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Two migrant children die at sea between Morocco and Spain: NGO

MADRID (AFP) -- Two seven-year-old children have died in the Mediterranean as hundreds of migrants sought to reach Spain from Morocco, a Spanish NGO said Saturday. Meanwhile 16 Moroccan migrants wer...

October 28, 2018
World News
Macron and Merkel still at odds over halting Saudi arms sales

ISTANBUL (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel remained at odds on Saturday over the issue of halting lucrative arms sales to Saudi Arabia in response to the m...

October 28, 2018
World News
Synagogue gunman kills 11 in America's worst anti-Semitic attack

PITTSBURGH (AFP) -- A heavily armed gunman opened fire during a baby-naming ceremony at a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring six in the deadliest anti-...

October 28, 2018
World News
Escaped worker fears N.Korea stepping up forced labor

A North Korean who said he escaped round-the-clock labor in the Middle East and Russia voiced fears Friday that Pyongyang was sending more forced workers abroad and appealed for greater international...

October 27, 2018
North Korea
Same-sex penguin couple become parents

SYDNEY (AFP) -- Two male penguins who paired up as a "same-sex couple" have successfully incubated a baby chick and are "doting" on their tiny offspring, an Australian aquarium announced Friday. Gen...

October 26, 2018
World News
Harry and Meghan step out in matching skirts in Tonga

Prince Harry and wife Meghan donned matching red and cream unisex skirts Friday as they wrapped up a four-day Pacific island trip in Tonga with a celebration of local crafts and culture. The emphasi...

October 26, 2018
World News
Trump blames media over 'anger' after pipe bomb packages

President Donald Trump accused the media of stirring up "anger" Thursday as the United States reeled from a series of suspicious packages and pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and actor Robert D...

October 25, 2018
World News
N.Korea warns US against 'confidence-destroying measures'

A North Korean official urged the United States on Thursday to immediately lift sanctions against his country, warning that the country's "confidence-destroying measures" would undermine denuclearisa...

October 25, 2018
North Korea
NATO shows Russia its military might in giant exercises

Norway hosts NATO's biggest exercises since the end of the Cold War from Thursday, to remind Russia the Alliance stands united despite seeds of doubt planted by US President Donald Trump. Some 50,00...

October 25, 2018
World News
Cathay Pacific Airways says data breach affected 9.4m

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways says it has discovered unauthorized access to the personal data of 9.4 million passengers. The company said Thursday it had no evidence the leaked data had bee...

October 25, 2018
World News
'Ongoing genocide' underway against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims: UN

A genocide is still underway against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, a UN fact-finding team said Wednesday as it presented a report at the Security Council calling for the matter to be referred to the In...

October 25, 2018
World News
Apple chief pushes for US privacy law

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said the United States needs a federal privacy law to protect the personal data of internet users. "We at Apple are in full support of a comprehensive federal privacy...

October 24, 2018
World Business
Italy fines Apple, Samsung millions for slowing phones: official

Italy's competition authority on Wednesday said it was fining Apple and Samsung 10 and five million euros ($11.5 and $5.7 million) respectively for the "planned obsolescence" of their smartphones. T...

October 24, 2018
Industry
Canadian rapper dies after falling from plane

A Canadian rapper died after falling from the wing of a flying plane he was walking on during a music video shoot, his management team said. Jon James, 33, died instantly in the "wing-walking" accid...

October 24, 2018
World News
Trump launches fresh attack against Fed chairman

US President Donald Trump launched a fresh assault Tuesday against Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, saying he threatened economic growth and seemed to enjoy raising interest rates. In an inte...

October 24, 2018
World News

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