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Wesley Inspires Aston Villa To End Three-Year Wait For Premier League Win

Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

Aston Villa finally got their campaign up and running on their return to the top flight after a three-year absence.

After Global Outcry, Brazil Sends Army To Put Out Amazon Rainforest Fires

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized the deployment of Brazil's armed forces to help combat fires raging in the Amazon rainforest, as a growing global outcry over the blazes sparks protests and threatens a huge trade deal.

No Rulebook For Trade War: Jerome Powell Vows To Sustain US Expansion

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell vowed Friday to act to ensure the American economic expansion continues, but warned the central bank has no "rulebook" for dealing with the US-China trade war that deteriorated further almost as he spoke.

2 Dead As 4-Storey Building Collapses In Maharashtra, Many Feared Trapped

Cities | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Saturday August 24, 2019

Two people were killed and two-three are feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi on Friday night, the police said.

North Korea Fires 2 "Unidentified Projectiles" Into Sea: Seoul

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

North Korea on Friday fired two "unidentified projectiles" into the ocean off its eastern coast, South Korea's military said, in the latest in a series of launches by Pyongyang.

US-China Trade War Worsens, Trump Slams "Unfair Trading Relationship"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

The United States and China exchanged blows Friday as each side increased punitive tariffs on the other, intensifying a trade war that is threatening to engulf the global economy.

Hong Kong Protesters Form Human Chain 30 Years After "Baltic Way"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

Thousands of people held hands across Hong Kong late Friday in a dazzling, neon-framed recreation of a pro-democracy "Baltic Way" protest against Soviet rule three decades ago.

3rd Test: Australia On Brink Of Retaining Ashes As England Falter On Day 2

Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood took 5/30 in an England innings that was wrapped up inside 28 overs.

Donald Trump Lashes Out At China, Vows Quick Response To Tariffs

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Beijing and vowed a quick response to China's plans for new tariffs, while ordering American companies to leave the country.

Family Of Detained UK Consulate Worker Rejects 'Made-Up' Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

The family of a staffer at the UK consulate in Hong Kong have rejected a "made-up" report by Chinese state media that he was detained in the mainland for visiting prostitutes.

David Koch, Billionaire Donor To Republican Causes, Dies Age 79

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

David Koch, a billionaire American libertarian and influential donor to conservative causes, has died at age 79 after a long battle with cancer, his brother Charles said Friday.

Cathay Flight Attendant Says Fired Over Facebook Posts On Hong Kong Protests

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

A flight attendant on Friday accused Cathay Pacific of summarily firing her over Facebook posts linked to Hong Kong's political crisis, adding to concerns about a China-driven witch-hunt to root out pro-democracy supporters at major firms.

China To Impose New Tariffs On $75 Billion Of US Imports

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 24, 2019

China announced Friday it will hit US soybeans, lobsters, peanut butter and other imports worth $75 billion with new tariffs in retaliation for Washington's planned duty hikes, further intensifying the bruising trade war between the world's top two economies.

Kiren Rijiju To Appeal Against WADA For Suspending National Dope Testing Laboratory

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 23, 2019

Kiren Rijiju has made his disappointment known after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended the NDTL for six months starting August 20.

"Chernobyl On Ice": Russia Launches First-Ever Floating Nuclear Reactor

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 23, 2019

Akademik Lomonosov Nuclear Reactor: Russia launched the world's first floating nuclear reactor, sending it on an epic journey across the Arctic on Friday, despite environmentalists warning of a "Chernobyl on ice."