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China’s Xi calls for military loyalty to new constitution

BEIJING, China (AFP) — A day after he won the mandate to rule for life, President Xi Jinping called on China’s military to follow the country’s newly-amended constitution in which his political thought is now enshrined. “The whole army must strengthen its constitutional awareness, promote the constitutional spirit and be a loyal admirer, conscientious follower and staunch defender of the constitution,” Xi told military officials on Monday. China’s rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday endorsed Xi’s move […]

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US still ‘not heard directly back’ from N.Korea: Tillerson

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — The United States has still “not heard anything directly back” from Pyongyang over plans for a US-North Korean summit, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday as he urged patience. “There will be several steps (which) will be necessary to agree on the location and the scope of those discussions. We have not heard anything directly back from North Korea although we expect to hear something,” he said in the […]

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49 dead in Nepal’s worst plane crash in decades

by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Forty-nine people were killed when a Bangladeshi plane crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport on Monday, in the worst aviation disaster to hit Nepal in nearly three decades. Officials said there were 71 people on board the US-Bangla Airlines turboprop plane from Dhaka when it crashed just east of the runway and skidded into a nearby football field. Rescuers cut apart the mangled […]

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British PM says ‘highly likely’ Russia behind spy attack

by Alice RITCHIE Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday it was highly likely that Russia was responsible for a “reckless and despicable” attack on a former double agent in Britain, an accusation rejected by Moscow as a “provocation”. In a dramatic escalation of diplomatic tensions over the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter on March 4, May said the nerve agent that poisoned them was […]

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EU slams trade ‘bullies’ as Trump tariffs row deepens

by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium – The EU on Monday said Europe would not waver against trade “bullies” as a row with US President Donald Trump over controversial steel and aluminium tariffs deepened. The jab from Brussels came after the US tycoon singled out Europe in the surging trade dispute, threatening to tax German cars if the European Union doesn’t lower barriers to US products. European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said that in some places, […]

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Compromise seeks to save Netanyahu’s coalition

by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined – A compromise aimed at saving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition advanced Monday as speculation built over whether the premier wants early elections to bolster his standing ahead of a potential indictment for bribery. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman also provided the government with some breathing space by announcing he did not intend to quit for now — even though he opposes the legislation upon which the compromise deal is […]

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Detienen a la novia del padre del niño desaparecido en Almería

Esto fue después de que hallasen el cadáver del pequeño en el maletero de su coche   Egie Asis Eagle News Service MADRID, España — Agentes de la Guardia Civil han detenido a la pareja del padre del niño  de ocho años que desapareció el mes pasado en Níjar, Almería. Esto fue después de que hallasen en el maletero del coche de Ana Julia Quezada el cadáver de Gabriel Cruz, al que buscaban desde que desapareció de la casa de […]

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Miles de mujeres se manifiestan en España para demandar la igualdad

Katherine Ferrer Eagle News Service MADRID, España — Miles de mujeres se manifestaron por las calles de la capital y en otras ciudades y localidaded españolas el jueves, 8 de marzo de 2018. Las mujeres se vistieron de morado–que simboliza el feminismo—mientras marchaban por las calles para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. En la Plaza de Atocha, apenas se oía  nada mientras las mujeres reclamaron “justicia” e “igualdad” para ellas en el trabajo, y denunciaron la violación sexual. […]

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Japan ministry admits altering documents in scandal dogging Abe

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s finance ministry admitted to doctoring key documents related to a favoritism scandal dogging Shinzo Abe, a ruling lawmaker said Monday, as a new poll suggested the affair is hitting the prime minister’s popularity. Abe and his finance minister Taro Aso face mounting pressure over the scandal, which has resurfaced in recent days with allegations that officials altered key evidence to parliament. Among the names removed from the documents was that […]

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Five key dates for post-Soviet Russia

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Here are five major dates in Russia since the disintegration of the USSR or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 1991: the Soviet Union dies December 8, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, elected six months earlier at the first multi-party election, agrees with his Belarussian and Ukrainian counterparts to replace their union, the USSR, with a commonwealth. As the Soviet Union disintegrates, leader Mikhail Gorbachev resigns. The USSR ceases to exist in […]

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At least 2 dead in New York river helicopter crash

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — At least two people died late Sunday when the helicopter they were riding in crashed into Manhattan’s East River, local media reported. New York police confirmed the accident ahead of a press conference scheduled for 9:00 pm (0100 GMT), but without indicating a toll. New York 1 television, citing police sources, reported that five of the six people flying in the helicopter had died, with only the pilot surviving. […]

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Knife attacker shot dead outside Iran ambassador’s Vienna residence: police

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) —  A 26-year-old Austrian was shot dead outside the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Vienna on Sunday night after he attacked a guard with a knife, police said. The assailant “died on the spot” after the guard opened fire, police spokesman Harald Soeros told AFP, adding that the attack took place just before midnight local time in a residential area. The motive for the attack is not yet known, police said. The guard, who […]

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