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British Navy warship sails near South China Sea islands, angering Beijing
September 6, 2018
British Navy warship sails near South China Sea islands, angering Beijing
(Reuters) – Beijing expressed anger on Thursday after a British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by…
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
September 6, 2018
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable…
Deadlock looms as Swedish election nears
September 6, 2018
Deadlock looms as Swedish election nears
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Neither of Sweden’s main political blocs is likely to win a majority in an election on…
Survey finds Japan med schools admitting men at higher rates
September 5, 2018
Survey finds Japan med schools admitting men at higher rates
A government survey sparked by a discrimination scandal has found most Japanese medical schools admit male applicants at a…
South Korean envoys meet Kim in North to prepare for third summit
September 5, 2018
South Korean envoys meet Kim in North to prepare for third summit
South Korea said its envoys met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Wednesday to prepare…
UK seeks two Russians over spy poisoning
September 5, 2018
UK seeks two Russians over spy poisoning
British prosecutors said Wednesday they have a European arrest warrant for two Russians suspected of a nerve agent attack…
Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
September 5, 2018
Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called on Myanmar’s government to reverse a court ruling that imprisoned two…
Damning Woodward book depicts ‘Crazytown’ Trump White House
September 5, 2018
Damning Woodward book depicts ‘Crazytown’ Trump White House
President Donald Trump’s White House is mired in a perpetual “nervous breakdown” with staff battling to rein in the…
Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport
September 5, 2018
Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport
A powerful typhoon killed 10 people in western Japan and an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded…
US, Canada to try to salvage three-country NAFTA
September 5, 2018
US, Canada to try to salvage three-country NAFTA
Efforts to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement as a three-country pact are due to resume Wednesday…