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Death toll rises to 8 as heavy rains hit typhoon-battered eastern Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in eastern Japan rose to eight on Saturday, with a further four missing, public broadcaster NHK reported, jus...

Oct 26, 2019
World News
Apple launches iPhone 11 series in S. Korea

American tech giant Apple's latest iPhone 11 series officially hit the shelves in South Korea on Friday, targeting consumers looking for premium phones available in 4G models. Apple released its iPh...

Oct 25, 2019
World News
China embassy staff heading to UK site where 39 found dead in truck

BEIJING -- Chinese embassy staff are heading to Essex in Britain to verify reports that 39 people found dead in a truck were its nationals, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The victims were disco...

Oct 24, 2019
World News
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits 'blood-stained' Syria

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in "blood-stained" Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territ...

Oct 24, 2019
World News
‘Baby Shark’ song used to soothe toddler becomes rallying cry in Lebanon

A popular children’s song became a rallying cry in Lebanon after protesters in Beirut spontaneously sang the hit to calm a toddler caught in the midst of a noisy demonstration. When driver Eliane Ja...

Oct 24, 2019
World News
Grim find: 39 dead in one of UK's worst trafficking cases

GRAYS (AP) -- Authorities found 39 people dead in a truck in an industrial park in England on Wednesday and arrested the driver on suspicion of murder in one of Britain's worst human-smuggling traged...

Oct 24, 2019
World News
Taiwan seeks Hong Kong help on murder suspect who triggered protests

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan said Tuesday it had asked Hong Kong for help in collecting a murder suspect who has agreed to return to the island to face trial for killing his girlfriend in a case which inadv...

Oct 23, 2019
World News
Brexit delay looms after UK MPs demand more time to debate deal

LONDON (AFP) -- European Council President Donald Tusk said Tuesday he will recommend EU leaders grant another Brexit extension, hours after British MPs rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to...

Oct 23, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] UN urges action against food losses, says 14% lost globally

The United Nations’ food agency said around 14 percent of food produced globally is lost and has urged action to address the causes as part of efforts to protect the environment. The UN Food and A...

Oct 22, 2019
World News
Japan emperor formally proclaims enthronement

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's new Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday completed his ascension to the ancient Chrysanthemum throne in a solemn, ritual-bound ceremony performed before hundreds of dignitaries in the I...

Oct 22, 2019
World News
Chile orders new curfew as violent protests rage

SANTIAGO (AFP) -- Chile ordered an overnight curfew on Monday for the third day in a row as violent protests and looting that left 11 people dead over the weekend raged on into the working week. Pro...

Oct 22, 2019
World News
Gay marriage, abortion laws liberalised in N. Ireland

BELFAST (AFP) -- Same-sex marriage and abortion laws in Northern Ireland were liberalised on Monday in a landmark shift for the province aimed at bringing it into line with mainland Britain but which...

Oct 22, 2019
World News
SoftBank Seeks Majority Stake in WeWork With Bailout Deal

SoftBank Group Corp. offered to take a majority stake in WeWork, one of two rescue packages that the board of the troubled company is weighing, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal...

Oct 22, 2019
World Business
Beijing says no one can stop Taiwan 'reunification'

BEIJING (AFP) -- China's defence minister made an uncompromising call Monday for the "reunification" of Taiwan with the mainland, telling a high level defence forum that the process was something "no...

Oct 21, 2019
World News
British PM sends unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay

LONDON (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reluctantly wrote to Brussels asking for a Brexit extension after MPs voted Saturday to force him into seeking a delay beyond October 31. But Joh...

Oct 20, 2019
World News

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