Jerome Powell, Trump’s multi-millionaire pick for Fed chief
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Jerome "Jay" Powell, the Republican former investment banker tapped by President Donald Trump to replace Janet Yellen…
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Beyonce joins Disney’s live-action ‘The Lion King’
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Beyonce is set to voice Simba's childhood friend turned love interest Nala in the live-action remake…
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Amid soaring profits, Facebook vows to curb abuse
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Wednesday reported profits leapt on…
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US approves $1 bln Qatar arms deal despite Gulf crisis
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States government on Wednesday approved a $1.1 billion deal to service Qatar's F-15 fighter jets…
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Anger wells in NY suspect’s shocked Jersey town
by Thomas Urbain Agence France-Presse United States (AFP) -- The largely Muslim neighborhood where the New York terrorist suspect lived for little…
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US vows to again oppose UN vote against Cuba embargo
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States will once again vote against an annual UN resolution condemning its embargo against Cuba,…
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‘Not one piece of evidence’ Russia interfered in US elections: Lavrov
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday said there was no evidence the country had interfered in…
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SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landing
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday carrying a South Korean communications satellite to boost broadband coverage…
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‘Pineapple pen’ star to serenade Trump on Japan visit
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump will be serenaded with a bizarre hit song about a "pen-pineapple-apple-pen" on his visit…
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N. Korea nuclear weapon use would meet ‘massive military response’: Mattis
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis warned Saturday that North Korea would face a "massive…
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US impeding investigation into diplomat attacks: Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba on Thursday accused the United States of obstructing its probe into mysterious health attacks on American diplomats,…
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Mattis says US goal is ‘not war’ over N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Washington's goal "is not war" as it seeks to ease high military tension with Pyongyang,…
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