Japan baby panda healthy after 30 days
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - A baby panda in Japan has survived its crucial first 30 days, zoo officials said Wednesday,…
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International
Iran and Oman to strengthen ties amid Gulf crisis
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic's President Hassan…
8 years ago
Arab states say Qatar-US terror accord ‘insufficient’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- An agreement between Qatar and the United States on combating terror funding is "insufficient," the four Arab states…
8 years ago
Balkans summit aims to lock region into EU fold
TRIESTE, Italy (AFP) -- Seven European Union and six Western Balkan nations hold an annual summit Wednesday in Trieste, with leaders hoping to…
8 years ago
France to cut 11B euros in taxes next year: PM
PARIS, France (AFP) - France will cut taxes on businesses and individuals by roughly 11 billion euros ($12.6 billion) next…
8 years ago
Ads heading for Messenger home screens globally
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Facebook on Tuesday said that advertisements will begin popping up on Messenger home screens…
8 years ago
Opioid maker fined $35M over shipments that fed addiction crisis
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals was fined $35 million Tuesday for supplying and not reporting suspicious…
8 years ago
US would ‘welcome’ ailing Chinese dissident for medical treatment
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Washington on Tuesday invited cancer-stricken Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo to come to the United States…
8 years ago
Honduran journalist murdered in Mexico, 7th in 2017
COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (AFP) - A Honduran journalist who sought asylum in Mexico after a colleague he collaborated with was murdered…
8 years ago
Brazilians take to streets against President Temer
(Reuters) -- Brazilians burnt effigies of President Michel Temer in a Sao Paulo street on Monday (July 10) to denounce moves…
8 years ago