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Sheriff: Shooter shot guard before he fired on concert-goers
Associated Press, Published on 10/10/2017
» LAS VEGAS, Nevada, US: Law enforcement authorities on Monday made a significant change to the timeline of the Las Vegas mass shooting, saying the gunman shot a hotel security guard before he opened fire on concert-goers.
Secret North Korean workers in China
Associated Press, Published on 05/10/2017
» HUNCHUN, China: The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in stores and homes in the US and other countries.
Hugh Hefner's Playboy lives on, though as a shadow of itself
Associated Press, Published on 01/10/2017
» NEW YORK: Playboy Enterprises has outlived the founder of its iconic magazine, though largely as a shadow of its former self.
Surge of parasitic sea lice disrupting salmon farms
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2017
» ST ANDREWS, New Brunswick: Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe.
Irma devastates Caribbean, assaults southern US
Associated Press, Published on 07/09/2017
» SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Irma lashed Puerto Rico with heavy rain and powerful winds Wednesday night, leaving nearly 900,000 people without power as authorities struggled to get aid to small Caribbean islands already devastated by the historic storm.
How the insurgency behind Myanmar attacks grew
Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2017
» Armed with machetes and rifles, a ragtag band of insurgents comprised of members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority launched unprecedented attacks last week, triggering fighting with security forces that has left more than 100 people dead and forced at least 18,000 to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh.
Former loyalists lose faith in Myanmar's democracy icon
Associated Press, Published on 29/08/2017
» YANGON -- As Aung San Suu Kyi launched a national struggle against decades of harsh military rule, one medical student worked tirelessly at her side, facing down gun-wielding soldiers trying to crush the surging pro-democracy movement.
Big Ben silenced for four years
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2017
» LONDON - After more than 150 years as Britain's most famous timekeeper, London's Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a few special occasions.
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.
Turmoil in Virginia touches a nerve across US
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2017
» CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia -- A Virginia college town was rocked over the weekend by violent clashes between white nationalists and hundreds of counter protesters.