Tokyo stocks open higher after global rallies
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday following global rallies the previous day, as Wall Street notched fresh…
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Rubber bullets are not safe: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- About three in every 100 people injured by rubber bullets died as a result, according to…
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Myanmar ‘planned’ Rohingya attacks, possibly ‘genocide’: UN rights chief
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN rights chief told AFP Monday that Myanmar clearly…
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Assad accuses France of backing ‘terrorism’
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launched a scathing attack on France on Monday, accusing it of backing…
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Trump sends mixed message with ‘America First’ security strategy
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump used the launch of his first…
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Russian cyberfirm Kaspersky appeals ban in US court
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Embattled cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said Monday that it is asking a federal…
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‘Multiple’ deaths as train derails over Washington state highway
by Kathryn Elsesser Agence France Presse DUPONT, United States (AFP) -- An Amtrak passenger train traveling on a new route…
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‘The Last Jedi’ rakes in $450.8 mn worldwide in opening
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" -- the latest episode in the blockbuster space saga -- has…
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Catalan election campaign heats up in final stretch
by Alfons Luna with Daniel Silva in Madrid Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Campaigning hit fever pitch on Monday in Catalonia,…
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US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting…
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