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by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An Iowa Republican jokes that US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has him thinking of jumping out a window. But a five hour drive to the south, an Illinois Democrat cheers the local steel mills that Trump’s punishing import tariffs have brought roaring back to life. Though by no means the top issue on voters’ minds nationwide, Trump’s multi-front trade battles have […]
by Alessandro FUCARINI with Catherine Marcinao in Rome Agence France Presse CASTELDACCIA, Italy (AFP) — Floods killed 12 people on the island of Sicily, including nine members of a single family, pushing Italy’s week-long storm toll beyond 30, rescuers said Sunday. After a river burst its banks, the bodies of the family including children aged one, three and 15 were discovered in the town of Casteldaccia in the Palerno region. Their house was near a […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a depth of eight kilometers (five miles), 107 kilometers northeast of Shibetsu. USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage. It comes after a powerful 6.6-magnitude quake in September rocked Hokkaido, triggering landslides, collapsing houses and killing more than 40. Japan sits at the junction […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian diver died while recovering body parts from the ill-fated Lion Air plane which crashed into the sea killing 189 people, an official said Saturday. Syachrul Anto, 48, who died on Friday, was part of the team searching for body parts and debris from the jet in the Java Sea. “He was a volunteer with the Search and Rescue Agency,” Isswarto, commander of the Indonesian navy’s search and rescue […]
by Raziye Akkoc with Daniel Lawler in Istanbul Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the order to murder Jamal Khashoggi came from “the highest levels” of the Saudi government Friday as he promised no let-up in the hunt for his killers. A month on from Khashoggi’s murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Erdogan said he did “not believe for a second” that King Salman was to blame. […]
by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US economic engine delivered another jolt of good news as Republicans battle to maintain control of Congress in next week’s midterm elections, churning out jobs and giving workers a fat pay bump, government data showed Friday. The economy brushed past Hurricane Michael, adding 250,000 net new positions in October and handily overshooting forecasts, while salaries rose at the fastest pace in nearly […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A scuffle between a driver and a passenger caused their bus to plunge from a bridge into a river in southwest China, killing at least 13 people, police said Friday. Dramatic video footage of Sunday’s crash shows a woman striking the driver over the head with an object, prompting him to hit back with one hand. The woman then lashes out once more. The driver then suddenly yanks the wheel […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — The body of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “dissolved” after he was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a month ago, an advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. The claim echoed what a Turkish official had told the Washington Post — for which Khashoggi was a contributor — that authorities are investigating a theory the body was destroyed in acid. “We now see that it […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Seats, wheels and other parts of a crashed Indonesian Lion Air jet were hauled from the depths Friday, as authorities analysed black box data that may explain why the new plane plummeted into the Java Sea, killing 189 people. Search teams have been scouring the seabed for the fuselage of the Boeing-737 MAX 8, which plunged into the waters off Indonesia’s northern coast shortly after takeoff Monday despite only having been […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Eagle News) — Many come to Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a filmmaker or a successful actor or actress. The story of those growing up in small towns across the nation and making it big after being discovered in the city known for producing superstars have inspired more than a few to pursue their hopes of stardom. Recently, filmmakers, producers, script writers, directors, actors and actresses from not only North America […]
by Nova SAFO / with Charlotte Plantive in Washington Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A Tennessee man convicted of a double murder was put to death Thursday in the electric chair, after insisting on the rarely used method rather than lethal injection. Edmund Zagorski, 63, was the first US convict in five years to be put to death by electrocution. Zagorski was sentenced to death for the 1983 murders of two […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could shoot Central American migrants who throw stones at them while attempting to cross illegally. Trump told journalists at the White House that a group of several thousand migrants walking through Mexico towards the US border had thrown rocks “viciously and violently” at Mexican police. “We’re not going to put up with that. They want to […]
