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Confetti and chants of 'equal pay' greet US World Cup winners
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» NEW YORK - Amid chants of "equal pay," "USA" and streams of confetti, the World Cup-winning US women's soccer team was feted by tens of thousands of adoring fans with a ticker-tape parade in New York on Wednesday.
Trump warns Iran sanctions will 'soon be increased substantially'
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that sanctions against Iran would soon be "increased substantially" after Tehran said it had exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves under a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Washington.
Britain's US ambassador resigns after Trump spat
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» LONDON - Britain's ambassador to Washington resigned Wednesday after being targeted by US President Donald Trump following the leak of highly critical diplomatic cables.
Merkel says 'very well' despite third shaking spell
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted she was "very well", despite suffering her third trembling spell in less than a month on Wednesday that revived questions about her health.
Britain's US ambassador resigns after Trump spat
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» LONDON: Britain's ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch said Wednesday he was resigning after drawing Donald Trump's ire for calling the US president "inept" in leaked confidential cables to London.
Paris says its missiles found on pro-Haftar rebel base in Libya
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» PARIS - The French government said Wednesday that its missiles had been found in Libya on a base used by rebel forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in an embarrassing admission that raises fresh questions about its role in the conflict.
French envoy holds talks in Tehran in bid to salvage nuclear deal
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» TEHRAN: A diplomatic adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron held talks in Tehran Wednesday aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal and easing tensions between Iran and the United States.
9 deer dead in Japan after eating plastic: wildlife group
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» TOKYO: Nine deer have died after swallowing plastic bags in Japan's Nara Park, a wildlife group said on Wednesday, warning that a surge in tourism may be to blame.
24 killed in Papua New Guinea tribal massacres
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» PORT MORESBY: Twenty-four people have died -- including two pregnant women with their unborn children -- in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's lawless highlands, prompting the prime minister on Wednesday to promise swift justice.
New Zealand PM's neighbour lets the cat out of the bag
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» WELLINGTON - A guilt-ridden neighbour of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Wednesday that he was responsible for accidentally killing the nation's "First Cat" Paddles while reversing out of his driveway.