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Trump apologises for retweeting far-right British group

by James PHEBY Agence France-Press LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - US President Donald Trump made a rare apology on Friday over…

South Korea’s long toll of disasters

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's rapid transformation from a war-torn, impoverished backwater to Asia's fourth-largest economy and a flourishing…

Tencent invests in ‘Mission: Impossible’ studio

BEIJING, China (AFP) - Chinese internet giant Tencent said on Friday it will take a stake in the US production company behind…

Dozens dead in South Korea hospital blaze

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital on Friday killing at least 37…

Volcanos, earthquakes: Is the ‘Ring of Fire’ alight?

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A volcanic eruption in the Philippines forces mass evacuations, while another in Japan kills one person.…

Huge hospital blaze kills 41 in South Korea: Yonhap

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital Friday killing at least 41 people,…

China invited to take part in major US-led naval exercise in disputed South China Sea

China has been invited to participate in a major US-led naval exercise, Chinese officials said Thursday, in the disputed South…

Job-killing’ robots, AI under scrutiny in Davos

by Pol Costa Agence France Presse DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) -- "Artificial intelligence and robots will kill many jobs." It's a…

Ariane 5 satellites in orbit despite earlier ‘lost contact’

KOUROU, France (AFP) -- Two commercial satellites have been successfully placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace said…

UPDATED: 33 dead in South Korea hospital blaze: firefighters

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- At least 33 people were killed in a blaze at a hospital in South Korea on…

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