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The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War will come under the spotlight again Wednesday when US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visits a former storage site for Agent Orange, which is blamed for birth defects and cancers among a million Vietnamese. US forces used what is now the Bien Hoa airport outside Ho Chi

Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday carries £4.35 million ($5.7 million) in prize money, with the size of the purse suggesting British racing is in rude health. At the recent Betting on Sports conference in London a panel of three racing experts were asked how they would address key problems facing the

Audi AG‘s ‘Dieselgate’ scandal has officially come to an end. Following the issuance of an administrative order against the German carmaker by Munich’s public prosecutor yesterday, October 16, for illegally ... The post Audi Agrees to Pay EUR800 Million Fine for ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal appeared first on

US President Donald Trump pushed back Tuesday at global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the disappearance and suspected murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the kingdom deserved to be presumed innocent. In an interview with the Associated Press, Trump drew a parallel with the accusations of

Author Anna Burns on Tuesday became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain's renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman". Judges of the annual award praised the work, an exploration of Northern Ireland's three decades of sectarian violence

The newly appointed head of USA Gymnastics resigned just days after being named to the job on Tuesday following stinging criticism of her appointment by Olympic stars Simone Biles and Alexandra Raisman. Former Republican politician Mary Bono, who had only been revealed as interim chief of the embattled

Saudi Arabia promised to ensure a thorough probe and accountability over a missing Saudi journalist but stood by denials the kingdom killed him, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, as he paid a supportive visit to the under-fire ally. President Donald Trump dispatched Pompeo on an urgent