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OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent
April 18, 2018
OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent
The head of the global chemical watchdog agency has rejected Russian claims that traces of a second nerve agent were…
Silk Road projects give China strategic benefit: researchers
April 18, 2018
Silk Road projects give China strategic benefit: researchers
A massive Chinese infrastructure program that Beijing says is aimed at promoting global trade and economic growth is actually intended…
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
April 18, 2018
Top Japanese bureaucrat resigns after allegation of sexual harassment
Japan’s top finance bureaucrat resigned on Wednesday, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, after a weekly magazine reported that he had…
Korea peace talks on agenda as reports say CIA chief met North’s Kim
April 18, 2018
Korea peace talks on agenda as reports say CIA chief met North’s Kim
President Donald Trump gave his blessing to talks aimed at formally ending the Korean War in a series of diplomatic…
Seoul to seek deal on formally ending war with N. Korea
April 18, 2018
Seoul to seek deal on formally ending war with N. Korea
South Korea is seeking to open discussions about formally declaring an end to the war with the nuclear-armed North at…
Barbara Bush, former US first lady, dies aged 92
April 18, 2018
Barbara Bush, former US first lady, dies aged 92
Barbara was the wife of former US President George H.W. Bush and mother of former President George W. Bush. She…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
April 18, 2018
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Trump’s call to put him in jail isn’t ‘normal’: Comey
April 17, 2018
Trump’s call to put him in jail isn’t ‘normal’: Comey
Former FBI Director James Comey says it’s “not OK” or “not normal” for the president to call for the jailing…
Starbucks faces image crisis after arrest of 2 black men
April 17, 2018
Starbucks faces image crisis after arrest of 2 black men
Three years ago, Starbucks was widely ridiculed for trying to start a national conversation on race relations by asking its…
EU is a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
April 17, 2018
EU is a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
French President Emmanuel Macron issued a call to Europeans on Tuesday not to retreat into nationalism but to build the…