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World's 1st female spacewalking team makes history

The world's first female spacewalking team is making history high above Earth. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a h...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
Japan emperor to proclaim enthronement in ritual-bound ceremony

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's new Emperor Naruhito will formally proclaim his ascension to the throne next week in a ritual-bound ceremony, but the after-effects of deadly typhoon will cast a shadow over pr...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
Mexico says son of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested

MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested one son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in an operation that triggered fighting in the western city of Culiacan, Sec...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
Europe endorses Brexit deal and urges UK MPs to back it

BRUSSELS (AFP) -- European Union leaders endorsed a hard-fought Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces an uphill battle getting it through the British parliament...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
Turkey, US agree on Syria ceasefire to force Kurdish fighters' withdrawal

ANKARA (AFP) -- Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence ...

Oct 18, 2019
World News
Brexit deal is 'fair and reasonable': EU's Barnier

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Thursday hailed the last-minute Brexit deal struck with Britain ahead of a crunch summit as a reasonable compromise that protects European interests. "We ...

Oct 17, 2019
World News
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s passport ranks 3rd most powerful

The South Korea passport has nearly topped the list as the world’s most powerful, offering citizens access to 188 countries without a visa in advance, tying it with Germany and Finland, according to...

Oct 17, 2019
World
US's Pence and Pompeo head to Turkey seeking ceasefire

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed for Turkey on Wednesday, seeking to secure a ceasefire in the Turkish invasion of northern Syria. "Our mi...

Oct 17, 2019
World News
US-China trade mini-deal being 'papered': Trump

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The partial trade bargain struck last week with China is now being formally put down in writing, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday. "It hasn't been papered yet but it is b...

Oct 17, 2019
World News
Japanese minister visits Tokyo war shrine

TOKYO (AFP) -- A Japanese minister on Thursday visited the Yasukuni war shrine at the centre of long-running tensions with regional neighbours -- the first cabinet-level official visit in over two ye...

Oct 17, 2019
World News
SoftBank bailout would give it control of WeWork: sources

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Japan's SoftBank Group has prepared a financing plan that would give it control of WeWork as the office sharing startup seeks badly- needed financing, sources told AFP Monday. The ...

Oct 17, 2019
World Business
[Graphic News] Hong Kong protesters, police in chaotic clashes

Hong Kong has been battered by more than four months of pro-democracy protests - and increasingly violent clashes with police - with Beijing-backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam unable to resolve the u...

Oct 16, 2019
World News
US House passes Hong Kong 'Democracy Act'

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill sought by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong that aims to defend civil rights in the semi-autonomous territory. The Ho...

Oct 16, 2019
World News
Erdogan says Turkey 'can never declare ceasefire' in north Syria

ISTANBUL (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed a US proposal to broker a ceasefire in northern Syria and said he was not worried over US sanctions, in comments published in Turkis...

Oct 16, 2019
World News
Just hours left to secure a Brexit deal before EU summit

Britain must reach a Brexitagreement with the EU by the end of Tuesday so it can beapproved at a leaders‘ summit this week, the bloc’s officialsand diplomats said, otherwise Britain‘s scheduled depar...

Oct 15, 2019
World Business

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