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Democrat Cory Booker announces White House run
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - Democrat Cory Booker announced Friday he is running for US president, bringing a charismatic African-American voice to the crowded nomination race to take on Donald Trump in 2020.
US bolts Cold War missile treaty as Russia warns of arms race
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Friday that it would exit a landmark Cold War nuclear missile treaty due to purported violations by Russia, which has warned of a new arms race in retaliation.
Marauding leopard causes panic in Indian city
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» JALANDHAR (INDIA) - A leopard caused panic in the Indian city of Jalandhar as it went on the prowl for several hours attacking inhabitants before it was tranquilised.
US says to withdraw from INF missile treaty with Russia
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Friday it was withdrawing from the landmark Cold War INF missile treaty with Russia, saying Moscow was in violation.
EU states destroy suspect Polish beef as scare spreads
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» WARSAW - Several EU members on Friday seized and destroyed suspect beef from a Polish slaughterhouse where allegedly sick cows were butchered, despite assurances by Warsaw that the meat did not pose a health risk.
France upholds sex-buying ban
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» PARIS: French sex workers failed on Friday in their bid to overturn a law that bans paying for sex, as the country’s Constitutional Council ruled that it does not breach the constitution.
Trump: Wall talks a 'waste of time'
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said talks with lawmakers on building his proposed Mexico border wall are pointless and suggested he will declare a national emergency to get it done.
Australian rallies call for Thais to free footballer
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2019
» SYDNEY: Scores of demonstrators rallied in Australia's two largest cities on Friday to demand that Thailand release a detained Bahraini football player who has refugee status in Australia.
Hong Kong seizes record eight tonnes of pangolin scales
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong customs officers unveiled a record seizure of pangolin scales on Friday, the latest huge haul to underscore the city's central role in the lucrative and booming illegal wildlife trade.
Hip-hop turns 40 -- and its parents are beaming with pride
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - Forty years ago, hip-hop was little known outside its birthplace, New York -- until the Sugarhill Gang decided to record their rhymes, launching the genre's rise as a dominant cultural and commercial force.