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Huge Hong Kong rally after student dies and lawmakers arrested
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers packed into a park Saturday night to mourn a student who died during recent clashes as police arrested a group of pro-democracy lawmakers, deepeni...
Nov 10, 2019
Twitter offering 'topics,' from sports teams to K-pop
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Twitter said Wednesday it is rolling out a feature that lets users follow topics the way they do people, starting with sports and K-pop, as part of its efforts to bring in and ...
Nov 7, 2019
Public hearings in Trump impeachment probe start next week
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The first open impeachment hearings into US President Donald Trump will begin next week, the congressman leading the probe said Wednesday, as the investigation heads into a highly...
[Graphic News] Protests around the world in Oct.
The past weeks have seen a wave of protest movements erupt in countries worldwide. The high cost of living, limits on civil liberties and government corruption have sparked major demonstrations. ...
Nov 6, 2019
Top Trump ally admits tying Ukraine aid to Biden investigation
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A top ally of President Donald Trump admitted he told a Ukraine official that US military aid was contingent on Kiev investigating Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden, testimony re...
[Graphic News] 130 million children under 5 have died since 2000
More than 15,000 children under the age of 5 die every day in the developing world, with huge disparities in death rates between countries, according to a detailed assessment of childhood mortality....
Nov 5, 2019
Xi voices 'high degree of trust' in Hong Kong leader over unrest
SHANGHAI (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a "high degree of trust" in Hong Kong's unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the se...
White House welcomes World Series champs to rendition of 'Baby Shark'
The White House on Monday honored the World Series champion Washington Nationals with a ceremony featuring a rendition of "Baby Shark," a children's song popularized by a South Korean company. The c...
US formally starts withdrawal from Paris climate accord
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States on Monday formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, making the world's largest economy the sole outlier from th...
Trump calls for whistleblower's unmasking
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump called Sunday for the unmasking of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint launched the House impeachment investigation, attacking the process agains...
Nov 4, 2019
Five wounded as knife attack caps day of Hong Kong political chaos
HONG KONG (AFP) -- A man went on a knife rampage in Hong Kong late Sunday leaving at least five people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off, capping another ...
McDonald's CEO pushed out after relationship with employee
NEW YORK (AP) -- McDonald's chief executive officer has been pushed out of the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the corporation said S...
'Comfort women' film back to Japan festival
TOKYO (AFP) -- A film festival in suburban Tokyo will show a documentary on the highly controversial issue of Japan's wartime military brothels, organisers said Sunday after coming under fire for dro...
Nov 3, 2019
Airbnb bans 'party houses' after deadly US shooting
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Airbnb's boss announced Saturday that the online platform, which offers private homes for rent for short periods, is banning "party houses" after a deadly shooting at a Halloween ev...
ASEAN leaders hope for trade deal as economies sag on US-China spat
BANGKOK (AFP) -- Southeast Asian leaders meet for a second day in Thailand on Sunday, hoping for a breakthrough in talks over the world's largest trade deal to help throw off the torpor which has gri...