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Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron present united front in Berlin
April 19, 2018
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron present united front in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel received her French counterpart on a building site in central Berlin on Thursday, and German media delighted in…
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine
April 19, 2018
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine
Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 civilians, including pregnant…
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo
April 19, 2018
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo
For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe? They admire the women speaking…
Poland marks 75th anniversary of uprising in Warsaw Ghetto
April 19, 2018
Poland marks 75th anniversary of uprising in Warsaw Ghetto
People in Warsaw pinned paper daffodils to their clothes as the Polish capital began a day of commemorations Thursday on…
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
April 19, 2018
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
A 57-year-old bureaucrat will take Raul Castro’s place as the president of Cuba on Thursday as a government led by…
Lost home, fees for the dead – Australia banking inquiry hears testimony
April 19, 2018
Lost home, fees for the dead – Australia banking inquiry hears testimony
An Australian inquiry into the financial services sector heard tearful testimony on Thursday from a nurse who lost her home…
Trump says unless NKorea summit ‘fruitful’ he’ll pull out
April 19, 2018
Trump says unless NKorea summit ‘fruitful’ he’ll pull out
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that although he’s looking ahead optimistically to a historic summit meeting with North Korean leader…
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…