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‘Suicidal’ man steals and crashes empty plane from Seattle airport

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Two military F-15 jets were scrambled late Friday after a "suicidal" airline worker…

NASA counts down to launch of first spacecraft to ‘touch Sun’

by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) - NASA counted down Friday to the launch of a $1.5…

US launches airstrikes as Taliban attack Afghan city

by Zakeria Hashimi Agence France Presse GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) -- US forces launched airstrikes Friday to counter a major Taliban…

North Korea will preserve know-how despite denuclearization: FM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- North Korea will preserve its nuclear know-how despite its promise of denuclearization to the United States,…

Qualcomm settles vastly reduced Taiwan antitrust fine

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- US chipmaking giant Qualcomm on Friday agreed a sharply reduced fine with Taiwan after officials said…

Russia, China block US bid to slap N.Korea sanctions

by Carole Landry Agence France Presse Russia and China on Thursday blocked a US request to add a Russian bank…

Death of Margot Kidder, Lois Lane of ‘Superman’ fame, ruled suicide

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)--The death of Margot Kidder, the actress who soared to fame in the '70s playing Lois…

Facebook moves to stop sharing of 3D gun blueprints

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Thursday said it was moving to prevent the sharing of blueprints for…

‘Time has come’ for US Space Force, sixth military branch: Pence

by Thomas Watkins Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday unveiled details of plans…

Samsung unveils newest smartphone hoping for sales boost

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy Note 9 smartphone Thursday, its…

Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising

  by Josh Edelson Agence France-Presse MENDOCINO, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from…

US camp raid suspect trained children for school shootings: prosecutors

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A man arrested in a raid on a squalid compound in New Mexico was…

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