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US Congress struggles to avoid financial shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he's confident that his GOP-controlled chamber will pass a stopgap government-wide funding bill, even as growing opposition from Senate Democrats made prospects in that chamber increasingly dicey.
Rihanna rides into New York Fashion Week like a rock star
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2017
» Rihanna didn't walk into New York Fashion Week. She rode through it.
Trump pulls US out of Iran nuclear accord
Associated Press, Published on 09/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, dealing a profound blow to US allies and potentially deepening the president's isolation on the world stage.
US military to meet 'migrant caravan' at Mexico border
Associated Press, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the US-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
Winter in ‘Game of Thrones’, springtime for spinoffs
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2017
» New York -- Last night (Monday morning in Thailand), the first-to-last season of “Game of Thrones” premiered on HBO as devoted fans gleefully embraced the return of favourite characters, gruesome violence, and the series signature spider web of political intrigue. The houses of Westeros are still going at it -- at least for now, anyway.
Venezuela: Helicopter strafes court in 'terrorist attack'
Associated Press, Published on 28/06/2017
» CARACAS, Venezuela -- A police helicopter fired on Venezuela's Supreme Court and Interior Ministry in what President Nicolas Maduro said was a thwarted “terrorist attack" aimed at ousting him from power.
Emails: Trump Jr embraced help 'from Kremlin'
Associated Press, Published on 12/07/2017
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump Jr eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father's campaign with damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to emails he released publicly on Tuesday.
Shirley Temple dies at 85
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2014
» Woodside, California — Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of depression-era moviegoers, has died, according to publicist Cheryl Kagan. She was 85.
Malaysia cuts GDP forecast
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia slashed its growth forecast Wednesday, highlighting challenges facing Asian economies as China slows and investors anticipate a scaling back of extraordinary monetary stimulus in the United States.
Hong Kong officer hit by arrow
Associated Press, Published on 17/11/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong police officer was hit in the leg by an arrow Sunday as authorities used tear gas and water cannons to try to drive back protesters occupying a university campus and blocking a major road tunnel under the city's harbour.