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Jerome Powell: The careful Fed chair standing firm against Trump
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has generally avoided escalation in the face of Donald Trump's relentless criticism -- but in recent months, the central banker has become a rare figure to publicly resist his attacks.
Vietnam ousts deputy PM in ‘blazing furnace’ anti-graft campaign
Bloomberg, Published on 26/08/2024
» Vietnam’s National Assembly dismissed another deputy prime minister for violating anti-corruption rules, continuing an anti-graft campaign spearheaded by the late Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid
New York Times, Published on 18/07/2024
» WASHINGTON — United States President Joe Biden tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid) on Wednesday, forcing him to cancel a campaign event in Las Vegas and likely sidelining him for days following the conclusion of former President Donald Trump's nominating convention Thursday.
Hong Kong launches first bus route with women drivers only, sets up rest facility for them
Published on 05/07/2024
» HONG KONG: Franchised bus firm KMB has launched Hong Kong's first route with women drivers only and set up a rest facility that prioritises female workers at terminuses as part of its efforts to buck gender stereotypes.
Justin Timberlake arrested for drink driving
Reuters, Published on 19/06/2024
» Pop singer Justin Timberlake was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after failing to obey a stop sign and twice veering from his lane in the upscale Hamptons seaside area of New York, authorities said on Tuesday.
Xi to meet Blinken to steady China-US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2024
» BEIJING - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, as the world’s biggest economies spar on trade complaints and China's continued support for Russia.
Biden, Xi discuss AI risks, Russia and fentanyl
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2024
» WASHIGTONG - United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Tuesday, their first one-on-one communication since meeting in California last November.
The plot to kill Clinton that history nearly forgot
By Jonathan Landay, Reuters, Published on 23/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - Air Force One with President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton aboard was on its final approach to Manila on Nov 23, 1996, when their US Secret Service detail received alarming intelligence: an explosive device had been planted on the motorcade route into the Philippines capital.
White House urges 'serious scrutiny' of US Steel takeover deal
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A proposed deal that would see US Steel Corp bought by Japan's Nippon Steel should be closely investigated by American authorities, the White House said Thursday, warning it could have national security implications.
New drama shines light on UK 'poltergeist' mystery
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» LONDON - In an ordinary house in a north London suburb in the late 1970s, children levitated, objects flew across rooms, heavy furniture moved on its own and a young girl was flung from her bed.