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US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes
January 3, 2020
US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes
The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb the rising tide of…
‘Millions of sparks’: Weather raises Australia’s fire danger
January 3, 2020
‘Millions of sparks’: Weather raises Australia’s fire danger
SYDNEY (AP) — Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee Friday…
Indonesia floods leave nearly 30 dead, several missing
January 2, 2020
Indonesia floods leave nearly 30 dead, several missing
Indonesia’s disaster agency warned on Thursday of more deaths after torrential rains pounded the Jakarta region, triggering floods and landslides…
Japan raid, Turkey arrests in widening Ghosn probe
January 2, 2020
Japan raid, Turkey arrests in widening Ghosn probe
Officials on Thursday raided the Tokyo residence of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who fled to Lebanon to avoid a…
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
January 2, 2020
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
Australia ordered residents and tourists out of the path of raging bushfires on Thursday as the country braced for a…
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
January 1, 2020
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future,…
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
January 1, 2020
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pinning much of his hopes for a more peaceful world in the new…
Protest songs: Paris Opera musicians chime in with strike concert
January 1, 2020
Protest songs: Paris Opera musicians chime in with strike concert
Paris Opera musicians on Tuesday gave a symphonic show of support for the grinding transport strike over the French government’s…
North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon
January 1, 2020
North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and…
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
January 1, 2020
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
A major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged seaside towns was under way in Australia on Wednesday…