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S. California hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tremor part of “earthquake sequence,” warns seismologists

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Southern California was rattled by its largest earthquake in two decades late Friday,…

Seoul dissolves Japan fund for WWII sex slaves

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A foundation set up to compensate victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery has been…

First charges against Hong Kong anti-government protester

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A Hong Kong street artist was charged on Friday with assaulting a police officer…

Trump celebrates US might, avoids politics in rousing July 4 speech

by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump sang the praises of the US military and American…

Shaking took about 2 minutes: Eagle News correspondent in California reports right after 6.4 magnitude quake

  LANCASTER, Calif. (Eagle News) -- Eagle News Correspondent Ivan Sanchez reports from Lancaster, California after experiencing a 6.4 earthquake.…

Southern California rocked by strongest quake in two decades; 6.4 magnitude quake causes “minor” injuries

  by Laurent BANGUET Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Southern California was rocked by its largest…

Trump discussed detained Canadians with Xi: Trudeau

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump raised the issue of two Canadians detained in China with President Xi…

Iran condemns detention of oil supertanker in Gibraltar

by Jorge GUERRERO GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Iran on Thursday condemned the "illegal interception" of one of its oil…

Stromboli clears up ash after deadly volcano eruption

by Giovanni Isolino STROMBOLI, Italy (AFP) -- The village of Ginostra on Stromboli began sweeping away layers of ash on…

UN decries Venezuela ‘executions’, urges dissolution of special forces

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN rights chief warned Thursday that many of the thousands killed in Venezuela security operations…

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