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Sanders endorses former rival Clinton for president

PORTSMOUTH, United States (AFP) by Justin Saglio After months of bitter campaigning, Bernie Sanders on Tuesday offered his long-awaited endorsement for…

Quest to end AIDS epidemic at risk: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - by Nina LARSON Efforts to end the global AIDS pandemic by 2030 are lagging, the UN warned…

UN seeks to raise $952 mln in aid for Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) - The United Nations Tuesday launched a global appeal for $952 million to fund Sudan's humanitarian needs in…

Citibank to close key Venezuela payment account: Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) by Alexander MARTINEZ Citibank plans to close the account Venezuela uses to make international payments, President Nicolas…

China has ‘no historic rights’ in South China Sea: tribunal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- China has no legal basis to claim "historic rights" to islands in the South China…

Vietnam says China ‘sank’ fishing boat in disputed sea

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has accused the Chinese coastguard of sinking a fishing boat near a disputed island chain,…

Tropical storm kills 10 in China, 11 missing

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A tropical storm in China has left 10 people dead and 11 missing, reports said Monday,…

Embassy urges Filipinos to be vigilant in China

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Philippine embassy in China has warned its citizens to beware of personal "threats" and avoid…

Pokemon Go craze crashes Aussie servers, draws police warnings

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- High demand for the mobile augmented-reality game Pokemon Go crashed the app's servers in Australia Tuesday,…

Obama heads to Dallas to bring some ‘comfort’

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama heads to Dallas on Tuesday to offer comfort…

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