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8:15pm, 1st August, 2019

Trump hits China with more tariffs, says Xi moving too slow on trade

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1 and could raise tariffs further if China's President Xi Jinping fails to move more quickly to strike a trade deal.

Hal Prince, producer of some of Broadway's biggest hits, dead at 91

12:00pm, 31st July, 2019

Entertainment

Hal Prince, producer of some of Broadway's biggest hits, dead at 91

Harold "Hal" Prince, who won a record 21 Tony Awards as producer and director of some of Broadway's biggest hits of the second half of the 20th century including "The Phantom of the Opera," "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Cabaret" and...

Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs

7:29pm, 13th May, 2019

Politics

Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified, sending shivers through global markets.

California jury hits Bayer with $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial

5:26pm, 13th May, 2019

US

California jury hits Bayer with $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial

A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical.

U.S. solar hits 2 million installations, will double in four years

4:51am, 9th May, 2019

US

U.S. solar hits 2 million installations, will double in four years

There are now more than 2 million solar installations in the United States, a milestone reached just three years after hitting the 1 million mark, an industry trade group said on Thursday.

UK annual house price growth hits two-year high in April - Halifax

3:07am, 8th May, 2019

UK

UK annual house price growth hits two-year high in April - Halifax

British annual house price growth picked up by more than expected last month to hit its highest in over two years, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Wednesday.

Magnitude 7.2 quake hits eastern Papua New Guinea, no injuries reported

5:30pm, 6th May, 2019

World

Magnitude 7.2 quake hits eastern Papua New Guinea, no injuries reported

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in the east of Papua New Guinea early on Tuesday local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position

8:07pm, 4th May, 2019

World

Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies pounded the rebel-held northwest of Syria with air strikes on Saturday, sources in the area said, as artillery hit a Turkish military position there, underlining the risk of wider escalation.

U.S. measles outbreak hits 'completely avoidable' 25-year-high: officials

11:16am, 29th April, 2019

US

U.S. measles outbreak hits 'completely avoidable' 25-year-high: officials

The number of measles cases in the United States has reached a 25-year peak, propelled by the spread of misinformation about the vaccine that can prevent the disease, federal health officials said on Monday.

Air strike hits Tripoli as eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port

5:59pm, 27th April, 2019

World

Air strike hits Tripoli as eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port

Air strikes hit the Libyan capital late on Saturday as eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar pursued a three-week campaign to take Tripoli and also confirmed for the first time they had dispatched a warship to an oil port.

Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after lashing Comoros

2:19pm, 25th April, 2019

World

Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after lashing Comoros

Cyclone Kenneth battered northern Mozambique on Thursday with sustained winds of up to 220 km per hour (137 miles per hour) after killing three people on the island nation of Comoros overnight.

Nepal plane hits parked helicopter while taking off, killing three

12:22am, 16th April, 2019

World

Nepal plane hits parked helicopter while taking off, killing three

(This April 14 story corrects aircraft type, makes clear it was not a Twin Otter, paragraph 2)

Pelosi hits Trump over use of 9/11 images to criticize Muslim lawmaker

5:38pm, 13th April, 2019

Politics

Pelosi hits Trump over use of 9/11 images to criticize Muslim lawmaker

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized President Donald Trump on Saturday for a Twitter post that used 9/11 imagery while suggesting Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Muslim, was dismissive of the New York attacks.

A new 'bomb cyclone' blizzard hits U.S. Plains and Midwest

4:48am, 11th April, 2019

US

A new 'bomb cyclone' blizzard hits U.S. Plains and Midwest

A "bomb cyclone" blizzard, the second in a month, hit the Rockies on Wednesday and spun into the U.S. Plains and Midwest, bringing fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from last month's deluge.

Oil hits 2019 high on OPEC cuts, concerns over demand ease

4:14am, 2nd April, 2019

Business

Oil hits 2019 high on OPEC cuts, concerns over demand ease

Oil hit a 2019 high above $69 a barrel on Tuesday on the prospect that more sanctions against Iran and further Venezuelan disruptions could deepen an OPEC-led supply cut, and as the market became less worried that demand may slow.

7:44pm, 31st March, 2019

Business

Japan's business mood slumps to two-year low as trade war hits: BOJ tankan

Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence worsened to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and softening global demand were taking a toll on the export-relia...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS

7:25am, 30th March, 2019

World

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, 186 km (115 miles) east of Kandrian, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

No: May's Brexit deal hits unionist wall

10:19am, 28th March, 2019

UK

No: May's Brexit deal hits unionist wall

If 10 members of parliament from Northern Ireland scupper British Prime Minister Theresa May's two-year quest for a European Union divorce deal, few in the troubled region will be surprised.

Second blackout in a month hits Venezuela, cutting power to Caracas

4:03pm, 25th March, 2019

World

Second blackout in a month hits Venezuela, cutting power to Caracas

Lights went out across much of Venezuela, including many areas of the capital city of Caracas on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses, less than two weeks after power was restored following a prolonged blackout.

Death toll from China pesticide plant explosion hits 12

7:18pm, 21st March, 2019

World

Death toll from China pesticide plant explosion hits 12

The death toll from an explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Thursday evening has risen to 12, state media said on Friday.

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Trump hits China with more tariffs, says Xi moving too slow on trade

Hal Prince, producer of some of Broadway's biggest hits, dead at 91

Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs

California jury hits Bayer with $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial

U.S. solar hits 2 million installations, will double in four years

UK annual house price growth hits two-year high in April - Halifax

Magnitude 7.2 quake hits eastern Papua New Guinea, no injuries reported

Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position

U.S. measles outbreak hits 'completely avoidable' 25-year-high: officials

Air strike hits Tripoli as eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port

Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after lashing Comoros

Nepal plane hits parked helicopter while taking off, killing three

Pelosi hits Trump over use of 9/11 images to criticize Muslim lawmaker

A new 'bomb cyclone' blizzard hits U.S. Plains and Midwest

Oil hits 2019 high on OPEC cuts, concerns over demand ease

Japan's business mood slumps to two-year low as trade war hits: BOJ tankan

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS

No: May's Brexit deal hits unionist wall

Second blackout in a month hits Venezuela, cutting power to Caracas

Death toll from China pesticide plant explosion hits 12

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