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One dead after powerful typhoon hits Tokyo

by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with ferocious winds killed one person,…

Clashes after peaceful crowd takes Hong Kong message to US consulate

  by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Pro-democracy activists jammed Hong Kong…

One week after Dorian, Bahamians struggle amid the ruins

by Cyril JULIEN NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) -- One week after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, residents struggled amid the ruins…

Morocco floods kill 11 in bus accident: local officials

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Morocco after their bus was overturned by a…

Clashes after peaceful crowd takes Hong Kong message to US consulate

by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Pro-democracy activists jammed Hong Kong streets in a march…

Powerful typhoon Faxai in direct hit on Tokyo

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon with potentially record winds and rain battered the Tokyo region…

Merkel in Beijing says Hong Kong freedoms must be ‘guaranteed’

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong…

Hong Kong protesters aim to ‘stress test’ airport

  by Jasmine Leung and Jerome Taylor  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are planning to disrupt…

US job creation cools in August as Trump hammers Fed

  by Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, United States | AFP America's jobs engine downshifted in August as employers unexpectedly held back…

Merkel in Beijing: Hong Kong freedoms must be ‘guaranteed’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong "must…

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