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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A woman who has accused President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault decades ago wants her allegations to be investigated by the FBI before she appears at a U.S.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Germany’s government said on Tuesday it would replace the head of its domestic intelligence agency who has faced accusations of harbouring far-right sympathies, putting an end to a row that exposed divisions in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government.

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s largest law firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), is being scrutinized by federal agents after they seized documents related to the $2 billion fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank from CAM’s premises in February, a lawyer representing the government and a police source told Reuters.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s ex-President Cristina Fernandez said yesterday that she never received corrupt payments and challenged investigators to scour her home region of Patagonia if they believed she had hidden cash, a day after she was indicted on graft charges.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with China yesterday, imposing 10 percent tariffs on about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, but sparing smart watches from Apple and Fitbit and other consumer products such as bicycle helmets and baby car seats.

WILMINGTON/FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.,  (Reuters) – Rescue teams were trying to reach hundreds of people yesterday and racing against rising rivers and floods that could last for days after Florence dumped record rain on the Carolinas and killed at least 31 people.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernandez was indicted yesterday on charges that her administration accepted bribes from construction companies in exchange for public works contracts, according to an indictment released by a federal judge.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of a 1982 sexual assault will be called to testify in the Senate next Monday, complicating what had appeared to be a smooth confirmation process.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala’s government, appearing to defy an order by a top court, said yesterday it would not permit the leader of a U.N.-backed

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dined on expensive steak at a “Salt Bae” restaurant in Istanbul during a stop-off returning from a visit to China, drawing furor back home where millions struggle to get enough to eat and red meat is a rare luxury.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Shares in Russian aluminium giant Rusal, which has been hit by U.S.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba moved nearly 15 percent less produce through domestic markets during the first six months of the year, compared with the same period in 2017, signaling another bad year for its agricultural sector, according to a government report.

President Trump is used to saying outrageous things without paying any political consequences, but his repugnant statement minimizing the nearly 3,000 deaths caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year may come to haunt him in November’s mid-term elections.

WILSON/WILMINGTON, N.C.,  (Reuters) – Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours yesterday, cutting off the coastal city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to the bursting point.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A woman who had anonymously accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in the early 1980s went public yesterday, prompting Republicans to plan further discussions about his nomination before a committee vote this week.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa began a three-day visit to China yesterday, Pakistan’s military said, days after a Pakistani minister stirred unease about Chinese Silk Road projects in the South Asian nation.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra dared lawmakers to dismiss his entire Cabinet in a dispute over his judicial and political reforms, invoking a constitutional procedure that could bring him a step closer to dissolving Congress.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Two Venezuelans firemen who made a viral video portraying President Nicolas Maduro as a donkey were jailed yesterday pending trial on charges of inciting hate and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted, right groups said.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court will announce its decision next month in a dispute between Chile and Bolivia about access to the Pacific Ocean, the Chilean government said in a statement on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES,  (Variety.com) – “The Predator” was able to fend off “The Nun” at the domestic box office.