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Outage hits Facebook services worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Facebook acknowledged Wednesday an outage affecting users in various parts of the world and said it was working on a fix. Online monitoring service DownDetector reported earli...

Jul 4, 2019
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South Americans marvel at total solar eclipse

A rare total solar eclipse plunged a vast swath of Latin America's southern cone into darkness Tuesday, briefly turning day into night and enthralling huge crowds in much of Chile and Argentina. (AF...

Jul 3, 2019
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Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan's leader a boost vs China

BEIJING (AP) -- Recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong are echoing in Taiwan, possibly giving the island's President Tsai Ing-wen a lift in her campaign to resist Beijing's pressure for politic...

Jul 2, 2019
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G20 members, except US, recommit to Paris climate deal

OSAKA, Japan -- Nineteen members of the G20, without the United States, agreed Saturday to the "irreversibility" of the Paris climate deal and pledged its full implementation, after two days of talks...

Jun 29, 2019
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Trump, Xi begin high-stakes meeting on trade tensions

OSAKA, Japan (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping kicked off a hotly awaited meeting Saturday, with the world watching to see if they can strike a deal over their long-running tr...

Jun 29, 2019
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May to Putin: Stop 'destabilising' UK, allies

British Prime Minister Theresa May told Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday that normal relations will not be restored until Moscow ends its "irresponsible and destabilising" activity, a Downing ...

Jun 28, 2019
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Trump jokes to Putin: 'Don't meddle in the election'

With a smirk and a finger point, President Donald Trump dryly told Russia's Vladimir Putin ``Don't meddle in the election'' in their first meeting since the special counsel concluded that Russia exte...

Jun 28, 2019
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In Japan, Trump begins talks on trade, Iran, North Korea

President Donald Trump began his most consequential overseas trip of the year on Thursday with a warm dinner with the prime minister of Australia, a friendly opening act before the impending gauntlet...

Jun 27, 2019
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Father-daughter border drowning highlights migrants' perils

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl tucked inside. Her arm w...

Jun 26, 2019
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[Graphic News] No. of nuclear warheads worldwide declines

The overall number of nuclear warheads in the world has declined in the past year but nations are modernizing their arsenals, a report said. At the start of 2019, the United States, Russia, Britai...

Jun 24, 2019
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[Graphic News] Iceland still world’s most peaceful country

The world has become slightly safer for the first time in five years but it remains “considerably less peaceful now than a decade ago,” a think tank said. The 2019 Global Peace Index ranked Iceland ...

Jun 23, 2019
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US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn

WASHINGTON — The United States made preparations for a military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a US surveillance drone, but the operation was abruptly called off with just hour...

Jun 21, 2019
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[Graphic News] Messi sports world’s highest earner

Lionel Messi was the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2018, Forbes reported June 11. The soccer star raked in $127 million in the year via salary and endorsement deals. That put Messi ahead of longti...

Jun 21, 2019
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Trump launches 2020 reelection campaign, calling US 'envy of the world'

ORLANDO (AFP) -- President Donald Trump launched his 2020 reelection campaign Tuesday, whipping up a crowd of at least 20,000 with a nationalist boast about the US economy being the "envy" of the wor...

Jun 19, 2019
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Japan quake causes minor tsunami, 16 hurt

TOKYO (AFP) -- A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports Wednesday of major damage and only a handful of light injuries. The n...

Jun 19, 2019
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