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US says China 'can't hide' Uighur plight after Arsenal retaliation

Dec 18, 2019

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday denounced China for its heavy-handed actions against Arsenal over footballer Mesut Ozil's support for incarcerated Uighurs, saying Bei...
Impeachment vote set for Wednesday as Trump rages

Dec 18, 2019

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- An enraged US President Donald Trump said he was being subjected to an "attempted coup" and a witch trial as Democrats set a historic impeachment vote for Wednesday. In an extrao...
China says Arsenal's Ozil 'deceived by fake news'

Dec 17, 2019

SHANGHAI (AFP) -- China accused Mesut Ozil Monday of being "deceived by fake news" and said he should visit Xinjiang to see for himself after the Arsenal footballer decried the treatment of the regio...
UK exit poll suggests majority for Johnson's Conservatives

Dec 13, 2019

LONDON (AP) -- An exit poll in Britain's election projected Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party would likely win a solid majority of seats in Parliament, a decisive outcom...
US and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs

Dec 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration and China are close to finalizing a modest trade agreement that would suspend tariffs that are set to kick in Sunday, de-escalating their 17-month trade wa...
US Fed says will focus on low inflation, global economy

Dec 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The Federal Reserve kept its key lending rate unchanged on Wednesday but said it will turn its sights to low inflation and developments in the world economy. That was a signal th...
Six dead in hours-long New York-area shootout

Dec 11, 2019

JERSEY CITY (AFP) -- Six people including a police officer and two suspects were killed during an hours-long shootout across a New York suburb not far from the Statue of Liberty, local officials said...
Heroism, devastation after deadly N. Zealand volcano eruption

Dec 10, 2019

WHAKATANE (AFP) -- Tales of heroism, devastation and horrifying injuries emerged Tuesday after New Zealand's smouldering White Island volcano exploded, killing an estimated 13 people. Prime Minister...
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

Dec 9, 2019

The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia's hosting of world championships in Olympic sports als...
[Graphic News] Majority of Americans see North Korea as enemy: poll

Dec 9, 2019

A majority of Americans view North Korea as an enemy, a recent survey showed, putting the communist nation atop a list of countries in terms of enemy perceptions. The poll of 1,500 people, carried...
Finland picks youngest-ever prime minister

Dec 9, 2019

HELSINKI (AFP) -- Finland's Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the youngest head of government in the country's histo...
Hong Kongers mark half a year of protest with mammoth rally

Dec 9, 2019

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Democracy protesters took part in the largest mass rally through Hong Kong's streets in months on Sunday in a forceful display of support for the movement, with a leading activist ...
Hong Kong protesters aim for big turnout at rare sanctioned march

Dec 8, 2019

HONG KONG (AFP) -- Hong Kong democracy protesters are hoping for huge crowds later Sunday at a rally they have billed as a "last chance" for the city's pro-Beijing leaders in a major test for the six...
China says to exempt 'some' US soybean, pork from tariffs

Dec 6, 2019

BEIJING (AFP) - China said on Friday it will offer a tariff waiver to "some" imports of US soybean and pork, in the latest sign of easing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. The world's t...
[Graphic News] US draws fewer new foreign students for 3rd straight year

Dec 4, 2019

A new report found that the number of foreign students coming to US universities continued to decrease last year. The annual report from the Institute of International Education found a 1 percent ...