Two US spacewalkers replace latching end of robotic arm
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Two US astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for a seven-hour, 24-minute…
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Venezuela calls early election, Maduro ready to run for second term
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela will hold presidential elections by the end of…
8 years ago
Disney to pay $1,000 bonuses, expand education funding
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Disney announced Tuesday it will pay bonuses to 125,000 US employees and launch a…
8 years ago
US Senate confirms Jerome Powell as next Fed chairman
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed former investment banker Jerome Powell as head of the…
8 years ago
Russia ‘bears responsibility’ for Syria chemical attacks: Tillerson
PARIS, France (AFP) --- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said Russia bore responsibility for recent chemical attacks…
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Global stocks mostly up after US government shutdown ends
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Most stock markets around the world pushed higher Tuesday on investor relief over the end of…
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UK’s globetrotting trade chief defends globalism
by Jitendra Joshi Agence France-Presse DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) -- Britain will stand by the poverty-alleviating benefits of free trade as it charts…
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Trump trade crackdown gathering steam, China a target
by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump begins 2018 making good on his aggressive "America First"…
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Turkey in deadly Kurdish militia clashes as US sounds alarm
by Kadir Demir with Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse HASSA, Turkey (AFP) -- The Turkish army on Tuesday clashed with Kurdish…
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World powers step up pressure on Syria, Russia over chemical attacks
by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France - Two dozen countries agreed Tuesday to push for sanctions against perpetrators of chemical attacks in…
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