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The Draconid meteor shower is about to enter its peak, which means sky gazers will be in for a treat this week. During the shower’s peak, the Draconids are expected to showcase about 10 meteors per hour.

The funding NASA has received in the 21st-century totals around $381 billion, while private investment over the past two decades is just over $17 billion.

Beijing's top trade envoy Liu He will meet with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin beginning Thursday

The Rockets are in Japan to play two exhibition games this week against the Toronto Raptors

The Swedish Academy will crown two Nobel literature laureates this year, making up for lost time after it skipped last year's prize over a sexual harassment scandal.Experts say the academy will seek to avoid ruffling any feathers with this year's choice of laureates as it seeks to move on from the scandal that saw the husband of one of its members jailed for rape.Some names creating a buzz ahead of this year's literature prize are Canadian poet Anne Carson, Kenyan writer Ngugi Wa Thiong'o and French Guadeloupean Maryse Conde, according to betting sites such as Unibet.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the global body is in dire financial straits

The Houston Rockets went to Asia for exhibition games but were plunged into a political firestorm following their general manager's tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong

Kroger and Walgreens Boots Alliance joined the list of retailers that will not sell e-cigarettes stuck in vaping related controversies.

President Donald Trump's trade wars have profoundly disrupted trade ties for US farmers, who have borne the brunt of China's retaliation

Americans continue to borrow more money, which has mixed consequences for the economy.

Hong Kong may curb access to the internet in a bid to contain months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests, a cabinet member told AFP on Monday, after an emergency-law ban on demonstrators wearing face masks failed to quell the unrest.The warning came as the international financial hub remained partly paralysed from three days of protests in which the city's rail network and business outlets seen as pro-China were badly vandalised.

Subpoenas wee sent to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and acting White House budget director Russell Vought related to the decision to withhold $400 million in military aid to Ukraine.

Some investors say German economic weakness may have a silver lining

A new study from Humana has identified six problem areas that generate nearly $1 trillion in medical spending waste in the US each year.

The German Economy Ministry said that industrial orders have fallen in August due to weaker domestic demand.

Victoria's Secret has added the Bluebella lingerie label to select stores as it looks to reach diverse and empowered women.

Iraqi authorities have accused "saboteurs" and unidentified snipers of targeting protesters

Kurdish security forces stand guard during a demonstration by Syrian Kurds against Turkish threats of a military operation in northern Syria

A team of international astronomers has recently stumbled upon a milestone discovery on interstellar objects: cyanogen.

The new feature will include a new Party feature, Remote Play Access and Chat Transcription support.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally for President Donald Trump, is angered by the Syria pullout