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by Catherine Triomphe Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Martin Shkreli, once dubbed the most hated man in America for ratcheting up the price of an HIV drug, was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday on charges of defrauding investors. The disgraced former pharmaceutical executive and hedge fund manager was convicted in August of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of securities fraud. Shkreli, who once led Turing Pharmaceuticals, became […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump will make his Latin America debut next month, visiting Peru and Colombia after harsh rhetoric towards Hispanic migrants and neighbors to the south. Trump will travel to Peru to attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima on April 13-14, a gathering of leaders from across the Western Hemisphere. From there he will visit Colombia, White House officials told AFP. The announcement ends […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump enlisted Friday the help of China’s Xi Jinping to keep sanctions pressure on North Korea, amid fears that an audacious diplomatic gambit by the US president could lead to backsliding. In an evening tweet, Trump praised a possible future agreement with the communist North as “very good” for the international community as a whole, after the US leader stunned the world by accepting […]
by James PHEBY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – British soldiers were deployed on Friday to help a counter-terrorism investigation into a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy as speculation mounted over how London could retaliate if the Russian state is found to be responsible. The defence ministry said 180 soldiers were being dispatched to the normally quiet city of Salisbury in southwestern England, initially to remove “a number of vehicles and objects from the scene”. […]
Krest-Anne Cortes Eagle News Service SANTIAGO, Chile—Miles de personas marcharon por Chile para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. En la capital, la marcha empezó por el sector de la plaza de Baquedano cerca de las 19 horas, la que, de acuerdo a las estimaciones, convocó más de 30,000 personas. Participaron distintas agrupaciones sociales como “Ni Una Menos,” la Confederación de Estudiantes de Chile, la Central Unitaria de Trabajadores y “No+AFP (Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones)” […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Friday denounced US tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, saying that they would profoundly harm the international trade environment. The US’ “abuse” of national security concerns as a reason for implementing the measures will lead to “a serious attack on normal international trade order”, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on its website, adding that “China is firmly opposed.” US President Donald Trump officially implemented the measures […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The death toll from an earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea last month has topped 100 with thousands injured, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said Friday, warning it will take years for the region to recover. The Pacific nation’s mountainous interior was struck by a 7.5-magnitude tremor on February 26, triggering landslides that blocked roads, caused power outages and cut off villages. Communities have also been rattled by strong aftershocks, sparking fears […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s prime minister on Friday welcomed the surprise announcement of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by May. “I highly appreciate North Korea’s change that it will begin talks on the premise of denuclearization,” Shinzo Abe said, adding that he planned to visit the United States to meet Trump “as early as April”. Japan has been cautious about a recent Olympics-driven rapprochement on the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House confirmed Thursday that President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to seek a deal on denuclearization while stressing US sanctions will remain in place. “President Trump greatly appreciates the nice words of the South Korean delegation and President Moon,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement following the announcement made by South Korea. “He will accept the invitation to meet […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have agreed to meet to secure a deal to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula, the US and South Korean officials said Thursday “I told President Trump that at our meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he’s committed to denuclearization,” said South Korean National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong, who came to Washington after talks in Pyongyang. “Kim pledged […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the Papua New Guinea coast early Friday, officials said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at 3:39am local time (1739 GMT) at a depth of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) about 20 kilometers offshore of the New Ireland town of Taron, the US Geological Survey said. A spokesman for the Port Moresby-based National Disaster Management Office said there […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France “regrets,” US President Donald Trump’s announcement of duties on steel and aluminum imports to the United States, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday. “There are only losers in a trade war. With our EU partners, we will assess consequences on our industries and agree on an appropriate response,” he tweeted. Trump imposed the tariffs — 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum — despite repeated warnings from […]
