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Cathay warns staff face sack if they join Hong Kong strike

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cathay Pacific has warned staff they risk being sacked if they join a planned Hong…

DFA: Remains of Filipino who drowned in Canada lake after saving friends to be repatriated

(Eagle News)--The remains of the Filipino who drowned after saving his friends in a Canada lake will be repatriated soon,…

Johnson steps up Brexit talks with EU as faces legal challenges

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wants to "step up the tempo" in talks with…

Hurricane Dorian strengthens to Category 2 storm

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Thursday as it barreled toward the…

Hong Kong police round up activists ahead of rally

by Aidan JONES / Jasmine Leung HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists were arrested Friday in…

Trump cancels Poland visit as hurricane heads for Florida

by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday cancelled a trip to Poland as…

Hurricane Dorian appears to spare Puerto Rico, heads for Florida

by Ivelisse Rivera FAJARDO, Puerto Rico (AFP) -- A strengthening Hurricane Dorian appeared to have largely spared Puerto Rico Wednesday,…

Japan PM warns Africa about debt as China grows presence

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent…

Toll rises to 28 in Mexico bar fire attack

by Ignacio Carvajal COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (AFP) -- Gunmen burst into a Mexican strip club in a hail of bullets and…

Bolivia lost 1.2 million hectares to fires this year, govt says

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Fires have destroyed 1.2 million hectares (3.2 million acres) of forest and grasslands in Bolivia…

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