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US President Donald Trump offered an arms deal to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was on a visit to the United States last week. US ambassador to China, David Perdue, on Sunday said that Trump asked his geopolitical rival if he would like to buy American weapons. President Donald Trump, right, speaks with China’s President…
A mum and her six-year-old son have raised more than £1,450 for Breast Cancer UK after completing a 200-mile fundraising challenge in memory of their beloved mum and nana, who recently lost her life to breast cancer. Throughout the school summer holidays, Jade Conway and her son Archie, six, took on the challenge of running…
As Europe faces a host of economic challenges, an excessive despondency about its current condition may be one of the more pernicious. Sunset in Frankfurt in June. ING’s Blom argues many of the weaknesses attributed to Europe are exaggerated. That is the contention of Marieke Blom, chief economist at Dutch bank ING, who has embarked…
MANTA, Ecuador—In a city that calls itself the world capital of tuna, generations have made their living from the Pacific’s rich waters. Now, some fishermen are being drawn into a far more lucrative trade: cocaine trafficking, with a single drug run paying $20,000 to $40,000, compared with the roughly $300 a month they can make…
The UK Foo Fighters will perform at the Your Harrogate Stray bonfire and fireworks. The UK Foo Fighters will perform a special homecoming gig on The Stray as part of this year’s Your Harrogate Stray bonfire and fireworks celebrations. The popular tribute band will take to the stage immediately after the fireworks that are organised…
Bangkok: Bangkok has been declared a “disaster-affected zone” after torrential rain over the weekend flooded homes, shops and roads in Thailand’s capital city, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of residents to safe shelters. Visuals posted by tourists and locals from the city show entire neighbourhoods inundated and people forced to wade through waist-high water after…