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12:07pm, 2nd May, 2019

Congressional Democrats blast Barr, threaten to hold him in contempt

A senior U.S. congressional Democrat on Thursday threatened to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for resisting demands for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report on the Russia inquiry, and accused President Donald...

Climate change protesters threaten to block central London roads

6:49am, 15th April, 2019

UK

Climate change protesters threaten to block central London roads

Environmental protesters are planning to paralyse parts of central London over the next few days by blocking some of the city's busiest streets in a bid to force the government to do more to tackle climate change.

Damaging storms and possibly tornadoes threaten U.S. South

8:54am, 13th April, 2019

US

Damaging storms and possibly tornadoes threaten U.S. South

Severe thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail will slam a swathe of the U.S. South on Saturday from eastern Texas to Mississippi, forecasters said.

Blizzards and gales threaten central U.S. with floods

6:41am, 10th April, 2019

US

Blizzards and gales threaten central U.S. with floods

Blizzards and windstorms will punish the U.S. Plains and Midwest on Wednesday and into Thursday as a powerful storm threatens more flooding in areas such as South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and farms along the Missouri River.

G20 must tackle root causes of trade tensions that threaten growth: EU

5:47am, 6th April, 2019

Business

G20 must tackle root causes of trade tensions that threaten growth: EU

The European Union will tell a meeting of finance leaders from the world's 20 biggest economies next week that they must all tackle the root causes of global trade tensions because they are putting global growth at risk, an EU document showed.

State of Play: Democrats threaten Trump's grip on the Great Lakes

9:25am, 22nd October, 2018

Politics

State of Play: Democrats threaten Trump's grip on the Great Lakes

Two years ago, Ohio and other states in the former industrial heartlands of the Great Lakes region catapulted Donald Trump into the White House.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to avenge military parade attack

10:24am, 23rd September, 2018

World

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to avenge military parade attack

Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to exact "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance for a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, including 12 of their comrades, and Tehran accused Gulf Arab states of backing the gunmen...

Tariffs threaten market-leading tech, consumer stocks

10:04pm, 14th September, 2018

Business

Tariffs threaten market-leading tech, consumer stocks

U.S. technology and consumer discretionary stocks have been insulated from global trade tensions, but if another round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods goes into effect, even those high-flying sectors could come down to earth.

Erdogan says U.S. 'wrong' to threaten Turkey after Trump doubles tariffs

8:31am, 11th August, 2018

World

Erdogan says U.S. 'wrong' to threaten Turkey after Trump doubles tariffs

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said it was wrong of the United States to try to bring Turkey into line with threats, a day after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Turkish metal imports as the row between the two NATO allies deep...

Fierce winds, arid conditions threaten to stoke deadly Oregon wildfire

10:30am, 19th July, 2018

US

Fierce winds, arid conditions threaten to stoke deadly Oregon wildfire

Fierce winds and arid conditions threatened to feed a massive wildfire in central Oregon on Thursday, a day after it killed a tractor operator who was trying to clear brush.