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US warns Hong Kong on illicit North Korea trade

HONG KONG (AFP) - A senior United States official warned Hong Kong authorities Wednesday they must stop the city being used as a “safe harbour” for illicit trade with North Korea, in violation of Uni...

Jan 24, 2018
World News
Quake shakes Indonesia's Java, students injured

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A moderately strong earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of homes and seriously injuring six students at a school where a roof coll...

Jan 23, 2018
World News
Tsunami warnings as powerful quake hits off Alaska

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck off the coast of Alaska early Tuesday, January 23, prompting tsunami warnings or watches as far away as California. The quake struck...

Jan 23, 2018
World News
Philippine volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee

LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines' most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew Tuesday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent ...

Jan 23, 2018
World News
One dead as volcano erupts near Japan ski resort

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese soldier was killed Tuesday and several other people injured after a volcano erupted near a popular ski resort, sparking an avalanche and leaving scores stranded -- in...

Jan 23, 2018
World
[Graphic News] EU sets 2030 target for recyclable plastic packaging

The European Union unveiled plans for all plastic packaging in Europe to be recyclable by 2030 and to phase out single-use plastic-like coffee cups to fight pollution. The strategy announced by th...

Jan 23, 2018
World
Back to work: Government shutdown ends after Dems relent

WASHINGTON -— President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resu...

Jan 23, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] World's most innovative companies

Samsung Group has been named the world’s fifth most innovative company, according to a survey report published by the Boston Consulting Group. Apple took the top spot. Google, Tesla and Microsoft ...

Jan 22, 2018
World Business
[Newsmaker] US government shuts down; Dems, GOP blame each other

WASHINGTON -- The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inaugur...

Jan 20, 2018
World News
More Rohingya flee to Bangladesh despite repatriation deal

Rohingya refugees are continuing to flee from Myanmar into Bangladesh, even after the two countries said they will begin repatriating members of the minority ethnic group next week, a Bangladesh offi...

Jan 19, 2018
World News
Putin takes dip in icy Russian lake on Epiphany

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a dip in icy lake waters to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the baptism of Jesus. Russian television stations have sho...

Jan 19, 2018
World News
Trump's vulgar Africa comment morphs into tourism campaigns

JOHANNESBURG -- First, there was outrage in Africa at President Donald Trump's vulgar comment about the continent. Now some governments and tourism operators are humorously exploiting it to promote A...

Jan 19, 2018
World News
Parents say college student killing may have been hate crime

SANTA ANA, Calif. -— The parents of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student killed and buried in a California park said Tuesday that the killing may have been a hate crime against their gay ...

Jan 17, 2018
World News
Japan city uses emergency system to recall blowfish packages

TOKYO -- A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering a fifth one contained the potentially deadly liver. No...

Jan 16, 2018
World News
Glowing red lava causes more to flee from Philippine volcano

MANILA, Philippines -- Glowing-red lava spurted in a fountain and flowed down the Philippines' most active volcano on Tuesday in a stunning display of its fury that has sent more than 34,000 villager...

Jan 16, 2018
World News

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