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Rescuers scour toppled buildings after Taiwan quake

by Amber WANG / Michelle YUN / Paul Yang Agence France-Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- Rescue workers in the Taiwanese…

Lawmakers near budget deal, Trump urges shutdown for immigration

by Michael Mathes and Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US congressional leaders said Tuesday they…

Taiwan hotel collapses after 6.4-magnitude quake

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A hotel on the east coast of Taiwan has collapsed after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake, the…

Poland’s president signs controversial Holocaust bill into law

by Mary Sibierski  © Agence France-Presse VARSOVIE, Poland (AFP) -- President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into law a controversial Holocaust bill…

EU to get power to punish UK during Brexit transition: sources

BRUXELLES, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union will be able to punish Britain for breaking the rules of its post-Brexit transition period…

Snow shuts Eiffel Tower as winter blast hits France

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower turned away tourists on Tuesday as snow swept across northern France, causing traffic chaos in…

Two dead, over 200 injured in Taiwan quake

by Amber Wang / Michelle Yun © Agence France-Presse   TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of…

Boeing announces service orders worth nearly $1 billion

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Boeing said Tuesday its global services unit has signed deals worth nearly $1 billion at the…

Hong Kong democracy activists walk free in appeal victory

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Joshua Wong and two other leading Hong Kong democracy activists won an appeal against their jail…

Merkel ready for ‘painful compromises’ to seal govt deal

by Deborah COLE and Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was prepared…

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