Writing 531 Winter 2010

Trump news at a glance: billions of taxpayer dollars could go to president and his allies in unprecedented move - If case is settled for full amount Trump is requesting, a $10bn payment would more than double his family’s net worth – key US politics stories from Satu...

Tension, tears and Bangaranga: Bulgaria wins a historic, fraught Eurovision Song Contest - Contest was viewed by an estimated 120 million people, with Bulgaria beating Israel thanks to a huge score in the public vote

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo - Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.

Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs. - The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can ...

Taiwan says it is already ‘independent’ after Trump warning - Taipei's assertion came after the U.S. president warned the island not to formally declare independence and hinted at using arms sales as a " negotiating c...

Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran would be enough - The US president says Tehran has to show "real" commitment to removing nuclear fuel and stopping uranium enrichment.

- Charles Oppenheimer, grandson of the nuclear physicist, is warning about existential threats and says cooperation is the only way we can address them.

'What do you say now?' Parkland survivors react to latest mass shooting - "You go from saying, 'We won't let this happen ever again,' and then this happens."

China ramps up charges against Zhou - China's Supreme People's Court has accused former security czar Zhou Yongkang of involvement in unofficial political activities with jailed former Chongqin...

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