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Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears

The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and…
US says reports of CIA mole in Kremlin put lives at risk

US says reports of CIA mole in Kremlin put lives at risk

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday angrily denounced news reports detailing the secret exfiltration of a CIA mole…
Mugabe a ‘broken soul’ in final years after Zimbabwe ouster

Mugabe a ‘broken soul’ in final years after Zimbabwe ouster

Once feared for the all-encompassing power he wielded in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe died a “broken soul,” bereft at his downfall,…
China removes several US products from tariffs list

China removes several US products from tariffs list

China on Wednesday said it would spare a number of US products from punitive tariffs in what is seen as…
Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star

Japan’s Abe shakes up cabinet, brings in rising star

Japan’s Shinzo Abe Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet…
‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women

‘Protecting rapists’: Protesters accuse Japan of failing women

Women’s rights protesters are taking to the streets for the sixth time in as many months as anger mounts in…
After battle with MPs, British PM seeks Brexit deal

After battle with MPs, British PM seeks Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Tuesday he was working hard to strike a divorce deal with the European Union,…
Apple cuts prices, ramps up services as iPhone 11 launches

Apple cuts prices, ramps up services as iPhone 11 launches

Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 models Tuesday with a price cut for the most basic models while also laying out…
Trump fires hawkish national security chief Bolton

Trump fires hawkish national security chief Bolton

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, a move widely seen as…
Britain’s Brexit heartland seethes at delay and ‘betrayal’

Britain’s Brexit heartland seethes at delay and ‘betrayal’

BOSTON, England (AP) — Like its American namesake, the English town of Boston has a reputation for rebellion. Three years…
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