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Labour’s Corbyn declares end to Brexit talks with PM May’s government

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Labour’s Corbyn declares end to Brexit talks with PM May’s government

Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives for the launch of Labour’s European election campaign in Kent, Britain, May 9, 2019. (Reuters Photo) Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday as the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch cross-party talks were dead in the twilight of Prime Minister Theresa […]

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Trump’s Trade War Is Making Mexico Great If high tariffs persuade manufacturers to leave China, they won’t move to the United States. There’s a much cheaper option next door.

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Trump’s Trade War Is Making Mexico Great If high tariffs persuade manufacturers to leave China, they won’t move to the United States. There’s a much cheaper option next door.

Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images When President Donald Trump made good on his promise to be “Tariff Man” this week, he sent economists into a lather, launched the stock markets on a wild and largely downward ride, and thrilled parts of his political base, who saw a president finally willing to use his bluntest policy weapon against America’s […]

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Maximum restraint’: Europe allies reject US escalation with Iran EU leaders call for calm as Secretary of State Pompeo makes surprise Brussels visit to discuss alleged Iranian threat.

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Maximum restraint’: Europe allies reject US escalation with Iran EU leaders call for calm as Secretary of State Pompeo makes surprise Brussels visit to discuss alleged Iranian threat.

Federica Mogherini, right, chaired a meeting with German, French and British foreign ministers in Brussels [Francois Lenoir via Reuters] European diplomats urged the United States to exercise “maximum restraint” as tensions mount in the Gulf a year after Washington withdrew from a landmark deal that curbed Iran‘s nuclear programme. Federica Mogherini, the European Union‘s diplomatic chief, stressed the need […]

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Violence flares after deal on Sudan transitional power structure

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Violence flares after deal on Sudan transitional power structure

Several protesters and one army major killed in Khartoum as tear gas and live rounds fired against demonstrators. At least five demonstrators and one army major have been killed in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, hours after protest leaders and the ruling generals reached a deal on transitional authorities to run the country following the overthrow of […]

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Moon is shrinking, triggering quakes and wrinkles: study

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Moon is shrinking, triggering quakes and wrinkles: study

The Moon is steadily shrinking, causing wrinkling on its surface and quakes, according to an analysis of imagery captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) published Monday. A survey of more than 12,000 images revealed that lunar basin Mare Frigoris near the Moon’s north pole — one of many vast basins long assumed to be […]

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From bad to worse’: tariff-hit US farmers urge Donald Trump to settle trade war Calls from agricultural groups to break stalemate through deals with China and Mexico or prioritising markets elsewhere Pig farmers push for speedier settlement while soybean farmers have ‘no hope of making any money’

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From bad to worse’: tariff-hit US farmers urge Donald Trump to settle trade war Calls from agricultural groups to break stalemate through deals with China and Mexico or prioritising markets elsewhere Pig farmers push for speedier settlement while soybean farmers have ‘no hope of making any money’

US pork producers say they are losing US$8 per animal because of the dispute with China. Photo: Bloomberg American farmers have “lost all hope” for a satisfactory resolution to the US-China trade war, and are pushing their government to turn to new markets after the sudden escalation in tensions last week. US agricultural exporters such […]

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Somaliland’s oldest statesman who became chief way before Elizabeth II was enthroned has died at 122

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Somaliland’s oldest statesman who became chief way before Elizabeth II was enthroned has died at 122

Somaliland oldest statesman and chief of chiefs, Haji Abdikarim Hussein Yusuf, also known as Haji Warabe The self-declared state of Somaliland mourns its oldest statesman and chief of chiefs, Haji Abdikarim Hussein Yusuf, also known as Haji Warabe, who died on Friday at the Hargeisa International Hospital at the age of 122. Haji Warabe was a member […]

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Sudan army rulers, protesters resume civil rule talks

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Sudan army rulers, protesters resume civil rule talks

Sudanese protesters attend a demonstration in front of the defense ministry compound in Khartoum. (Reuters) Sudan’s army rulers and protest leaders resumed crucial talks on Monday over handing power to a civilian administration after days of deadlock in negotiations, a spokesperson for the protest movement told AFP. Protest leaders Omar al-Digeir and Satea al-Haj were […]

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US, North Korea in war of nerves over human rights By Yi Whan-woo

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US, North Korea in war of nerves over human rights By Yi Whan-woo

  North Korea has been extremely sensitive about the international community criticizing its human rights violations and holding leader Kim Jong-un accountable. / AP-Yonhap The United States is increasingly voicing concerns about human rights abuses in North Korea as denuclearization talks remain stalled. Analysts here say the Donald Trump administration may use the human rights […]

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He doesn’t want to accept he is old, let alone the oldest man in the world’ – SA man celebrates 115th birthday

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He doesn’t want to accept he is old, let alone the oldest man in the world’ – SA man celebrates 115th birthday

Fredie Blom with his ID which proves he is 115 years old. (Tammy Petersen/News24) If wisdom comes with age, he could be the wisest person in the world, Fredie Blom jokes. Believed to be the oldest man alive, the oupa from Delft on the Cape Flats celebrated his 115th birthday on election day on Wednesday. […]

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