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58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
December 5, 2019
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat…
Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
December 5, 2019
Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower shut down on Thursday, France’s vaunted high-speed trains stood still and teachers walked off…
UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths
December 5, 2019
UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths
Social media giants must crack down on anti-vaccination posts that are fueling Samoa’s deadly measles epidemic from afar, UNICEF’s Pacific…
Huawei moves to overturn ‘unlawful’ US subsidy ban
December 5, 2019
Huawei moves to overturn ‘unlawful’ US subsidy ban
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said on Thursday it has petitioned a US court to overturn a ban that prevents carriers…
NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance
December 5, 2019
NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance
WATFORD, England (AP) — NATO leaders sought on Wednesday to paper over differences like the military alliance’s future priorities but…
North Korea’s Kim in new horse ride through winter snows
December 4, 2019
North Korea’s Kim in new horse ride through winter snows
North Korean media published fresh pictures Wednesday of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a sacred mountain,…
Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019
December 4, 2019
Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019
Global carbon emissions boosted by soaring natural gas use are set to hit record levels in 2019 despite a decline…
Lawmakers to consider drawing up Trump impeachment articles
December 4, 2019
Lawmakers to consider drawing up Trump impeachment articles
US lawmakers will start debating whether to draw up articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Wednesday, based on a…
US House passes Uighur bill urging sanctions on Chinese officials
December 4, 2019
US House passes Uighur bill urging sanctions on Chinese officials
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would apply sanctions against senior Chinese officials, triggering a furious…
NATO unity on the line as feuding leaders meet
December 4, 2019
NATO unity on the line as feuding leaders meet
NATO leaders will attempt to make a convincing show of unity on Wednesday when they meet to conclude a summit…