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BEIJING , China (AFP) — China’s Communist Party must ensure that philosophy and social science “unequivocally uphold” Marxist principles, President Xi Jinping told a high-level academic seminar, according to state media reports. Xi’s address to around 150 specialists was his latest move to exert greater authority over China’s cultural sphere, following two similar gatherings earlier this year on his vision for the news media and the Internet, and came as the ruling party also seeks […]
QUITO , Ecuador (AFP) — A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake that killed some 660 people, the US Geological Survey said. Ecuador’s national geological institute, which measured the quake at 6.8, said it struck at 2:57 am local time (0757 GMT) in the South American country’s western Manabi region. US geologists said there was no tsunami threat from the quake. […]
COLOMBO , Sri Lanka (AFP) — Rescue workers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of 16 villagers buried in landslides in Sri Lanka after three days of torrential rains. The disaster hit two small villages in Kegalle, a mountainous area north-east of Colombo, and take the overall death toll from flooding and landslides in recent days to 35. Sri Lanka’s government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas and the […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in what would be a dramatic shift in US policy. “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” the Republican presumptive presidential nominee told Reuters in an exclusive interview. Until now, the US strategy has been to try and isolate Pyongyang. “I would put a lot of pressure on China […]
by Jung Ha-Won SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — After more than a decade of global dominance, South Korea’s shipbuilders face an unprecedented crisis that threatens the very survival of one of the flagship industries of Asia’s fourth largest economy. South Korea’s “Big Three” shipbuilders were once considered the holy trinity of Korea Inc. — controlling nearly 70 percent of the global market after seeing off their European and Japanese rivals in the 1980s and […]
BEIJING , China (AFP) — Top Chinese Communist Zhang Dejiang, currently visiting Hong Kong, studied economics in North Korea and went on to run China’s richest and most populous province before ascending to the highest levels of the ruling party. Now 69, he was born in Liaoning in the northeast and was “sent down” to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution — which was declared 50 years ago on Monday. After his studies at Kim […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — The US Senate Tuesday voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency funds to fight the Zika virus, setting the stage for a battle with House Republicans who want $622 million for the mosquito-borne disease. The Senate vote came three months after the White House asked lawmakers for $1.9 billion for Zika research and prevention, citing concerns over the fast-moving disease that is behind a surge in birth defects in […]
OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) — Wildfires sweeping through Canada’s Alberta province on Tuesday destroyed a remote lodge used to house hundreds of oil workers and threatened other camps north of the blaze-hit city of Fort McMurray, a top official said. Thousands of people had been evacuated overnight from the lodges, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the blaze-hit city, as the fires spread and intensified, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley told a press conference. The […]
by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro owes his rule to his left-wing predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, and he’s not about to let anybody forget it. He often gives speeches in front of portraits of Chavez, whom he calls “the eternal commander,” speaks of continuing the “Chavismo” brand of socialism, and wears the red shirts or caps that are emblematic of Chavez’s “Bolivarian revolution.” The props are meant to […]
WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte on his landslide victory at the polls, hailing the country’s “vibrant democracy” — and emphasizing the importance of protecting human rights. In the call with Duterte, Obama “highlighted the enduring values that underpin our thriving alliance with the Philippines… including our shared commitments to democracy, human rights, rule of law, and inclusive economic growth,” the White House said. “The […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) Wednesday 5/18/2016 -The US Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would allow September 11 victims and their relatives to sue Saudi Arabia over its possible role in the 2001 attacks, a bill which could trigger a diplomatic firestorm. Senators unanimously approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act which now heads to the House of Representatives, where Speaker Paul Ryan has voiced reservations. The White House has repeatedly stated that President Barack […]
by Michael Mathes HOPKINSVILLE , United States (AFP) — Presidential primaries opened Tuesday in Kentucky and Oregon, giving Hillary Clinton a chance to widen her almost insurmountable delegate lead over Democratic rival Bernie Sanders who has vowed to slog on despite long odds. Though Clinton holds a slim poll lead, Sanders was gunning for victory in Kentucky, the Bluegrass State, building on his win last week in neighboring West Virginia as he battles to keep […]
