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Britain bans puppy and kitten sales by pet shops

Britain is forbidding puppies and kittens from being sold by pet shops in a bid to crack down on animal exploitation and abuse. The government said it will roll out the legislation next year after h...

Dec 26, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] IS-claimed attack on Libya foreign ministry kills at least three

Suicide attackers stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least three people including a senior civil servant in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihad...

Dec 26, 2018
World News
Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses

Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump’s criticism of the US central bank. The Nikkei 225 fell by an ...

Dec 25, 2018
World Business
[Graphic News] Korea’s gaming industry ranks among world’s top in sales

South Korea’s gaming industry is the world’s fourth largest in sales, but none of the local companies rank among the top producers, a report said. According to the Korea Creative Content Agency, t...

Dec 25, 2018
World Business
[Graphic News] People the world lost in 2018

From US President George H.W. Bush to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and former UN chief Kofi Annan, here are some of the notable figures who passed away in 2018.

Dec 24, 2018
World News
222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia

A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fea...

Dec 23, 2018
World News
Death toll from Somali bombing rises to 20

The death toll from a double car-bomb attack near the presidential palace in Somalia rose to 20 on Sunday, police said. Police on Saturday had said seven people were killed following the two blasts ...

Dec 23, 2018
World News
China's Huawei faces new setbacks in Europe's telecom market

The US dispute with China over a ban on tech giant Huawei is spilling over to Europe, the company's biggest foreign market, where some countries are also starting to shun its network systems over dat...

Dec 23, 2018
World Business
[Newsmaker] US envoy to anti-IS coalition resigns after Trump's Syria decision

Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the anti-Islamic State group coalition, has resigned, a State Department official said Saturday, capping a chaotic week that saw the departure of Defense Secreta...

Dec 23, 2018
World News
'Volcano' tsunami kills at least 168 in Indonesia

A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night, cutting a swathe of destruct...

Dec 23, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Partial US government shutdown set to last through Christmas

The partial US government shutdown is set to stretch on through Christmas as the Senate adjourned Saturday with no deal in sight to end the impasse over funding for Donald Trump's wall on the US-Mexi...

Dec 23, 2018
World
US govt partially shuts as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal

The US government began a Christmas shutdown early Saturday, after Congress adjourned without passing a federal spending bill or addressing President Donald Trump's demand for money to build a border...

Dec 22, 2018
World News
A decade-long rally on Wall Street looks like it's ending

After almost 10 years, Wall Street's rally looks like it's ending. Another day of big losses Friday left the US market with its worst week in more than seven years. All of the major indexes have los...

Dec 22, 2018
World Business
Army joins drone hunt after London airport shutdown

Britain called in the army Thursday after dozens of drone sightings grounded all flights from London's Gatwick airport for more than 24 hours, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded on one ...

Dec 21, 2018
World News
Mattis resigning as Pentagon chief after clashes with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly said he was resigning Thursday after two years of disagreements with President Donald Trump over America’s role in the world — the announcement...

Dec 21, 2018
World News

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