July 2019

Trump Vetoes Bipartisan Resolutions Blocking Arms Sales to Gulf Nations

WASHINGTON — President Trump vetoed a series of bipartisan measures on Wednesday that would have blocked the sale of billions of dollars of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Lawmakers from both parties sent an angry joint message to Mr. Trump last month, saying that he could not go around Congress in […]

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‘My guitar helped me recover from a brain tumour’

A 20-year-old musician has released his debut album a year after having surgery for a brain tumour. Harry Mockett, from Northampton, has since suffered complications including meningitis but said his guitar made it “more bearable”. He continued to play in his hospital bed and said music was “therapeutic” and helped his recovery. Songs from his

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Prince Harry And Jane Goodall Share Dance And ‘Chimpanzee Greeting’

It’s a jungle in there. Prince Harry and primatologist Jane Goodall shared an impromptu dance and a “chimpanzee greeting” during a Windsor Castle event for young conservationists on Tuesday, according to the royal’s Instagram. (See the video highlights below.) As the two met in front of the Roots and Shoots Global Leadership Meeting, Goodall asked

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Moody’s Buys Climate Data Firm, Signaling New Scrutiny of Climate Risks

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. Moody’s Corporation has purchased a controlling stake in a firm that measures the physical risks of climate change, the latest indication that global warming can threaten the creditworthiness of governments and companies around the world. The rating agency bought a

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China to fund 85% of Malaysia’s revived rail project

China’s Export-Import Bank is expected to finance 85% of a 44 billion ringgit ($10.7 billion) rail link project in Malaysia that will bolster economic development in rural eastern states, Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook said Thursday. The East Coast Rail Link across peninsular Malaysia was suspended a year ago shortly after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s

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‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Contestant Has Same-Sex Relationship In Show First

“Bachelor in Paradise” posted a preview this week showing contestant Demi Burnett kissing a mystery woman on a bed and declaring her love for her. That would reportedly constitute the first same-sex relationship presented on the reality TV show ― and Burnett took full advantage of the moment. “Spoiler alert: I’m a queer queen,” Burnett

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