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by Jennie Matthew HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump strode out cloaked in icy politeness. Yet within minutes their debate degenerated into bickering, insults and diatribes — a gladiatorial contest of modern times. It was a 90-minute battle of endurance between two of the most famous people in America: Clinton, cool, calm and collected, almost serene as she smiled through the insults — and landed jabs of her own — […]
Just weeks after carrying out its fifth nuclear test, North Korea puts on an unprecedented civilian and military air force display at the country’s first ever public aviation show. https://youtu.be/2FYogoYLvS8
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan went into shutdown Tuesday as the island faces its third typhoon in two weeks, with thousands evacuated, schools and offices closed across the island and hundreds of flights disrupted. Typhoon Megi is expected to make landfall in eastern Taiwan later Tuesday but is already bringing widespread violent winds and torrential rain as it nears the island. More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and around 2,000 are […]
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump claimed Monday his rival Hillary Clinton does not have the “stamina” to be president, hitting at the Democrat after a recent bout of pneumonia. “I said she doesn’t have the stamina. And I don’t believe she does have the stamina. To be president of this country, you need tremendous stamina,” Trump said. Clinton fired right back: “Well, as soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a […]
by Jennie MATTHEW with Andrew Beatty in Washington HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump bickered and traded insults in a fiery US presidential debate Monday, as they aggressively pitched their case to tens of millions of American voters. With the White House rivals in a dead heat six weeks before election day, Clinton from the get-go painted her Republican rival as out of touch and having a tenuous relationship with the truth, […]
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Monday defended his comments calling long-standing alliances into question, saying nations like Japan must pay their way. “We cannot be the policeman of the world, we cannot protect countries all over the world, where they’re not paying us what we need,” Trump said during a spirited presidential debate. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Presidential hopeful Donald Trump accused his rival Hillary Clinton of leaving a trail of chaos in the Middle East during her tenure as secretary of state, in a fiery presidential debate Monday. “You look at the Middle East, it’s a total mess, under your direction, to a large extent,” Trump said. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton accused her Republican White House rival Donald Trump Monday of launching his political career by supporting a “racist” theory that questioned Barack Obama’s citizenship. “He tried to put the whole racist ‘birther’ lie to bed,” the Democrat said as the pair clashed in their first presidential debate, referring to Trump’s recent admission that Obama was born in the United States. “But it can’t be dismissed that easily. He […]
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded blows on the debate stage Monday over the Democrat’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, and the Republican billionaire’s refusal to release his tax history. “I will release my tax returns against my lawyer’s wishes when she releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted,” Trump said when pressed on the issue during their crucial first White House debate. “I […]
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of peddling “trumped up trickle down” economics Monday on the presidential debate stage, as the candidates clashed in fiery exchanges over how to create American jobs. “I will bring back jobs. You can’t bring back jobs,” Trump fired at Clinton, as the pair tangled over trade, taxes and government regulations in the opening half of their 90-minute debate. “I know you live in your own reality, […]
by Jennie MATTHEW with Andrew Beatty in Washington HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump came out swinging in a crunch US presidential debate Monday, with the Republican and Democrat aggressively pitching their case to tens of millions of viewers. Clinton hit her rival as coming from a “very fortunate” background and called on voters to judge them both on the basis of “who can shoulder the immense, awesome responsibilities of the presidency.” Trump […]
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Democrat Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump took the stage Monday for their crucial first presidential debate, in what could be the most watched US political event in years. The two White House hopefuls, in a virtual dead heat in polls with barely six weeks before the November 8 election, cordially shook hands as they readied for a 90-minute face-off. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
