Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as uneasy investors watched for signs of progress on U.S.-China trade after Wall Street slid. Shanghai retreated, Tokyo advanced and Hong Kong was unchanged. Investors who worry the U.S.-Chinese tariff war will drag the global economy into recession were left guessing after President Donald Trump’s conflicting comments on trade talks. […]
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Halsey wants everyone to pull a Taylor Swift and calm down over reports accusing her of texting and “fully ignoring” Shawn Mendes’ MTV Video Music Awards performance on Monday night. The “Without Me” singer clarified in a tweet on Tuesday exactly why cameras caught her looking down at her phone during Mendes’ performance of “If
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Thomas Cook is already trying to sell its fleet of planes Troubled travel firm Thomas Cook says it has agreed a rescue deal with investor Fosun Tourism, its banks and a majority of its bondholders. The UK tour operator said in July it was working to secure new investment from
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Nick Kyrgios called the ATP “corrupt” on Tuesday night for fining him more than $100,000 this month for his behavior during a match. Asked if that recent punishment from the men’s tour — only the latest in a long series that also included a suspension — affected him mentally coming into the U.S. Open, he
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The children will inherit any peace that comes to Afghanistan, if only they can live to see it. Whimpering and badly malnourished, they are among the most vulnerable in a country that remains one of the poorest in the world. Now an expected United States-Taliban agreement to end nearly 18 years of fighting raises questions
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Image copyright PA Media A British composer, an acclaimed musician and their baby have died in a plane crash in Switzerland. Jonathan Goldstein, saxophonist Hannah Marcinowicz and seven-month-old Saskia were in the light aircraft when it came down in the Alps on Sunday. Goldstein ran a company specialising in making music for TV adverts, as
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Lingering smoke in the Amazon caused concern Tuesday among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems — particularly among children and the elderly — have increased as fires in the region rage. “The kids are affected the most. They’re coughing a lot,” said Elane Diaz, a nurse in the Rondonia state capital of Porto Velho, as
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It took Mike Leake five starts to earn his first win with Arizona. What matters most to him right now is taking his success from Tuesday night into September and through the final month. Leake pitched into the eighth inning, leading the Diamondbacks to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. “I hope to
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The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill a decade ago, with potentially serious consequences for an industry often opposed to environmental regulation. A jury in Knoxville decided within hours that the TVA’s contractor, Jacobs Engineering,
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Comedian Leslie Jones is departing the cast of “Saturday Night Live” after five years, according to multiple reports. The long-running sketch comedy show is slated to return to NBC for its 45th season next month. Jones was named a regular cast member back in 2014, after serving as a writer who regularly delivered breakout performances
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