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Defiant Trump welcomes 'easy to win' trade war
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed the prospect of a trade war with other nations, remaining defiant in the face of the global uproar sparked by his sudden announcement of steel and aluminum tariffs.
49 dead in new flare-up of ethnic unrest in DR Congo's Ituri
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» BUNIA (DR CONGO) - At least 49 people were killed in a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence overnight in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Ituri province, a senior charity official said on Friday.
West ups heat on Damascus as Ghouta civilians await aid
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - Western powers turned up the heat on Damascus on Friday as tens of thousands of civilians in Syria's battered rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta awaited desperately needed aid.
Attacks target French embassy, military HQ in Burkina capital
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» OUAGADOUGOU - The capital of Burkina Faso came under multiple attacks on Friday which targeted the French embassy, the French cultural centre and the country's military headquarters, an AFP reporter and witnesses said.
1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» PARIS - A thriving "hotspot" of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said Friday.
Singapore sees 'strong political will' to finish RCEP talks
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Countries engaged in negotiations over a China-backed free trade pact have a "strong political will" to conclude the talks by the end of 2018, Singapore Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang said on Friday.
Nitirat academic, tycoon to form political party
Online Reporters, Published on 02/03/2018
» A member of the Nitirat group has said he and his auto-parts tycoon friend would set up a political party as an alternative to voters in the upcoming election.
Attacks hit French embassy, military HQ in Burkina capital
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» OUAGADOUGOU - The capital of Burkina Faso came under multiple attacks on Friday, targeting the French embassy, the French cultural centre and the country's military headquarters, an AFP reporter and witnesses said.
Italian election campaign enters home straight
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» ROME - Italy's rival political parties wrap up a bitter campaign on Friday ahead of an election on Sunday in which former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi could once again play a leading role.
Art heir Wildenstein in French court for alleged tax fraud
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» PARIS - The Franco-American patriarch of the Wildenstein art-dealing dynasty appeared in a Paris court Friday to again face charges of tax fraud, just over a year after his surprise acquittal in the long-running inquiry.