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Australia: Man Kills 15ft Python Trying To Swallow Son

It was dragging him away.

A 15 foot scrub python has attacked a four-year-old boy in north Queensland.

He said screams of his son alerted him when the snake latched on to his son’s leg.

The brave father has told of the terrifying moment he saved his four-year-old son from a 15ft scrub python by killing it with a sledgehammer.

Mr Thompson saw the snake with its jaws locked around his son as it tried to drag the terrified youngster away.

Recalling the ordeal, he said: ‘Clifford was holding onto the side of the boardwalk and it was pulling him, …

China to USA: We can’t swallow your bitter fruit on trade

China to USA: We can’t swallow your bitter fruit on trade

China is refusing to be arm-twisted by Donald Trump’s America over agreeing to a trade deal, as it said it would not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harmed its interests.

Trade negotiations between the two countries are deadlocked over Washington’s demands that China implement promises of concrete changes to its law.

The trade war between the world’s top two economies escalated on Friday, with the United States hiking tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods after President Donald Trump said Beijing “broke the deal” by reneging on earlier commitments made during months of negotiations.

White House economic adviser Larry …