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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan and the United States will negotiate a bilateral trade agreement that will serve as a “model” for other countries, US Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday in Tokyo. Speaking after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he reiterated Washington’s position that US businesses have faced unfair obstacles in Japan. “The United States has had a trade imbalance with Japan for too long. American products and services too often face […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Arizona Republican Martha McSally conceded her razor-thin US Senate race Monday, providing Democrats a key pickup in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in three decades. “I just called Kyrsten Sinema and congratulated her on becoming Arizona’s first female senator after a hard-fought battle,” McSally said in a video statement posted on her Twitter account. US networks Fox and CNN called the race in Sinema’s […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse GREENBELT, United States (AFP) — Some 78 million miles (126 million kilometers) from Earth, alone on the immense and frigid Red Planet, a robot the size of a small 4×4 wakes up just after sunrise. And just as it has every day for the past six years, it awaits its instructions. Around 9:30 Mars time, a message arrives from California, where it was sent 15 minutes earlier. “Drive forward […]
by Josh Edelson / Laurent Banguet Agence France Presse PARADISE, United States (AFP) — Thousands of firefighters spent a fifth day Monday digging battle lines to contain California’s worst ever wildfire as the wind-whipped flames cleaved a merciless path through the state’s northern hills, leaving death and devastation in their wake. The Camp Fire — in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains north of Sacramento — has killed 29 people, matching the state’s deadliest […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Europe should not spend higher defense budgets on US-made weapons, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview due to air Sunday, after a defense row with President Donald Trump. One of dozens of world leaders attending World War I commemorations in France this weekend, Trump tweeted after landing in Paris that Macron’s call for a “real European army” was “insulting”. In an interview recorded on Saturday with CNN after talks […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Authorities in Southern California have identified the gunman who killed 12 people in a crowded bar as 28-year-old Ian David Long, a former Marine who may have been suffering from PTSD. Here is a look at Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the impact it has on veterans. – How big a problem? – Millions of veterans are dealing with PTSD, a signature wound of any war. Symptoms can range from […]
THOUSAND OAKS, United States (AFP) — The gunman who killed 12 people in a crowded California country music bar has been identified as 28-year-old Ian David Long, a former Marine, the local sheriff said Thursday. The suspect, who was armed with a .45-caliber handgun, was found deceased at the Borderline Bar and Grill, the scene of the shooting in the city of Thousand Oaks northwest of downtown Los Angeles. “We believe he shot himself,” Ventura […]
by Elodie CUZIN Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Colorful campaign placards still dot front yards across America after this week’s midterm elections, but Democrats have already turned their attention to the next goal: winning the presidency in 2020. “We’re going to keep organizing, mobilizing, and fighting,” said party chairman Tom Perez, minutes after Democrats claimed victory in their bid to win majority control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. “And that’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States will no longer allow people who enter the country outside of formal border crossings to claim asylum, officials said Thursday, unveiling a new crackdown on illegal immigration. The restriction on asylum claims will seek to address what a senior administration official called the “historically unparalleled abuse of our immigration system.” The new rule was published by the Department of Homeland Security and is expected to get President […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tesla said it has appointed Robyn Denholm of the Australian telecoms company Telstra as board director after Elon Musk resigned from the post. The appointment of Denholm, who is Telstra’s chief financial officer, is effective immediately but she will serve out her six-month notice period with her current employer, Tesla said in a statement late Wednesday. Denholm had already served as a member of the Tesla board since 2014. Musk […]
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Thursday that the island would not “concede one step” in defending itself as she inaugurated two frigates bought from the United States aimed at boosting Taipei’s naval capabilities against China. Rival China has upped military drills including a live fire exercise in the Taiwan Strait in April, declaring its willingness to confront the island’s “independence forces”. Beijing still claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory […]
by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — No US economists believe the Federal Reserve will raise the all-important benchmark interest rate on Thursday but they are watching closely for any signals about how concerned the central bankers are about rising prices. With the economy growing strongly and wages at long last starting to increase after years of robust job creation, central bank officials are wary the economy could overheat. Investors will […]
