USA Why it will take more than $20M to help Brazil put out Amazon fires "Twenty-million dollars is a drop in the bucket. It's absurd to imagine logistically what effect it can have," an Amazon researcher said. 27/08/2019
USA Deutsche Bank admits it has tax returns tied to Trump sought by House committees Lawmakers have subpoenaed financial records of the president, family members and their company. 27/08/2019
Business EU agrees to drop restrictions on leasing of crewed planes EU agrees to drop restrictions on leasing of crewed planes 27/08/2019
USA Russia denies visa to U.S. senator amid G7 tensions Russia denies visa to U.S. senator amid G7 tensions 27/08/2019
world news Peru and Colombia call for meeting to protect Amazon forest Peru and Colombia want Amazonian countries to meet on September 6 and find a solution to the fires ravaging the forest. 27/08/2019
USA Oklahoma City news anchor apologizes for saying black co-anchor looked like a gorilla "I want you all to know from the bottom of my heart, I apologize for what I said. I know it was wrong and I am so sorry," she said tearfully on air. 27/08/2019
Germany Berlin gets cleaner parks thanks to tourists trash picking schemes An unusual scene becoming more normal: Tourists are cleaning the parks they visit in Berlin thanks to trash collection schemes. 27/08/2019
Ireland Ireland says UK proposals to replace backstop 'don't come close' "I think we need to be honest here, that the alternative arrangements that have been discussed to date do not do the same job as the backstop, not even close," Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said. 27/08/2019
USA Upcoming poll gives Steyer shot at Democratic debate, push to two nights The deadline for the September Democratic face off in Houston closes on Wednesday. 27/08/2019
USA Trump admin pulling millions from FEMA disaster relief to send to southern border Combined with existing space, the funding would allow ICE to detain nearly 50,000 immigrants at one time. 27/08/2019
Sport Japan and Canada strike judo gold on Day 3 of 2019 World Championships Spectacular judo dominated Day 3 of the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, with gold strikes by Japan's Shohei Ono and Canada's Christa Deguchi 27/08/2019
no comment Tractor pool brings joy to children in rural Cuba Children splashed inside a mobile pool in the El Infernal neighborhood in the province of Pinar del Rio, part of Cuba's renowned tobacco-growing zone. 27/08/2019
no comment Video captures tornado hitting near Malaga in Spain Eyewitness video captured a tornado hitting the Spanish town of Campillos in Malaga on Monday (August 26) evening. 27/08/2019
USA 'No bedbugs at Doral': Trump defends Florida club he offered as site of next year's G-7 In 2017, the resort settled a lawsuit with a business traveler who claimed he was bitten by bedbugs. 27/08/2019
Russia Erdogan & Putin agree steps to 'normalise' situation in Syria's Idlib Erdogan's one-day visit comes to Russia comes less than two weeks after a Turkish convoy was targeted in Syria's Idlib province by the Syrian army. 27/08/2019
France 'Sorry, Brigitte': Brazilians' apology to Macron over 'rude' Bolsonaro Brazilians have taken to social media to "apologise" to Brigitte Macron after their president made "extraordinarily disrespectful" comments towards her. 27/08/2019
United Kingdom English football team Bury expelled from league, Bolton face same fate Bury FC have been expelled by the English Football League and local rivals have been given just 14 days to complete a buy out or meet the same fate. 27/08/2019
USA A Costco opens in China, draws such massive crowds it has to close early "Due to the extremely large crowds," government officials urged residents to "consume in a rational manner and choose to go shopping at an off-peak time." 27/08/2019
Taste From screen to plate: the MasterChef restaurant goes live From screen to plate: the MasterChef restaurant goes live 27/08/2019
Ghana Watch: Coffins to die for from Ghana's master of the craft Paa Joe started making coffins in 1962 and specialises in rather unusual ones. These coffins are known as Abebuu Adekai in the Ga language, meaning 'the receptacle of proverbs'. 27/08/2019
Libya UN demands action on refugees after 40 killed in Libyan shipwreck UN demands action on refugees after 40 killed in Libyan shipwreck. 27/08/2019
USA A professor labeled Bret Stephens a 'bedbug.' Here's what the NYT columnist did next. "Analogizing people to insects is always wrong," Stephens later told MSNBC, explaining why he notified the professor's boss. 27/08/2019
Living Openly transgender model becomes new face of Chanel Teddy Quinlivan thought she would never work with the brand again after coming out publicly. 27/08/2019
France Emmanuel Macron: Europe's new shining light or best of a bad bunch? For Macron, the G7 summit held on his home turf, appeared to be the latest, well-calculated move to position himself as the European leader. 27/08/2019
Europe News The Brief: Reality check on Iran sanctions and bridging Belgium's political divide In this edition we look at the potential for detente with Iran and an initiative in Belgium to bridge the political divide over beer. 27/08/2019
USA Hong Kong's chief executive vows to stay amid spiraling clashes at protests The most violent protests yet hit the island over the weekend, as police fired water cannon and tear gas during running battles with protesters. 27/08/2019
USA Brazilian president wants apology before accepting aid to help fight Amazon fires President Jair Bolsonaro's demand for an apology follows French President Emmanuel Macron lashing out after a Bolsonaro supporter mocked Macron's wife. 27/08/2019
Russia Europe's top human rights court says Russia violated lawyer's rights Europe's top human rights court rebuked Russia on Tuesday for multiple violations of the basic rights of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in pre-trial in 2009. 27/08/2019
Mexico Watch: Mariachis gather in Guadalajara for Mexican music festival Musicians came from 25 countries including Australia, Sweden, Peru and the United States to Guadalajara, considered the capital of traditional Mexican culture and music 27/08/2019
no comment Soyuz spacecraft carrying FEDOR the robot docks at ISS on second try A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian humanoid robot called Fedor has successfully docked with the International Space Station. 27/08/2019
