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Modi declares India 'space superpower' as satellite downed by missile

India said Wednesday it destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world's most advanced space powers. In a rare address to the nation just weeks out f...

Mar 27, 2019
World News
Ford closes 3 factories in Russia in broad overhaul

Ford is closing three factories in Russia as it pulls out of passenger vehicle manufacturing in the country, causing heavy job losses. Ford says it will stop making passenger cars in Russia by the e...

Mar 27, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] S. Korea becomes top exporter of 77 products in 2017: KITA

South Korea became the No. 1 exporter of 77 products in 2017, a local trade organization showed, on the back of improved performance from the petrochemicals industry. According to the Korea Intern...

Mar 27, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] Global hearable market to grow quickly

The world market for wireless hearables is expected to grow quickly over the next two years thanks to the popularity of Apple’s AirPod, an industry report said. The global market is estimated to r...

Mar 26, 2019
World Business
UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock

LONDON (AP) _ British lawmakers seized a measure of control over the stalled Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May's foundering government Monday, setting up a series of votes that could dra...

Mar 26, 2019
World News
Trump declares victory now but legal perils far from over

NEW YORK (AP) _ President Donald Trump may be reveling in what he sees as "complete and total exoneration'' from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, but his legal perils are far from over...

Mar 25, 2019
World News
Barr preparing a summary of Mueller report's key conclusions

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller's confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers, deciding how much Congress and the American...

Mar 24, 2019
World News
Polls open in first Thai general election since 2014 coup

BANGKOK, March 24, 2019 (AFP) - Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai...

Mar 24, 2019
World News
Mueller submits report on bombshell Trump-Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday submitted his long-awaited report into an explosive two-year investigation of Russian meddling in Donald Trump‘s 2016 election -- a probe t...

Mar 23, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] Seoul ranks 7th most expensive city for expats

Paris has climbed to the top of the world‘s priciest city for expatriates, tied first with Singapore and Hong Kong according to a survey that named the capital of strife-torn Venezuela as the cheape...

Mar 21, 2019
World Business
Britain has requested Brexit delay until June 30: PM

Britain has asked EU leaders to delay Brexit until June 30, Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament on Wednesday, on eve of an EU summit in Brussels. (Yonhap) May said she had written to EU Pres...

Mar 20, 2019
World
One dead in possible terror attack on Dutch tram

THE HAGUE (AFP) - A gunman opened fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding several in what officials said was a possible terrorist incident. A ...

Mar 18, 2019
World News
Syria slams 'hypocrisy' of donors

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria on Friday accused donors who pledged aid to help its citizens displaced by the country's eight-year war of "hypocrisy" as they continue to impose sanctions on the regime. Inte...

Mar 15, 2019
World News
Brexit uncertainty a constant worry for Brits in Brussels

BRUSSELS (AP) - Across Brussels, British residents are waking up. The first thing midwife Jo Everatt does is to check websites for Brexit updates. Lobbyist Brian O'Riordan scans two newspapers. Europ...

Mar 15, 2019
World News
49 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 15, 2019 (AFP) - Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 49 dead Friday, with one gunman -- identified as an Australian extremist -- apparently livestreamin...

Mar 15, 2019
World News

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