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Saturday 28 July 2018

Trump denies advance knowledge of Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer

President Trump on Friday disputed reported claims by his long-time lawyer Michael Cohen that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who was thought to have political dirt on Hillary Clinton.

New EPA chief's first moves show he's following Pruitt's agenda, without the sirens

After Andrew Wheeler took over at the head of the EPA, his first major action was to overhaul a 2015 Obama regulation for the disposal of coal ash. Wheeler seems likely to take the same path as Scott Pruitt but with more cunning and fewer scandals, which could ultimately mean more success in seeing through Trump’s deregulations.

Taiwan denounces China moves to limit its global profile

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Thursday denounced China's latest moves to increase its global isolation, saying residents of the self-governing island would reject attempts to deny its existence.

Engineer of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam shot dead: police

The head of a controversial Ethiopian scheme to dam the waters of the Blue Nile was shot in the head on Thursday in a daylight killing in Addis Ababa, police said. Simegnew Bekele was the project manager and public face of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive scheme that has triggered fears among downstream users of the Nile, including Egypt. Federal police commissioner Zeynu Jemal said Simegnew was shot in the right side of his head, and a gun was later found nearby.