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Israel-Gaza: Fears of war as violence escalates – BBC News
Israel-Gaza: Fears of war as violence escalates BBC News Israelis and Palestinians exchange rocket fire as tensions escalate CBS News Protests break out across US as violence escalates between Israel and Hamas Fox News Opinion | Why So Much Rests on the Fate of a Tiny Neighborhood in East Jerusalem The New York Times Palestinian Miscalculations Have Led to …
Protest escalates in downtown Portland, demonstrators break into mall, justice center
After hours of largely peaceful demonstrations, violence escalated late Friday in downtown Portland, as hundreds of people gathered to protest the Minneapolis police killing of a black man. The death of George Floyd has triggered a wave of national outrage that culminated into a chaotic night of vandalism and fires in downtown Portland. A little …
Trump claims China will ‘do anything’ to stop his re-election as coronavirus row escalates | Coronavirus outbreak
Donald Trump has claimed that China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November. In an interview with Reuters, the US president said he was looking at different options in terms of consequences for Beijing over the virus. “I can do …
China tariffs on $75 billion worth of US goods slashed, as coronavirus outbreak escalates
The move comes as China is grappling with the escalating coronavirus outbreak. The disease has killed 565 people, mostly in China, and infected more than 28,000 people in over 25 countries and territories. Starting next week, US goods that have a tariff rate of 10% will be reduced to 5%, and products that have a …
Feds blow door off safe, issue subpoenas as probe into Giuliani associates escalates
The subpoena to Steven Fruman is the latest indication of prosecutors’ actions since the rushed arrest two weeks ago of his brother, Igor Fruman, and another defendant, Lev Parnas, at a Washington-area airport. Since then, investigators have doled out multiple subpoenas and conducted several property searches, in one case blowing the door off a safe …
Chile protests: state of emergency declared in Santiago as violence escalates | World news
A state of emergency has been declared in the Chilean capital after simmering protests against a rise in metro fares spilled out into widespread vandalism and violence fuelled by rising cost-of-living pressures. As ordained by Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution, the state of emergency will apply to Santiago and can last for 15 days. It grants the …
Dow to open lower as trade war escalates
Stocks are bracing for a dramatic finish this week, after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese imports yesterday. Starting September 1, $300 billion worth of goods from China, including toys and iPhones, will be hit with a 10% tariff. That’s on top of the existing 25% tariff on $250 billion worth of imports. …
Hong Kong protesters occupy roads around Gov’t HQ again, as huge anti-extradition law rally escalates
Hongkongers marched in their thousands on Sunday to call for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill, despite the government on Saturday stating that it would postpone its plans. As night fell, demonstrators occupied roads around government headquarters and legislature, in a repeat of the tactics seen during the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement. Harcourt Road. Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP. …
