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Trump praises witness who refuses to testify against him

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised a key witness in the Russia investigation Monday for having the “guts” not to testify against him, and said his former lawyer — who cut a deal with pr...

Dec 4, 2018
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World 'way off course', UN warns at crunch climate summit

KATOWICE, Poland -- The world is "way off course" in its plan to prevent catastrophic climate change, the United Nations warned Monday as nations gathered in Poland to chart a way for mankind to aver...

Dec 3, 2018
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Soyuz 'successfully' launched into orbit: Roscosmos

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Monday that the first manned Soyuz flight to the International Space Station since a failed launch in October was proceeding according to ...

Dec 3, 2018
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Ban Ki-moon urges N. Korea to take denuclearization steps

TOKYO -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday to take concrete steps toward complete denuclearization and gain the trust of the international comm...

Dec 3, 2018
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First manned space mission launches since Soyuz failure

The first manned space mission to the International Space Station since an unprecedented accident in October, which raised concerns about Moscow's Soviet-designed spacecraft, will launch on Monday. ...

Dec 3, 2018
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Paris assesses injuries, damage after worst riot in decade

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron asked for an evaluation of possible protest security measures Sunday, a day after a Paris demonstration against increased taxes and living costs devolved...

Dec 3, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Violent clashes engulf Paris in new anti-Macron protests

Anti-government protesters torched dozens of cars and set fire to storefronts during daylong clashes with riot police across central Paris on Saturday, as thousands took part in fresh "yellow vest" p...

Dec 2, 2018
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Trump sets aside political differences in honoring Bush

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Donald Trump, the disruptive, anti-establishment president who spent years deriding much of what George H.W. Bush stood for, set aside differences in politics and tempe...

Dec 2, 2018
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Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out ...

Dec 1, 2018
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High tension G20 opens, dominated by Trump quarrels

G20 powers open two days of summit talks on Friday after a stormy buildup dominated by tensions with Russia and US President Donald Trump's combative stance on trade and climate fears. (Yonhap) Tru...

Nov 30, 2018
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Mahathir can't confirm if Malaysian King has married

KUALA LUMPUR (The Straits Times/ANN) - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday (Nov 29) that he could not confirm that Malaysia's King, Sultan Muhammad V, was recently married, as widely rep...

Nov 30, 2018
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, WHO says

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the World Health Organizatio...

Nov 30, 2018
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Senate defies Trump, showing anger with Saudis for Khashoggi

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By a bipartis...

Nov 29, 2018
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Another gene-edited baby may be on the way, scientist says

HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway. The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, reve...

Nov 29, 2018
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[Graphic News] Singapore ‘world’s best place for expats to live and work’

Singapore was voted the best place in the world for expats to live and work for a fourth straight year, beating New Zealand, Germany and Canada, according to HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer. Australi...

Nov 28, 2018
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