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Teenager Patty Tavatanakit shares US Open lead
Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2018
» SHOAL CREEK, ALABAMA: Thai teenager Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit found herself in elite company with a two-under-par 70 in the first round at the US Women's Open on Thursday, the latest in a growing production line of talent to emerge from her homeland.
Brands say Alibaba punished them for refusing exclusivity
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» SHANGHAI: It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The US clothing company was expecting a 20% jump in online sales on Alibaba's Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant's massive reach.
Robot concierge a novelty at Italian hotel
Associated Press, Published on 02/04/2018
» PESCHIERA DEL GARDA, Italy: Robby Pepper can answer questions in Italian, English and German. Billed as Italy's first robot concierge, the humanoid will be deployed all season at a hotel on the popular Lake Garda to help relieve the desk staff of simple, repetitive questions.
Four incidents raise questions about US Navy operations
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2017
» One major US Navy collision may be an accident. Twice in two months could be a coincidence. Or it could point to a bigger failing in how the US navigates its warships around the world.
How many nuclear weapons does North Korea have?
Associated Press, Published on 18/08/2017
» WASHINGTON --The US intelligence agencies' assessments of the size of North Korea's nuclear arsenal have a wide gap between high and low estimates. Size matters and not knowing makes it harder for the United States to develop a policy for deterrence and defend itself and allies in the region.
China urges US, North Korea to 'hit the brakes' on threats
Associated Press, Published on 16/08/2017
» BEIJING -- China has urged the United States and North Korea to “hit the brakes” on threatening words and work toward a peaceful resolution of their tense standoff created by Pyongyang's recent missile tests and threats to fire them toward Guam.
China displeased by US ship's South China Sea passage
Associated Press, Published on 11/08/2017
» BEIJING -- China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" over the US Navy's latest freedom of navigation operation, in which a warship sailed past one of China's man-made islands in the strategic South China Sea.
Trump, North Korea trade escalating threats
Associated Press, Published on 10/08/2017
» SEOUL - In an exchange of threats, US President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of "fire and fury like the world has never seen" and the North's military claimed Wednesday it was examining plans for attacking Guam.
Trump, North Korea trade escalating threats of fire
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» SEOUL -- In an exchange of threats, US President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of “fire and fury like the world has never seen” and the North's military claimed Wednesday it was examining plans for attacking Guam.
N.Korean missile tests spook neighbours, but 'what to do?'
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» YOKOSUKA, Japan -- North Korea's flurry of missile launches -- 20 of them just in the past year -- is a new and alarming fact of life for Japan and its other neighbours.