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US plans to adopt global emission norms for planes to curb climate change

Environmental groups, which had threatened to sue EPA over delays in setting greenhouse gas limits for aviation, said the agency's proposal does not go far enough

Microsoft Q4 profit at $11.2 bn, beats Wall Street estimates amid Covid-19

The company said its commercial cloud business surpassed $50 billion in annual revenue for the first time

Tesla overcomes Covid-19 shutdown to post surprise profit of $104 mn in Q2

It was the company's fourth-straight positive quarter, qualifying it to be included in the S&P 500 index of corporate titans

Tension escalates as Trump orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston

Beijing denounces the order as outrageous and says it would draw a firm response if not reversed

Joe Biden calls Donald Trump the country's 'first' racist president

Trump responded to a question about Biden's comments by pointing to his administration's efforts passing criminal justice reform legislation and expanding opportunity zones

US House OKs repeal of Donald Trump's travel ban decried as anti-Muslim

In debate ahead of the vote, Democrats repeatedly blasted the travel ban that President Donald Trump first imposed in January 2017

Prez Bolsonaro in good health, but still Covid-19 positive: Brazil govt

The World Health Organization says the median time from onset to clinical recovery for mild cases is approximately two weeks

Powerful 7.8 earthquake hits Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning issued

The warning was issued for South Alaska, the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands

Biden unveils $775 bn caregiver plan, says Trump doesn't care about America

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee says his plan will 'ease the squeeze on working families'

EU nations clinch $2.1 trillion budget, $858 bn recovery fund after 4 days

Never before did the EU invest in the future like this, Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes says

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to contest November general elections

Suu Kyi was barred from becoming president by a clause in the constitution that was enacted under a previous military government

With stadiums, theatres closed, Coca-Cola's Q2 revenue plunges 28%

Coke's revenue fell to $7.2 billion, matching expectations. The company's shares rose 2% before the opening bell Tuesday

NASA astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

SpaceX is aiming for a splashdown off the Florida coast in August the first splashdown for astronauts in 45 years

US Elections: Biden says he's getting briefings from lawyers on VP options

The presumptive presidential nominee said on MSNBC's The ReidOut that he is getting a "two-hour vetting report" on his VP contenders

EU nations close in on $2.1 trillion budget, coronavirus recovery fund

"An extraordinary situation demands extraordinary efforts," German Chancellor Angela Merkel says

UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong over new security law

As tensions grow with Beijing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had concerns about the new law and about alleged human rights abuses in China

Trump's promise on new immigration action creates confusion, contradictions

His comments come after the Supreme Court rejected his efforts to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which protects young immigrants brought to the country as children

With 17 new cases, Covid-19 in China's northwest city continues to surge

China had largely contained local transmission of the virus before the Urumqi outbreak and has taken swift action to bring it under control

Messi beats Benzema to win record 7th scoring title in Spanish league

Messi ended with 25 goals, four more than Karim Benzema, who did not score in Real Madrid's 2-2 draw at Legans

'Embarrassed, disappointed' Twitter says last week's hack hit 130 accounts

Company says for up to eight accounts attackers also downloaded information through the Your Twitter Data tool