Factories in China's southwest have shut down and a city imposed rolling blackouts after reservoirs to generate hydropower ran low amid a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his hold on power.
Scott Morrison said Wednesday that giving himself extra powers when he was Australia's prime minister was necessary during the coronavirus crisis, as criticism rose the moves were deceptive and undemocratic.
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka have advanced from Tuesday's primary, while Republican Sarah Palin, seeking a political comeback, was among the candidates advancing to the November general election in the race for Alaska's only U.S. House seat.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump's fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary on Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a contest that has reinforced Trumps grip on the party's base.
Wolfgang Petersen, who rode his acclaimed German-language film Das Boot into a career directing Hollywood blockbusters such as In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, The Perfect Storm and Troy, has died. He was 81.
