• In Japan, Trump begins talks on trade, Iran, North Korea

    In Japan, Trump begins talks on trade, Iran, North Korea

    Jun 27, 2019 12:05 PM EST

    ... counsel now has a date to testify before Congress next month. Last November, Trump canceled a planned meeting with Putin at the G-20 in Argentina after Russia seized two Ukrainian vessels and their crew in the Sea of Azov, but the continued detention of the crew members does not ...

  • To fight the next major pandemic, flu hunters turn to these animals

    To fight the next major pandemic, flu hunters turn to these animals

    Jun 20, 2019 10:00 PM EST

    ... turnstones, which make a pitstop at Cape May on their way to summer breeding grounds in the Arctic. Both travel huge distances to reach the Delaware Bay -- the red knots from Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina, the bottommost point in South America, and the ruddy turnstones from the southern United States.

  • How Antarctica's tourist boom could affect Earth's 'last great wilderness'

    How Antarctica's tourist boom could affect Earth's 'last great wilderness'

    Apr 17, 2019 10:25 PM EST

    ... similar scrub every day. But invasive species have already taken hold. This moss is from the Arctic. A trace amount somehow made the 12,000-mile trip. And there are also concerns about wildlife. Two of the three penguin species on the peninsula are in decline. Researchers believe it's ...

  • Of pushing out Maduro, Guaido says 'Venezuela already decided for change'

    Of pushing out Maduro, Guaido says 'Venezuela already decided for change'

    Feb 18, 2019 11:45 PM EST

    ... they have the weapons. And they have already done it on some occasions. So, having some sort of cooperation with Maduro, it seems not to make sense now. For there to be a transitional government, it seems that Maduro would have to be out of the scene. Nadja Drost: You ...

  • How the economy could become Trump's biggest re-election threat

    How the economy could become Trump's biggest re-election threat

    Dec 18, 2018 03:25 PM EST

    ... by imposing tariffs, Trump seemed eager to ease anxiety recently, striking a trade truce with China after a dinner meeting during an international summit in Argentina. And when that move only briefly buoyed confidence, Trump set off on an erratic bout of tweeting that rocked the markets even more. First ...

  • While agreeing on trade, US did not back Paris Accord at G20

    While agreeing on trade, US did not back Paris Accord at G20

    Dec 01, 2018 11:10 PM EST

    As the G20 summit in Argentina came to a close on Saturday, world leaders agreed on some trade issues, but not on a host of others, including climate change. NewsHour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin joins Hari Sreenivasan for an update. ... HARI SREENIVASAN: President Trump canceled a scheduled ...

  • At the G-20, leaders discover 'how difficult' consensus has become

    At the G-20, leaders discover 'how difficult' consensus has become

    Nov 30, 2018 11:40 PM EST

    A few miles from the summit venue, protesters remained peaceful as they criticized capitalism, and complained about Argentina's struggling economy. President Trump described the signing of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement as a boon to the U.S. economy, but Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...

  • S&P 500 again dips into 'correction' territory

    S&P 500 again dips into 'correction' territory

    Nov 23, 2018 07:53 PM EST

    ... systems to United Technologies Corp. Investors will be watching next week when Presidents Xi Jinping and Trump meet at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina for signs that the two leaders can find common ground to begin unwinding the spiraling trade dispute. The trade dispute between the U.S ...

  • V.S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 85

    V.S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 85

    Aug 12, 2018 02:24 PM EST

    ... that confirmed some of Theroux's claims. The biography, published in 2008, devoted chapters to how Naipaul met and callously treated his mistress, an Anglo-Argentine woman who was married and about a decade younger than he was. It recalled Naipaul's confession to The New Yorker that he bought ...

  • Facing threat of tariffs, China buyers cancel orders for U.S. soybeans

    Facing threat of tariffs, China buyers cancel orders for U.S. soybeans

    May 08, 2018 08:48 PM EST

    ... a blow to American farmers if it continues. At the same time, farmers in China are being encouraged to plant more soy, apparently to help make up for any shortfall from the United States. Beijing has included soybeans on a list of $50 billion of U.S. exports on which ...