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Barbara Bush, Republican matriarch and former first lady, dies at 92 By John Crawley and Jamie Gangel, CNN   https://youtu.be/p_uWG1N2KmQ Source: CNN Remembering former first lady Barbara Bush 03:21   Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and...

Meet Tesla's new bondholder: Billionaire George Soros   The investment firm founded and chaired by billionaire George Soros took a stake in Tesla Inc bonds during the first three months of the year, giving the electric...

Robots to explore the dark flooded depths of old mines Kate Ravilious   Earth’s metals and minerals, essential to our technology, are running out. We need to explore long-forgotten passages in flooded mines. Indium, rhodium, platinum, tellurium and...

Donald Trump orders Pentagon to plan grand military parade David Smith in Washington President reportedly seeks parade in model of France’s Bastille Day celebration, prompting one veterans’ group to call him ‘a wannabe banana republic strongman’ ...

Two Indian journalists killed in hit-and-run attacks within 24 hours   Local media reports say one of the slain journalists had told officials he feared he could be killed by the 'sand mafia' since he had...

EU executive calls for Spanish-Catalan talks after referendum violence Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Sam Jones in Barcelona European commission vice-president says violence is ‘never a solution’ but Madrid has right to uphold law. The EU’s executive...

Evacuations ordered as California wildfires destroys buildings   Authorities ordered the evacuations of over 2,000 residents. The fire has scorched 3,000 acres and threatened 600 buildings. The Pawnee fire is one of several wildfires burning in...

Thousands seek help in Colombia as Venezuelan health care crisis worsens   Medicines are becoming increasingly scarce as the Venezuelan economy implodes, causing shortages and forcing thousands of people to seek medical help in Colombia. In this...

US-Turkey row escalates with tit-for-tat travel and visa restrictions Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul   US restrictions appear to be linked to arrest of consulate employee in Istanbul over alleged links to Gülen movement. The US and Turkey...

Top Ecuador court upholds $9 billion ruling against Chevron   The ruling is largely symbolic as Chevron no longer operates in the South American country, meaning that Ecuador's government will have to pursue assets owned by...