"Grass is like humans. It has a life," the US president said.
World
8:00pm
It's one of the most significant migrant exoduses from Africa's most advanced economy in years.
7:30pm
A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays — a miracle that sometimes comes at 3am.
6:00pm
Wiza Bondele says he has been working without pay since the outbreak was declared in mid-May in one of Congo’s most remote and conflict-hit regions.
Health
5:30pm
This year, China is marking the 75th anniversary of what it calls the "peaceful liberation" of Tibet — an event many Tibetans in exile regard as an invasion.
4:30pm
Two planes had a near miss on the tarmac of Australia's busiest airport as it struggles with staff shortages.
4:19pm
A widower who lost his wife and six children in an attack was among the thousands of couples being married in a state-sponsored mass wedding.
4:00pm
The plaintiffs claimed that the logo on their driver’s seat gets so hot that it literally brands them and causes burns.
Business
1:00pm
A car bomb exploded in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s new president.
12:01pm
The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys announced his death in a social media post that said he had undergone treatment in recent months for an unspecified illness.
11:00am
Italians arriving at Barcelona airport were subject to random police checks after the controls were put into effect overnight.
10:00am
The US President, plaintiff, got a welcome break this week in one of his battles with the media — but for the moment, only a temporary one.
9:30am
“This is about safety, not stopping anyone standing at a bar with a pint in their hand."
9:01am
The school had posted a message on Facebook seeking blood donations for two students, including the girl, who was in seventh grade.
8:00am
Trump alternates between threatening escalation and saying talks are going well.
7:01am
The 83-year-old was the oldest man to serve as US president and his age was a source of concern for much of his four years in office.
6:30am
The former labour and delivery nurse is on trial for the murder of Callan, Dawson and Cora Clancy, who ranged from 8 months to 5 years old.
Crime and Justice
Saturday 3:19pm
The US president said on social media that the administration will immediately appeal what he called an "unjust decision" to the US Supreme Court.
Saturday 2:00pm
The Tates are accused of rape and sex trafficking in the United Kingdom.
Saturday 12:30pm
The 15-year-old, whose name has not been released, was charged with first-degree murder.
Saturday 10:56am
Officials said the bodies were being kept in an unrefrigerated area in “deplorable conditions".
Saturday 9:52am
The Australian air crew flew an American from an Antarctic base to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter rescue.
Saturday 8:52am
Under the agreement, the three countries would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three.
Saturday 7:11am
Authorities said the 14-year-old, who killed five at a high school outside Bangkok, also appeared to have killed his grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning.
Saturday 6:32am
Deep divisions are threatening to destabilise the Pacific Islands Forum after foreign ministers walked away unable to come to any agreement on action against China’s ballistic missile test.
Fri, Aug 7
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