November 2019

Economy in mind, Bolsonaro changes tack and cozies up to Xi

What a difference a year makes. In the months before last year’s presidential election in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro described China as predatory and thumbed his nose at the Chinese government by visiting Taiwan, Beijing’s archrival. Now, as a more pragmatic president, Bolsonaro welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to an international summit that begins Wednesday in

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Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Not Spending Christmas With Royal Family This Year

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and little Archie are doing their own thing this Christmas.  Buckingham Palace released a statement Wednesday saying the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be spending the holiday with the rest of the royal family this year.  “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are looking forward to extended family time

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Deval Patrick Tells Democrats He Will Run in 2020 Presidential Race

NEW ORLEANS — Former Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts told senior Democrats Wednesday that he will enter the presidential race, according to two party officials, reversing his decision last year to forgo a run and adding yet more volatility to an unusually fluid Democratic primary. Mr. Patrick was calling a list of Democrats to inform

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Ex-government health chief joins warnings about EPA proposal

A former top government environmental health official is expressing alarm as the Trump administration moves forward with a proposal scientists say would upend how the U.S. regulates public health threats By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press November 13, 2019, 9:39 PM 4 min read A former top government environmental health official joined health experts on Wednesday

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Actor killed by bus in Rickmansworth ‘crossed without looking’

Image copyright South Beds News Agency Image caption Jane Hayward was dragged under the wheel of a bus in Rickmansworth An actor was killed when she was hit by a double-decker bus after apparently walking into the road without looking, a coroner has said. Jane Hayward, 69, from Northwood, north-west London, was dragged under the

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