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China says foreign firms welcome benefits from internal Communist Party cells
October 19, 2017
China says foreign firms welcome benefits from internal Communist Party cells
Foreign companies in China have welcomed the ruling Communist Party to set up cells in their firms, a senior official…
Recovery, reconstruction go slowly after Mexico earthquake
October 19, 2017
Recovery, reconstruction go slowly after Mexico earthquake
Wearing a hardhat, Rodrigo Diaz Mejia steps onto the hood of a crushed car and then gingerly into an apartment…
Spain calls Cabinet meeting after Catalan leader’s threat
October 19, 2017
Spain calls Cabinet meeting after Catalan leader’s threat
Catalonia’s leader on Thursday threatened to explicitly declare independence if no talks with the central government were offered. Spain then…
US wants stronger India economic, defense ties given China’s rise: Tillerson
October 19, 2017
US wants stronger India economic, defense ties given China’s rise: Tillerson
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said before a visit to India next week that the Trump administration wanted to…
Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family
October 19, 2017
Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family
President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain soldier, as…
Trump reverses course on emerging Senate health care deal
October 18, 2017
Trump reverses course on emerging Senate health care deal
A bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course…
Weakened Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start
October 18, 2017
Weakened Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start
A chastened Angela Merkel warned her conservatives they must compromise to forge a nationally untested alliance in Germany as she…
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
October 18, 2017
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Somalia’s capital in a show of defiance after the country’s deadliest…
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
October 18, 2017
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan’s Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country’s civil…
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families
October 18, 2017
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families
President Donald Trump has pulled bereaved military families into a painful political fight of his own making, going so far…