Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Speaks by Phone with China’s Xi, Focusing on Trade

November 02, 2018

PRN-Latino News Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Speaks by Phone with China’s Xi, Focusing on Trade Latin American Herald Tribune: Zverev Eases Past Schwartzman to Reach Paris Masters Quarterfinals Latin American Herald Tribune: Almeria Battles Back to Draw 3-3 with Villarreal in Copa del Rey Latin American Herald Tribune: Villanovense Holds Sevilla 0-0 in Copa del Rey Latin American Herald Tribune: Google Workers Worldwide Protest Sexual Harassment Latin American Herald Tribune: Trump Speaks by Phone with China’s Xi, Focusing on Trade PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Trump Speaks by Phone with China’s Xi, Focusing on Trade WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held on Thursday a “very good conversation” with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a talk by phone with a “heavy emphasis” on trade during which they discussed the possibility of a bilateral meeting during the G20 summit in Argentina in late November.“Just had a long and very good conversation with President Xi Jinping of China,” said Trump on his official Twitter account.“We talked about many subjects, with a heavy emphasis on Trade. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Zverev Eases Past Schwartzman to Reach Paris Masters Quarterfinals PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Zverev Eases Past Schwartzman to Reach Paris Masters Quarterfinals PARIS – German world No. 5 Alexander Zverev brushed aside Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters and continue his best-ever run at this indoor hard-court tennis event.Schwartzman, who had won the players’ only previous matchup more than four years ago, seemed to be suffering some after-effects of the two hours and 20 minutes he spent on court on Wednesday in defeating Spain’s Feliciano Lopez in the previous round.Zverev saved all four break points he faced in the one-hour, 20-minute match and converted half of his six break-point chances to move a step closer to the fourth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of his career.The German won a clay-court Masters 1000 tournament earlier this year at the Madrid Open, a key French Open tune-up.For Schwartzman, the loss brought an end to a career-best season that included a run to the quarterfinals of the French Open. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Almeria Battles Back to Draw 3-3 with Villarreal in Copa del Rey PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Almeria Battles Back to Draw 3-3 with Villarreal in Copa del Rey ALMERIA, Spain – UD Almeria and Villarreal drew 3-3 on Thursday in a Copa del Rey match that saw five goals in the final 25 minutes, setting the stage for drama in next month’s second leg of the round-of-32 tie.The visiting La Liga side dominated the first half, but the hosts, who play in the second division, got the first goal on a successful penalty by Chema Nuñez in the 52nd minute.Santi Cazorla brought Villarreal level 15 minutes later with a thunderous strike and the away squad took a 2-1 lead in the 78th minute as Almeria’s Fran Callejon deflected a Gerard Moreno cross into his own net.The advantage grew to 3-1 in the 82nd when Samu Chukwueze scored for Villarreal on the counter.Sekou Gassama cut the deficit by one with a goal in the 86th minute and added a second in stoppage time to make the final score 3-3. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Villanovense Holds Sevilla 0-0 in Copa del Rey PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Villanovense Holds Sevilla 0-0 in Copa del Rey VILLANUEVA DE LA SERENA, Spain – Sevilla, currently third in La Liga, was held 0-0 on Thursday by third-division side Villanovense in the first leg of their Copa del Rey round-of-32 tie.The first half was even in terms of both possession and chances, though the best opportunity belonged to Villanovense’s Angel Pajuelo, who found himself alone with the ball a yard in front of goal in the 37th minute and inexplicably missed with a header.While the second half saw no dramatic changes, the hosts looked the more likely to score, as Villanovense’s man of the match, Pedro Montero, created several chances.The referee rejected Sevilla’s demand for a penalty in the 73rd minute after Luis Muriel was fouled and the teams will everything to play for when they meet Dec. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Google Workers Worldwide Protest Sexual Harassment PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Google Workers Worldwide Protest Sexual Harassment NEW YORK – Hundreds of Google workers in New York walked out of the company’s Big Apple offices on Thursday as part of a global protest against the tech giant’s handling of sexual harassment cases.The mobilization followed a report in The New York Times saying that Android creator Andy Rubin received $90 million in severance when Google fired him in 2014 over accusations of sexual misconduct that the company deemed credible.Thursday’s first protests took place at Google offices in Singapore, Tokyo and other Asian locations, spreading to European cities such as London, Berlin and Zurich as the day wore on.Google employees in New York walked out of the firm’s Manhattan offices at 11:10 am.After the reaction to the story in The Times, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sought to reassure employees about the company’s stand against sexual harassment.“Over the past two years, we have terminated 48 people, including 13 senior managers and above for sexual harassment,” Pichai said. 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