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Trump flies to border to push tough line on Mexico
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump flew Friday to visit newly built fencing on the Mexican border, even as he retreated from a threat to shut the frontier over what he says is an out-of-control influx of migrants and drugs.
UN chief in push to end flare-up meets Libya's Haftar
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» TRIPOLI - UN chief Antonio Guterres pushed Friday to avoid a military escalation in Libya, meeting commander Khalifa Haftar a day after his troops launched an offensive to take the capital Tripoli.
Rwanda remembers, quarter century after genocide
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» KIGALI - Rwanda on Sunday commemorates the 25th anniversary of the genocide in which at least 800,000 mainly Tutsi people were beaten, hacked or shot to death in 100 days of slaughter.
Ukraine vote rivals take drug tests
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» KIEV: Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky took drug tests on Friday ahead of their election runoff as the ex-Soviet country's presidential race becomes increasingly sensational.
US job market revives in March
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: US job creation came back to life in March, with a hiring surge in healthcare, bars and restaurants, while unemployment held steady and worker wages continued to climb, government data showed Friday.
Apisak: RCEP deal likely this year
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2019
» CHIANG RAI: Talks on the long-delayed 16-country trade pact that includes Asean and China are expected to be finalised it this year, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said on Friday.
Democrat faction backs Prayut-led PPRP government
Online Reporters, Published on 05/04/2019
» About 30 Democrat members on Friday voiced support for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue running the country in a government led by the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), according to Thaworn Senneam.
Britain, EU set competing Brexit delay dates
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union on Friday to delay Britain's departure until June 30 while the bloc itself suggested that it might be best to postpone the split for up to a year.
European checkout-free store challenges Amazon
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/04/2019
» LONDON: Grocers, alarmed by the rapid growth of Amazon.com in Europe, are considering fighting back with the help of a tiny Portuguese startup.
Ukraine vote rivals take drug tests
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» KIEV: Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky took drug tests on Friday ahead of their election runoff as the ex-Soviet country's presidential race becomes increasingly sensational.