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New US slap against China: Tighter curbs on tech investment

Already threatened by escalating U.S. taxes on its goods, China is about to find it much harder to invest in U.S. companies or to buy American technology in such cutting-edge areas as robotics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. President Donald Trump is expected as early as this week to sign legislation to tighten the U.S. government's scrutiny of foreign investmen...

Americas | 2018-08-08 09:09

Oscar-winning actor Robert Redford retiring from acting at 81

"Never say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting," he told Entertainment Weekly. "(I'll) move towards retirement after this 'cause I've been doing it since I was 21," he said.

Americas | 2018-08-07 11:34

Korean-American NYT reporter in hot water over anti-white tweets

A newly hired Korean-American journalist at the New York Times is under fire after her old anti-white tweets were revealed. Sarah Jeong, 30, posted a string of offensive and apparently racist messages a few years ago, including #CancelWhitePeople” and “white men are bulls***.” One tweet read: “Oh man it's kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men.”

Americas | 2018-08-06 16:00

Venezuela president survives assassination attempt; suspects caught [VIDEO]

In this still from a video provided by Venezolana de Television, Presiden Nicolas Maduro, center, delivers his speech as his wife Cilia Flores winces and looks up after being startled by and explosion, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Venezuela's government says several explosions heard at a military event were an attempted attack on President Maduro. Informatio...

Americas | 2018-08-05 11:27

Journalist murdered in Mexico near tourist hotspot Cancun

A journalist was murdered Tuesday in southeast Mexico, not far from tourist hotspot Cancun, the government said -- the seventh such killing this year in one of the world's most dangerous countries for reporters.

Americas | 2018-07-25 14:52

Two dead, 13 wounded in shooting attack in Toronto

A man whose family said he suffered from psychosis and depression fired a handgun into restaurants and cafes in a lively Toronto neighborhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman and wounding 13 others in an attack that has shaken the confidence of many in the normally safe city.

Americas | 2018-07-24 10:21

Trump heightens China tariff threat with no deal in sight

With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight. Instead, many analysts say they expect the Trump administration to impose more tariffs on China and potentially other key U.S. trading partners. With those nations almost certain to reta...

Americas | 2018-07-21 09:46

Basinger, Presley tell Koreans to stop eating dogs

Kim Basinger and Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley's ex-wife, protested against Koreans eating dog meat outside the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles, Wednesday, according to the People.com. Basinger held a sign that said “Stop Dog Meat,” while Presley held a stuffed dog.

Americas | 2018-07-19 14:53

Trump, Putin meet at closely watched summit to discuss 'relations'

US President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet one-to-one in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, 16 July 2018. / EPAU.S. President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with Russia, after blaming Washington's own past "foolishness and stupidity" for the countries' hostile...

Americas | 2018-07-16 21:12

Jaguar escapes enclosure at New Orleans zoo, kills 6 animals

A jaguar escaped its enclosure at New Orleans' Audubon Zoo on Saturday morning and killed six other animals. According to local media, the 3-year-old male jaguar, named Valero, escaped its habitat around 7:20 a.m. and attacked four alpacas, an emu and a fox in their nearby habitats. All of them died.

Americas | 2018-07-15 15:36

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