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by Dave Clark / Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday urged Chinese officials to apply greater diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea to force Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear weapons program. Tillerson’s remarks came after he and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis met with the Chinese visitors at the State Department, where Mattis said he saw scope for an improved defense relationship. […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea’s recent string of missile launches is seen as an attempt to apply pressure on South Korea to change policy, the South Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) official said, on Monday (May 29) after Pyongyang fired a short-range ballistic missile. The Scud-class missile fired by North Korea reached an altitude of 120 kilometers (75 miles), the JCS official told a briefing. He said South Korea’s military was analyzing how […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any further chemical attacks would be “very damaging” to their relationship and suggesting there can be no peace in Syria while Assad remains in power. President Donald Trump’s top advisers took to Sunday television talk shows to set the stage for a diplomatic confrontation in Moscow this week when US Secretary of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The number of people across the globe suffering from high blood pressure has almost doubled over the past four decades, with the biggest rise in south Asia and Africa, researchers said Wednesday. “High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke and heart disease, and kills around 7.5 million people worldwide every year,” said lead author Professor Majid Ezzati from Imperial College in London. “Taken globally, high blood pressure is […]
LHOKNGA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian authorities faced pressure Friday to allow dozens of Sri Lankan migrants stranded on a boat for almost a week to disembark, as witnesses said a warning shot was fired in chaotic scenes near the vessel. The 44 migrants, who include many women and children, have been stuck on the Indian-flagged vessel resting in shallow waters off Aceh province since last Saturday after it broke down en route to Australia. The […]
