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[Graphic News] Athletes to watch at the PyeongChang Winter Games

Some are already stars, while others are stars in the making. Here are 10 of the most dominant and decorated international athletes eying medals at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. ● Alpine skiing At...

Jan 24, 2018
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US warns Hong Kong on illicit North Korea trade

HONG KONG (AFP) - A senior United States official warned Hong Kong authorities Wednesday they must stop the city being used as a “safe harbour” for illicit trade with North Korea, in violation of Uni...

Jan 24, 2018
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Quake shakes Indonesia's Java, students injured

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A moderately strong earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of homes and seriously injuring six students at a school where a roof coll...

Jan 23, 2018
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Tsunami warnings as powerful quake hits off Alaska

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck off the coast of Alaska early Tuesday, January 23, prompting tsunami warnings or watches as far away as California. The quake struck...

Jan 23, 2018
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Philippine volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee

LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippines' most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew Tuesday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent ...

Jan 23, 2018
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Back to work: Government shutdown ends after Dems relent

WASHINGTON -— President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resu...

Jan 23, 2018
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[Newsmaker] US government shuts down; Dems, GOP blame each other

WASHINGTON -- The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inaugur...

Jan 20, 2018
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More Rohingya flee to Bangladesh despite repatriation deal

Rohingya refugees are continuing to flee from Myanmar into Bangladesh, even after the two countries said they will begin repatriating members of the minority ethnic group next week, a Bangladesh offi...

Jan 19, 2018
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Putin takes dip in icy Russian lake on Epiphany

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a dip in icy lake waters to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the baptism of Jesus. Russian television stations have sho...

Jan 19, 2018
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Trump's vulgar Africa comment morphs into tourism campaigns

JOHANNESBURG -- First, there was outrage in Africa at President Donald Trump's vulgar comment about the continent. Now some governments and tourism operators are humorously exploiting it to promote A...

Jan 19, 2018
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Parents say college student killing may have been hate crime

SANTA ANA, Calif. -— The parents of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student killed and buried in a California park said Tuesday that the killing may have been a hate crime against their gay ...

Jan 17, 2018
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Japan city uses emergency system to recall blowfish packages

TOKYO -- A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering a fifth one contained the potentially deadly liver. No...

Jan 16, 2018
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Glowing red lava causes more to flee from Philippine volcano

MANILA, Philippines -- Glowing-red lava spurted in a fountain and flowed down the Philippines' most active volcano on Tuesday in a stunning display of its fury that has sent more than 34,000 villager...

Jan 16, 2018
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Hawaii 'missile alert' sparks anger, demands for answers

Authorities faced anger and demands for answers Sunday after a false alarm about an incoming ballistic missile caused panic in Hawaii, a Pacific archipelago already on edge over fears of a North Kore...

Jan 14, 2018
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Hawaii officials mistakenly warn of inbound missile

HONOLULU — A false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii sent the islands into a panic Saturday, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until ...

Jan 14, 2018
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