

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-ELECTION/GUNSīackground checks and bump stock bans: 2020 Democrats on gun control MELBOURNE (Reuters) - German seventh seed Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to beat former champion Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open on Wednesday to reach his first career Grand Slam semi-final. Zverev breaks Grand Slam semis barrier with win over Wawrinka LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen sensation Billie Eilish swept the Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning all four top prizes - album, song, record of the year and best new artist - in a rare feat at the music industry’s highest honors.

ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS-GRAMMYS/īillie Eilish sweeps Grammy Awards with top four prizes President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests - but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal. Trump to sign North American trade pact at White House key Democrats not invited central bank’s key overnight borrowing rate. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will conclude its latest policy meeting on Wednesday with interest rates almost certainly to remain on hold but officials likely to discuss possible changes to how they manage the U.S. BUSINESS USA-FED/įed likely to keep interest rates on hold, focus on balance sheet

House Democrats on Wednesday will unveil a proposed $760 billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution. House Democrats call for $760 billion in infrastructure spending over five years WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid uncertainty over the question of whether to call witnesses in President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, his legal team wrapped up its opening arguments on Tuesday with an appeal for a quick acquittal. USA-TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT/Īs vote on witnesses looms, Trump legal team tells impeachment trial: ‘Time for this to end’ SYDNEY (Reuters) - The death toll from last month’s volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s White Island rose to 21 after another person died in hospital from injuries, police confirmed on Thursday. Toll rises to 21 from New Zealand volcano eruption evacuate citizens from China as virus spreadsīEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The United States and Japan flew citizens out of the Chinese city at the epicenter of a new virus outbreak on Wednesday, as the death toll rose sharply to 132 and the first case appeared in the Middle East. TOP STORIES GLOBAL CHINA-HEALTH-HUBEI-CASES/
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