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White House knew in advance about Huawei arrest

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House said Thursday it knew in advance that Canada planned to arrest an…

Black heritage museum, ‘crucible of creativity’, opens in Dakar

by Malick Rokhy BA Agence France Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- A museum showcasing black heritage from the dawn of…

Politics played no role in Huawei exec’s arrest: Trudeau

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that politics played no part in the arrest of…

Paris shops, monuments to close as fears of protest violence mount

by Simon Valmary and Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum and…

OPEC eyes output cuts to prop up plunging oil prices, defying Trump calls for boost

  by Joseph Sotinel and Simon Morgan Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- OPEC members and other oil-producing countries…

Five missing after two US military planes crash off Japan

  by Miwa Suzuki with Thomas Watkins in Washington Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescue operations were underway…

Suicide bomber kills 4 in southeast Iran: state media

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A suicide bomber killed at least four people outside a police headquarters in the port city…

Malaysia torches 2.8 tonnes of African pangolin scales

PORT DICKSON, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia on Thursday torched nearly three tonnes of seized scales of endangered pangolins worth $9…

OPEC meets as Trump calls for oil taps to be kept on

by Joseph SOTINEL and Simon MORGAN Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- OPEC members and other oil-producing countries gather…

China protests arrest of Huawei CFO in Canada, urges release: embassy

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Beijing on Wednesday protested the arrest in Canada of Chinese national Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial…

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