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13 believed dead in Japan blaze: fire department

TOKYO (AFP) -- Thirteen people are believed to have died in a suspected arson attack at an animation company in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday, a fire department official told AFP. "Twelve p...

Jul 18, 2019
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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prison

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo'' Guzman was sentenced Wednesday to life behind bars in a US prison, expressing no remorse over his conviction for a massive ...

Jul 18, 2019
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House condemns Trump 'racist' tweets in extraordinary rebuke

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led US House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, de...

Jul 17, 2019
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[Graphic News] UN: 464,000 people killed in homicides in 2017

A UN report says some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks. The Global Study on Homicide 2919, publish...

Jul 16, 2019
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Iran urges Europe to take 'effective' steps to save nuclear deal

TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iran on Monday urged the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal "to take practical, effective and responsible decisions" to save the landmark agreement. "We stress that the contin...

Jul 15, 2019
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Mall clashes at latest Hong Kong anti-extradition march

HONG KONG (AFP) - Riot police and protesters fought running battles in a Hong Kong shopping mall Sunday night as unrest caused by a widely loathed plan to allow extraditions to mainland China showed ...

Jul 15, 2019
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[Graphic News] Cocaine production hit new record in 2017: UN

Global cocaine production reached an all-time high in 2017, breaking the previous year’s record by 25 percent, the UN drugs and crime agency said in its annual report, as production soars in post-co...

Jul 9, 2019
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[Graphic News] Japan resumes commercial whale hunting

Japan began its first commercial whale hunts in more than three decades on July 1, brushing aside outrage over its resumption of a practice that conservationists say is cruel and outdated. The hun...

Jul 7, 2019
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7.1-magnitude quake hits southern California: USGS

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern California on Friday at 8:19 pm (0319 GMT Saturday), the United States Geological Survey said. The latest quake is part of what geologists are calling an "ear...

Jul 6, 2019
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Biden accuses Trump of giving legitimacy to 'thug' Kim

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump of embracing "thugs" like North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and giving him the legitimacy he craves on the world stage. In an interv...

Jul 6, 2019
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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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