YouTube shuts accounts connected to Hong Kong misinformation
By Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Thursday that its YouTube streaming video service disabled
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As Amazon burns, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere (V)
Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze
Harvey Weinstein to be arraigned again ahead of criminal trial
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday morning on an indictment in connection with his upcoming criminal trial, a spokesman
S Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid dispute over history
By Hyonhee Shin, Josh Smith and Kiyoshi Takenaka South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest
Four die, more than 100 hurt in thunderstorm in Poland’s Tatra mountains
Four people, two of them children, died and more than 100 were injured during a thunderstorm in Poland’s Tatra mountains on Thursday, Prime Minister Mateusz
Awesome Archer gives England advantage in Ashes Test
Jofra Archer’s first five-wicket haul in test cricket put England in command on a weather-affected opening day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley on
Italy’s PD raises the bar for possible government with 5-Star
By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones – Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party on Thursday set tough new conditions for forming a coalition with the anti-establishment
Too late for new Brexit deal, France’s Macron tells Johnson
French President Emmanuel Macron told Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday that there was not enough time to wholly rewrite Britain’s Brexit divorce deal before an Oct.
Trade in giraffes to be regulated for first time
Countries voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to regulate international trade in giraffes, an endangered species, and in their body parts, overcoming objections by southern African states
Euro slips as PMIs signals gloomy outlook; yuan tanks
The euro fell on Thursday, heading towards a three-week low, as an uptick in euro zone business growth was offset by another decline in China’s currency. Euro
Iranian tanker wanted by US not heading to Greece
An Iranian tanker which the United States wants seized is not heading towards Greece as it sails through the Mediterranean, Greek Prime Minister Kyrikos Mitsotakis
Highlights – British PM Johnson on Brexit at meeting with Macron
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday. Following are key Johnson quotes when he spoke alongside Macron just after his
Bernie Sanders proposes $16.3tn Green New Deal plan
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders unveiled a climate change strategy on Thursday that would mobilize $16.3 trillion to help the U.S. generate 100% of its electricity
Florida to execute man convicted of killing gay men during crime spree in 1994
A man convicted of targeting three gay men who had befriended him before he bludgeoned and suffocated them during an eight-month crime spree in 1994
England must ‘jump on’ chance with Smith out, says Root
England are relieved that Australia batsman Steve Smith is not seriously injured after being struck by a bouncer but will aim to exploit his absence
Iran displays domestically built mobile missile defence system
DUBAI, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Iran displayed what it described as a domestically built long-range, mobile surface-to-air missile system on Thursday, Iranian state media reported.
Turbulence on Spanish flight from Mauritius injures 14
Fourteen people had to be treated for injuries in Madrid after a flight operated by Spanish charter airline Evelop ran into severe turbulence en route
After Germany hints at compromise, France tells UK: no new Brexit deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday challenged Britain to come up with alternatives to the Irish border backstop within 30 days, but French President Emmanuel
South African court rules display of apartheid flag constitutes hate speech
A South African court on Wednesday ruled that displaying the country’s apartheid-era flag in public constituted hate speech that discriminated against black people and violated equality laws.
Spain issues international alert as listeria cases hit 150
Spain’s health ministry issued an international alert over the country’s biggest ever listeriosis outbreak on Wednesday as the number of people affected rose to 150,