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US demands trade action from China before March
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday it will need to see "something concrete" from China in the next 90 days to build a real agreement on trade, two days after Donald Trump and Xi Jinping called a truce in the escalating confrontation between the two powerhouses.
Wounded rebels evacuated from Yemen on UN charter flight
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» SANAA - Wounded Yemeni rebels were flown out of Sanaa on a UN charter flight Monday for medical treatment in Oman, an airport source told AFP, a critical step towards planned peace talks.
Dutchman, 69, loses legal bid to be 49
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» THE HAGUE: A Dutch court Monday slapped down an attempt by a self-described "young god" just shy of his 70th birthday to slash his age by 20 years to enhance his prospects in life and love.
Trump wants talks with Putin, Xi to end 'uncontrollable arms race'
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday proposed future talks with the leaders of China and Russia aimed at halting what he described as an "uncontrollable" arms race.
Soros-founded university says 'forced out of Budapest'
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's renowned Central European University announced Monday it had been "forced" to move its most prestigious studies to Vienna after a long and bitter legal battle with Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government.
Grim holiday tidings as Paris businesses count cost of riots
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron was elected on a promise to burnish France's image on the global stage, but as shops and hotels counted the costs Monday of rioting over the weekend, many fear they won't have much to cheer for Christmas.
3 astronauts blast off to International Space Station
Associated Press, Published on 03/12/2018
» BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: Three astronauts successfully blasted off Monday to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan, a perfect launch that follows October's aborted mission.
UN plane to evacuate wounded Yemen rebels ahead of peace talks
AFP, Published on 03/12/2018
» SANAA: Fifty wounded rebels will be evacuated from the Yemeni capital for medical treatment Monday, a Saudi-led military coalition said, as the UN envoy landed in Sanaa ahead of planned peace talks in Sweden.
Bono to speak in Chicago on fighting Aids, poverty in Africa
Published on 03/12/2018
» CHICAGO: Bono will speak in Chicago about his efforts to combat Aids and extreme poverty in Africa.
Palestinians, Somalis arrested during immigration raid
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2018
» Twenty Palestinians and two Somalis were arrested for immigration offences during a raid on an apartment building in Bangkok's Lat Phrao area on Monday.