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Trump: China tariffs may remain for ‘substantial period’

by Sebastian Smith / Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that US tariffs…

Italy driver hijacks, torches school bus

by Catherine MARCIANO ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian police on Wednesday rescued 51 children taken hostage by their school bus…

Netanyahu, Pompeo vow to counter Iranian ‘aggression’

by Francesco Fontemaggi JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday…

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims as waters rise

by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE International aid agencies raced Wednesday to rescue survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in…

Funerals for Ethiopia crash victims but little to bury

Ethiopians were holding funerals Sunday for friends and relatives who perished in last week's Ethiopian Airlines crash, which killed all…

Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka

Glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup, is the subject of fierce…

Brussels warns May against June 30 Brexit delay

The EU on Wednesday warned Britain it would have to hold elections to the European Parliament if it wants to…

Syrian refugee father and son laid to rest as New Zealand burials start

  by Glenda KWEK / Daniel DE CARTERET Agence France Presse CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- A Syrian refugee and…

Vegas Golden Knights dominate Edmonton Oilers, earn 6-3 victory

  By Henry Nery EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS (Eagle News) - Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals and goalie…

Indonesia flood death toll tops 100, dozens still missing

  SENTANI, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from flash floods and landslides that tore through Indonesia's Papua region has…

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