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Super Komachi

Super typhoon approaches Japan, weather agency warns of ‘grave impact’

TOKYO: A super typhoon bore down on Japan on Thursday (Oct 10) forcing the cancellation of two rugby World Cup matches and some transport, and threatening to disrupt Japan's Formula One Grand Prix race this weekend. Parts of Japan are still recovering from a…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Trade War

The close: TSX climbs on fresh hope of U.S.-China trade deal – The Globe and Mail

Stocks rose on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet with Chinas top trade negotiator on Friday, while oil rose as OPEC pledged a decision on supply at its December meeting. A drop in the U.S. currency, also tied to trade talks, suppo…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

US and China must play equal roles in removing nuclear weapons from Korean peninsula, ex-Chinese diplomat Yang Xiyu says

The US and China must play equal roles in bringing about the removal of nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula and bringing peace to the region, a former top Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday. Yang Xiyu, a former inaugural director in the Chinese Foreign…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Paris

Global Fund seeks $14 billion to fight aids, TB, malaria – The Daily Courier

PARIS - An organization that funds programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria raised at least $13.92 billion for the next three years at an international conference, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. The Global Fund said after the confere…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Super Komachi

Super typhoon approaches Japan, some World Cup rugby matches canceled

TOKYO (Reuters) - A super typhoon bore down on Japan on Thursday forcing the cancellation of two rugby World Cup matches and some transport, and threatening to disrupt Japan’s Formula One Grand Prix race this weekend. Parts of Japan are still recovering fro…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Scotland

Capital Confidential: Reaganite thanks Brexit for delivering Trump

Welcome to Capital Confidentiala weekly diary column featuring the best tidbits from around the U.K.s business and political landscape from MarketWatch sister publication Financial News. This week: Peggy Grande credits Brexit with propelling Trump to victory…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Alibaba

Survey: China’s rich got richer in 2019 despite tariff war

BEIJING (AP) China's richest businesspeople got richer in 2019 despite a tariff war with Washington and an economic slowdown, a survey showed Thursday. The average net worth of China's richest 1,800 people rose 10% over 2018 to $1.4 billion, according to the…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Water Scarcity

Plumbing the depths of IOT – ITWeb

South Africa is considered a water-scarce country. This is hardly a surprise for those who live in Cape Town and have endured drought conditions that edged the city towards Day Zero (when the city would run out of water to supply), or for farmers whove strugg…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Driven from Central America by gangs and finding refuge in Kentucky: One woman’s story

This story is a follow-up to a December 2018 report by Yahoo News, photojournalist Fabio Bucciarelli and videographer Francesca Tosarelli of a familys quest to seek asylum in the U.S. to flee the violence of Honduras. Video produced by Gabrielle Levesque. Mi…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Animal Protection

Who are the new federal parties that have moved into New Brunswick?

Some new federal parties have been popping up in New Brunswick but who are they and what do they stand for? The People's Party of Canada has already garnered attention because of its leader, former Conservative MP Maxime Bernier, and its controversial views…

bubmagOctober 10, 2019

Super typhoon approaches Japan, weather agency warns of ‘grave impact’

The close: TSX climbs on fresh hope of U.S.-China trade deal – The Globe and Mail

US and China must play equal roles in removing nuclear weapons from Korean peninsula, ex-Chinese diplomat Yang Xiyu says

Global Fund seeks $14 billion to fight aids, TB, malaria – The Daily Courier

Super typhoon approaches Japan, some World Cup rugby matches canceled

Capital Confidential: Reaganite thanks Brexit for delivering Trump

Survey: China’s rich got richer in 2019 despite tariff war

Plumbing the depths of IOT – ITWeb

Driven from Central America by gangs and finding refuge in Kentucky: One woman’s story

Who are the new federal parties that have moved into New Brunswick?

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