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Red, red wine... could be good for digestive system
Scientists at King's College London have found that red wine drinkers have a greater diversity of bacteria in their digestive tracts, a marker of gastrointestinal wellbeing, than those who drink other alcohol.
U.S. business groups ask Trump for tariffs delay before holidays
A coalition of 161 manufacturers, farmers, retailers, natural gas and oil companies of the United States, has signed a letter asking Trump to postpone tariff rate increases on Chinese goods slated to take effect this year.
Brazil's Bolsonaro fuels spat with Macron over Amazon fires
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday repeated a demand for French leader Emmanuel Macron to withdraw recent remarks, accusing France and Germany of "buying" the Latin American country's sovereignty with Amazon fire aid.
Ethiopian fossil reveals face for ancestor of famed 'Lucy'
A fossil from Ethiopia is letting scientists look millions of years into our evolutionary history — and they see a face peering back.
Marriott banning little shampoo bottles by 2020
It could be lights out for tiny toiletries.
Teen activist sails across Atlantic to go to climate meeting
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City to chants and cheers Wednesday after a trans-Atlantic trip on a sailboat to attend a global warming conference.
South America to hold Amazon summit, says Brazil's president
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said South America's Amazonian countries will hold a summit to discuss ways to sustainably exploit the rainforest.
China's hybrid rice yields hope for Madagascar farmers
An increasing number of farmers in Madagascar are growing hybrid rice from China as the crops are helping the island country to fight against food shortages and battle poverty.
Italian president to ask Conte to form M5S-PD coalition gov't
Italian president Sergio Mattarella will summon outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday in order to ask him to try to form a new coalition government.
British Queen approves PM's request to suspend parliament
Queen Elizabeth, who's on holiday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, announced Wednesday she has given her consent to the request of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend the British Parliament.
Nightclub fire in eastern Mexico kills 23
Twenty-three people were killed and some 10 others seriously injured when a nightclub in eastern Mexico was set on fire Tuesday night, local authorities said.
Boris Johnson asks Queen to suspend British Parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced that he has spoken to the Queen to request an end to the current parliamentary session in the second sitting week in September.
Township Economy Bill to protect local Gauteng businesses
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said businesses that can easily be done by locals should not be done by foreigners.
US exports to lobster-loving China go off cliff amid tariffs
U.S. lobster exports to China have fallen off a cliff this year as new retaliatory tariffs shift the seafood business farther north.
Japan remove S. Korea from preferential "whitelist" of trusted trade partners
Japan on Wednesday removed South Korea from its "whitelist" of nations entitled to simplified export control procedures as planned, further raising the stakes in a bitter diplomatic row between the two neighbors.
Brazil's Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is willing to accept foreign aid for fighting fires devastating the Amazon rainforest, but only if the country controls the funds, his spokesman said Tuesday.
Berlin expects: Zoo's panda pregnant, birth expected soon
Berlin's zoo is hoping to hear the patter of tiny panda paws soon.
Space X Dragon returns to Earth, bringing scientific samples home
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft has returned to Earth after being released from the International Space Station on Tuesday, bringing multiple scientific samples and gears.
At least 40 people feared dead or missing in latest shipwreck off Libya coast: UN
At least 40 people are believed to have drowned off the coast of Libya in the latest boat disaster on the Mediterranean, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said Tuesday in a statement.
Chinese policing experts train Jo'burg Metro police, South Africa
Policing experts from China have spent two weeks in South Africa providing advanced training to a group of officers at the Johannesburg Metro Police Department.