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China accuses US of ‘fabricating facts’ with hacking charges

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Friday accused Washington of 'fabricating facts' after the US Justice Department indicted two hackers…

‘It is right for me to step down’: Mattis quits

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday, a day after President Donald Trump shocked the…

China detains third Canadian as Huawei spat simmers

by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- China has arrested a third Canadian national, Ottawa said Wednesday…

Sex abuse claims brought against 700 Catholic clergy in Illinois

by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Almost 700 clergymen in Illinois have been accused of…

Lawsuit adds to Facebook woes on data protection

by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook's woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit…

George H.W. Bush secretly sponsored Filipino boy, letters reveal

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- To the boy in the Philippines, his American benefactor and source of kind letters and…

Trump orders full withdrawal of US troops from Syria

by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States will withdraw all of its troops…

US Federal Reserve raises lending rate; signals slower pace ahead

by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate…

Catholic Church’s Pope Francis accepts US bishop’s resignation over misconduct with minor

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Catholic Church's Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar…

Trump panel recommends guns in schools to keep US students safe

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A safety panel set up by US President Donald Trump in the wake of…

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