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NewsReutersU.S. says joint South Korea war games not on the negotiating table
By Michael Martina and Christine Kim BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea will go ahead with joint military drills next week, the top U.S. military official said on Thursday, resisting pressure from North Korea and its ally China to halt the contentious exercises. North Korea
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US: War would be 'horrific' but NKorea nukes 'unimaginable'
A military solution to the North Korean missile threat would be "horrific" but allowing Pyongyang to develop the capability to launch a nuclear attack on the United States is "unimaginable," the top U.S. military officer said Thursday in Beijing. Dunford was responding to questions
NewsReutersBritain confident of moving to second phase in Brexit talks by October
Britain is confident it will make "sufficient progress" in negotiations with the European Union by October to move to the next phase of the talks, its Brexit department said on Thursday. On Wednesday, unidentified sources were quoted by Britain's Sky News as saying the two sides might
NewsReutersPhilippines war on drugs and crime intensifies, at least 58 killed this week
By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - At least 26 people died overnight in police operations in the Philippines capital Manila, authorities said on Thursday, a second night of heavy bloodshed this week in an intensification of President Rodrigo Duterte's fierce war on drugs and crime. The killings
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Hostage-taking at Dutch radio station ends peacefully
By Karolin Schaps AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A man held a woman hostage at a radio station in the Netherlands for a little more than an hour on Thursday before he released her and was arrested, Dutch police said. A police spokeswoman told Reuters the woman had suffered no serious injury but had been taken
NewsReutersChina military criticizes 'wrong' U.S. moves on Taiwan, South China Sea
The "wrong" actions of the United States on Taiwan, its South China Sea patrols and deployment of an advanced anti-missile system in South Korea have had a large, negative influence on military trust, a senior Chinese officer said on Thursday. Fan Changlong, a vice chairman of China's
NewsAgence France-PresseAustralian researchers in peanut allergy breakthrough
Australian researchers have reported a major breakthrough in the relief of deadly peanut allergy with the discovery of a long-lasting treatment they say offers hope that a cure will soon be possible. In clinical trials conducted by scientists at Melbourne's Murdoch Childrens Research Institute,
NewsReutersWhat will Kim do next? Sixth nuclear test seen critical for North Korea
By Christine Kim and David Brunnstrom SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea says it has developed intercontinental missiles capable of targeting any place in the United States. Now comes the hard part of fulfilling the declared goal of its leader Kim Jong Un: perfecting a nuclear device small and
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1 million South Sudan refugees now in Uganda, UN says
The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in Uganda has reached 1 million, the United Nations said Thursday, a grim milestone for what has become the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis. Ugandan officials say they are overwhelmed by the flow of people fleeing South Sudan's civil war
FinanceThe Canadian PressTrump isolation growing as business panels dismantled
With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump abruptly dismantled two of his White House business councils Wednesday —an attempt to manage his increasing isolation and the continued fallout from his combative comments on racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Thank you all
NewsReutersAssad's march east compounds West's Syria dilemma
By Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's war has entered a new phase as President Bashar al-Assad extends his grip in areas being captured from Islamic State, using firepower freed by Russian-backed truces in western Syria. Backed by Russia and Iran, the government
NewsAgence France-PresseTV's next big experiment: 'choose your own adventure'
Another such show, "Stretch Armstrong: The Breakout" -- based on the 1970s US action figure -- is scheduled to air on Netflix next year. "Most of the episodes are straight, linear, traditional Saturday morning cartoon-type episodes," said "Buddy Thunderstruck" creator Ryan
NewsReutersAustralia's Hanson wears burqa to parliament in bid to ban them
Australian far-right senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign to ban the all-enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women, drawing a quick rebuke from the government and Muslims. Hanson sat in her seat in the assembly for about 20 minutes covered by the black
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Suspect falls to death from atop crane at Los Angeles port
A suspected car thief led police on a chase across Los Angeles before he ditched the vehicle and climbed to the top of a loading crane at the city's port, dangling over edges and stripping naked before falling to his death. It's not clear whether he slipped or jumped deliberately, Los Angeles
NewsAgence France-PresseBrazil's Lula launches unlikely bid to retake presidency
Bras�lia (AFP) - Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has never taken the easy path but Thursday the onetime shoeshine boy turned political giant embarks on his most audacious challenge yet: to recapture the presidency -- and avoid prison. Modeled on a marathon tour of 359 cities
NewsAgence France-Presse'Frozen in time': Diana's tragic fairytale
From her engagement to Prince Charles as a shy teenager to her roles as doting mother, humanitarian and global celebrity, Diana's turbulent life still captivates people around the world. Young, beautiful and fun, she seemed refreshingly informal when she married the heir to the throne in 1981 at
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Mexico's prickly pear cactus: energy source of the future?
The prickly pear cactus is such a powerful symbol in Mexico that they put it smack in the middle of the national flag. Now scientists have come up with a new use for the bright green plant: producing renewable energy. Instantly recognizable with its jumble of spiny discs -- its bright red fruit protruding
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Science Says: DNA test results may not change health habits
You'd quit smoking, eat better, ramp up your exercise, or do whatever else it took to improve your odds of avoiding maladies like obesity, diabetes, heart disease or cancer, right? The scientific evidence says: Don't bet on it. DNA testing for disease risk has recently expanded in the U.S.
NewsReutersUganda struggles to cope as one million South Sudanese refugees pour in
By Jason Patinkin BUSIA, Uganda (Reuters) - The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda hit one million on Thursday, the United Nations said, as hundreds of desperate families pour across the border every day seeking a haven from the civil war. The conflict in South Sudan has created Africa'
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Fugitive's trail exposes Red Bull co-owners' offshore deals
The Bangkok billionaire family that co-founded Red Bull, the world's leading energy drink, uses offshore companies to cloak purchases of jets and luxury properties, including the posh London home where the clan's fugitive son was last seen. The family's confidential deals were inadvertently
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Fugitive's trail exposes Red Bull co-owners' offshore deals
The Bangkok billionaire family that co-founded Red Bull, the world's leading energy drink, uses offshore companies to cloak purchases of jets and luxury properties, including the posh London home where the clan's fugitive son was last seen. The family's confidential deals were inadvertently
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Cambodia arrests nearly 400 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals over telecom fraud
Authorities in Cambodia have arrested nearly 400 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals this month on suspicion of operating a telecoms scam to defraud victims in China, police said on Thursday. China has been battling telecoms fraud that has cost billions of dollars in financial losses, say authorities in
NewsReutersChina says no risk of contamination from EU egg scare
China's Agriculture ministry said on Thursday no eggs from Europe have been imported into the country, leaving no risk of contamination from a scare sweeping Europe about the use of a potentially harmful insecticide. In a monthly ministry briefing, Jin Fazhong, deputy director at the agricultural
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SKorea looks to jumpstart diplomacy in NKorea standoff
In an effort to jumpstart diplomacy, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday he would consider sending a special envoy to North Korea for talks if the North stops its missile and nuclear tests. Moon's comments follow a spike in animosity generated by North Korea's warning that it might
NewsAgence France-PresseLee, Jackson, Davis: icons of the Confederacy
A campaign is gathering momentum in the United States to remove monuments to the pro-slavery Confederacy. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a civil rights advocacy group, there are more than 1,500 symbols of the Confederacy on public land, mostly in the South. Robert Edward Lee (
