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UK police will investigate others over ex-Harrods boss assault allegations
LONDON - British police called on Thursday for anyone with allegations against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed to come forward and said it would look to…
New York City mayor charged with bribery, illegal campaign contribution
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with bribery and illegally soliciting a campaign contribution from a foreign national, according to a…
Biden to meet Vietnam leader on UN assembly sidelines
NEW YORK – US President Joe Biden will hold talks with Vietnamese President To Lam on Sept 25 as the US leader closes out his final appearance at a UN General…
Biden says actions to speed support to Ukraine to be announced on Thursday
NEW YORK - U.S. actions to accelerate support for Ukraine will be announced on Thursday as part of an international effort to help the Ukrainians rebuild from the…
Amazon forest has lost an area the size of Germany and France
RIO DE JANEIRO - The world’s biggest rainforest, the Amazon, has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, a study…
Tech firm executives to testify before US Senate about election threats
WASHINGTON - Executives from major tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing…
Mexican senators hurl insults in discussion of judicial reform
MEXICO CITY - Mexican senators hurled insults on Tuesday in a tense session ahead of a vote on a controversial judicial reform, with opposition lawmakers accusing…
Wildfires tear through western US during heatwave
LOS ANGELES – Wildfires fuelled by soaring temperatures in the western United States have scorched thousands of acres, forcing hundreds of families to flee, US…
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after election
NEW YORK - A New York judge on Sept 6 delayed former US President Donald Trump's sentencing on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until after…
Mexico’s opposition seeks to block judicial reform in the Senate
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's opposition senators are uniting around the possibility of blocking controversial judicial reforms pushed by President Andres Manuel Lopez…