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Trump says he'll sign first-step China trade deal on Jan 15
Associated Press, Published on 31/12/2019
» WEST PALM BEACH, Fla: President Donald Trump says he will sign the first phase of a trade deal with China at the White House next month.
Reporter gets jail in libel case filed by poultry farm
Associated Press, Published on 24/12/2019
» A court on Tuesday sentenced a reporter to two years in prison for criminal libel for a comment she tweeted about a labour abuse grievance at a poultry farm.
Fruit picker charged in needles in Australian strawberries case
Associated Press, Published on 12/11/2018
» SYDNEY: A former strawberry farm supervisor was accused in court on Monday of retaliating over a workplace grievance by putting needles into the fruit and sparking recalls that devastated the Australian strawberry industry.
Entire Hawaii neighborhood vanishes as lava gushes in
Associated Press, Published on 07/06/2018
» HONOLULU: A neighbourhood called Vacationland on Hawaii's Big Island had disappeared by Wednesday as lava poured into two oceanfront subdivisions, smothering hundreds of homes and filling an ocean bay, turning it into new land that now juts into the sea.
New Zealand to kill 150,000 cows to end bacterial disease
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2018
» WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand plans to slaughter about 150,000 cows as it tries to eradicate a strain of disease-causing bacteria from the national herd.
Toxic herbicide called ‘health risk’ for farmers escapes ban
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2018
» The government has chosen to allow continued use of the toxic weed killer paraquat and two other farm chemicals despite mounting concerns over health risks, especially for farmers.
US-China trade war 'on hold' as talks progress
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States and China are pulling back from the brink of a trade war after the world's two biggest economies reported progress in talks aimed at bringing down America's massive trade deficit with Beijing.
At least 41 killed as dam bursts in Kenya
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2018
» NAIROBI, Kenya: A dam burst its banks in Kenya's Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said Thursday. At least 20 of the dead were children, police said.
Hawaii volcano destroys 31 homes, spews lava 60m into air
Associated Press, Published on 07/05/2018
» PAHOA, Hawaii: The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano jumped to 31 on Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 60 metres into the air.
Algerian military plane crashes, killing at least 100
Associated Press, Published on 11/04/2018
» ALGIERS, Algeria: At least 100 people were killed when a military plane crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria on Wednesday, officials said.