada’s Trudeau says main rival to cut taxes for millionaires, is accused of lying
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, struggling to establish a lead ahead of an Oct. 21 election, on Thursday accused his main rival of planning to cut taxes on the country’s richest people.
Peru lawmaker files last-ditch legal appeal over Congress closure
The head of Peru’s dissolved Congress presented a legal appeal to the country’s top court on Thursday seeking to suspend the closure of parliament on the grounds that President Martín Vizcarra had exceeded his constitutional powers.
U.S. backs Brazil for OECD membership, but Argentina first
U.S. President Donald Trump and his top diplomat said on Thursday they supported Brazil’s taking steps toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), although it is first backing accession by Argentina.
In 14-hour news conference, Ukraine’s leader says was not blackmailed by Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he would be ready to open a probe into any Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election but denied that President Donald Trump had tried to blackmail him.
Eight people dead, two injured in bridge collapse in China
Eight people died and two were injured as a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday evening in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, in China.
Choke point: Vietnam skilled labor squeezed by Sino-U.S. trade war
A new front has opened in the U.S.-China trade war as companies shifting manufacturing to Vietnam engage in a fierce battle for skilled labor, aggravating an existing shortage and prompting calls for education reforms to address the problem.
Factbox: Who are the Giuliani associates charged with trying to influence U.S. elections?
Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, two foreign-born associates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were charged on Thursday with conspiring to influence U.S. politics with illegal campaign contributions.
Day 1 of U.S.-China trade talks ends with hopes for limited deal
Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up a first day of trade talks in more than two months on Thursday as business groups expressed optimism the two sides might be able to ease a 15-month trade war and delay a U.S. tariff hike scheduled for next we…
U.S. and Greenland partner to map Greenland’s resources
The U.S. military has conducted an aerial survey of Greenland to assess the vast arctic island’s mineral potential as part of an agreement between the two governments, a top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.
