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The Trump administration has suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptionsBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic WriterAugust 19, 2020, 4:39 PM1 min readWASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions. The State Department announced it had…
The U.N. special envoy for Syria says the 45-member committee charged with drafting a new constitution for the conflict-torn country will meet for the first time in nine months on Aug. 24By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressAugust 19, 2020, 4:41 PM3 min readUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Syria announced Wednesday that the…
The son of the owner of a St. Louis-area soul food restaurant that was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of his nephew four years agoAugust 19, 2020, 4:51 PM2 min readST. LOUIS — The son of the owner…
The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on two aviation companies in the United Arab Emirates over their work for an Iranian airlineAugust 19, 2020, 4:18 PM2 min readWASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on two aviation companies in the United Arab Emirates over their work for an Iranian airline already under U.S.…
Writer-director Kevin Willmott shows audiences an under-explored and blisteringly relevant chapter in U_S_ history in “The 24th.”By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film WriterAugust 19, 2020, 4:15 PM4 min read On Aug. 23, 1917, four months after the U.S. had entered World War I, the all-Black 3rd battalion of the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment mutinied in…
Liverpool said they were “disappointed” after the Football Association board reached a majority decision to decide final positions on a points-per-game basisWales’ most capped footballer Jess Fishlock says Liverpool’s “token gesture team,” has shown they “don’t really care,” about the women’s game.Fishlock has signed for Women’s Super League (WSL) team Reading on loan from OL…
Gianni Infantino’s second term as president began in June 2019Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been cleared of violating the world governing body’s regulations after a preliminary investigation by its ethics committee.Infantino is the subject of a criminal investigation over an alleged secret meeting with Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber. Both deny wrongdoing.Fifa said documents shared…
Image caption Len McCluskey is due to stand down in 2022 A battle to control Labour’s largest affiliated trade union is about to get under way.The left-wing assistant general secretary of Unite, Howard Beckett, has declared today that he will stand for the post of general secretary when it becomes vacant.Unite is hugely influential and…
Alex Zanardi has won four Paralympic gold medals and also the Rome Marathon in 2010 and the New York race the following yearParalympic champion and ex-Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi’s health has shown “significant clinical improvements” during his time in intensive care after a road accident in June, doctors say.Zanardi, 53, suffered serious head injuries…
So now it’s official. Ronald Koeman is the new coach of Barcelona and Lionel Messi, the Dutchman has said, will be key to his plans.President Josep Maria Bartomeu has spoken to Messi’s dad, who told him Koeman’s thinking was fine, but he had to speak to his son.The club’s focus should not, perhaps, be about…