Anger as Hong Kong pro-independence leader barred from polls
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - A high-profile Hong Kong pro-independence leader said Tuesday he had been barred from standing in upcoming…
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Turkey issues arrest warrants for 100 staff at Ankara hospital: official
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 100 staff, including doctors, at the main military hospital in…
8 years ago
Vets, Republicans repudiate Trump clash with hero’s family
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Veterans groups and Republicans Monday savaged Donald Trump's war of words with…
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Coup costs Turkey economy $100 billion: minister
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- The foiled coup attempt seeking to unseat the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the…
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Domestic liquidity sustains expansion in June
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 2 – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said preliminary data show that domestic liquidity (M3) grew by…
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China’s ‘mosquito factory’ aims to wipe out Zika, other diseases
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Every week, scientists in southern China release 3 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes on a 3…
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Sao Tome and Principe eyes tourism boost to economy
Situated off the Atlantic coast of Africa, the twin archipelago Sao Tome and Principe was once the world's leading producer…
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Beijing tightens maritime rules after S. China Sea case
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Tuesday announced penalties for "illegal" fishing in its waters, including those it claims in…
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Mexican inmates use tattoo skills for purse designs
Using homemade tattooing equipment, inmates of six Mexican prisons take part in a rehabilitation project called Prison Art, which pays…
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Rare ‘corpse flower’ blooms again in New York after 80 years
Visitors flood into New York Botanical Garden to see a blooming "corpse flower", a rare, gigantic plant famous for its…
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