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Blizzard coming; US cancels thousands of flights
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2017
» US airlines have already cancelled about 5,300 flights Monday and Tuesday as a late-winter storm is expected to dump enough snow to disrupt travel in the Northeast.
Front-runners Trump, Clinton win NY primary
Associated Press, Published on 20/04/2016
» NEW YORK -- Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to victory with ease in Tuesday's New York primary, with Mr Trump bouncing back from a difficult stretch in the Republican contest and Mrs Clinton pushing closer to locking up the Democratic nomination.
US gives Shell final nod to drill for oil in Arctic
Business, Associated Press, Published on 19/08/2015
» ANCHORAGE, Alaska: The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell Plc the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.
China seizes HK leader toilet roll
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2015
» BEIJING — Chinese authorities have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissue paper printed with unflattering images of the territory's pro-Beijing chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, according to an official of the small political party who placed the order.
Surrogate offers clues into man with 16 babies
Associated Press, Published on 03/09/2014
» When the young Thai woman saw an online ad seeking surrogate mothers, it seemed like a life-altering deal: $10,000 to help a foreign couple that wanted a child but couldn't conceive.
US criticises SE Asia on rights
Associated Press, Published on 10/07/2014
» WASHINGTON — Lawmakers reviewed the “troubling” state of human rights in Southeast Asia Wednesday and criticised Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. But they reserved some of their toughest words for Myanmar, demanding an end to United States concessions to its quasi-civilian government.
UPDATE: Search continues for missing Malaysian jetliner
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2014
» Military radar indicates that the missing Boeing 777 jet may have turned back before vanishing, Malaysia's air force chief said Sunday as authorities were investigating up to four passengers with suspicious identifications.
Thatcher laid to rest amid pomp and ceremony
Associated Press, Published on 17/04/2013
» LONDON - Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarising political figure.
North Korea training 'cyber warriors'
Associated Press, Published on 25/03/2013
» SEOUL - Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronised cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North Korea.