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Rep. Steve King Plans To Seek Re-election, Won't Apologize For Racist Remarks
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Thursday that he plans to run for a 10th term inCongress despite his history of comments supporting white supremacy."I have nothing to
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Taipei won’t sign any extradition deal with Hong Kong if it implies Taiwan is part of China, official says
A Taiwanese official overseeing Hong Kong affairs says the Taipei government will not sign any extradition deal with Hong Kong if it involves any implication of the one-China principle. Huang Ting-hui, who is tasked with handling affairs concerning Hong Kong, Macau, Inner Mongolia and Tibet at the Mainland
TechReutersTesla starts Model 3 delivery in China earlier than expected
Tesla Inc on Friday said it had started delivering Model 3 cars in China, slightly ahead of schedule. The firm had said in January that Model 3 deliveries in China would begin in March. The California-based firm has been aiming to accelerate Chinese sales that have been hit hard by the impact of Sino-U.S
NewsAFP NewsNorth Korea's forgotten fighters in Vietnam
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TechReutersApple teams with Ant Financial, banks for interest-free iPhone financing in China
Apple Inc has teamed up with Chinese payments giant Ant Financial Services Group and several local banks to offer interest-free financing, its first such move in the country as it looks to boost waning smartphone sales. The U.S. tech behemoth issued a rare revenue warning last month citing weaker iPhone
NewsAFP NewsAustralia plays down reports of Chinese coal ban
Canberra on Friday played down reports a major Chinese port had banned coal imports from Australia, as fears grow that worsening diplomatic tensions are damaging the nations' crucial trading relationship. Industry experts have noted recently that China appeared to be delaying customs clearances
TechReutersIsrael's first lunar lander launched into space from Florida
Hebrew for the biblical phrase "in the beginning" - soared into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 8:45 p.m. EST (0145 GMT Friday) atop the 23-story-tall rocket. Beresheet was jettisoned into Earth orbit about 34 minutes after launch, followed 15 minutes later by the
NewsReutersIsrael's first lunar lander launched into space from Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface. The unmanned robotic lander dubbed Beresheet - Hebrew
NewsAFP NewsTouchdown: Japan probe Hayabusa2 lands on distant asteroid
A Japanese probe sent to collect samples from an asteroid 300 million kilometres away for clues about the origin of life and the solar system landed successfully on Friday, scientists said. Hayabusa2 touched down briefly on the Ryugu asteroid, fired a bullet into the surface to puff up dust for collection
TechReutersChinese search giant Baidu beats on ad sales but streaming costs surge
Baidu is betting its focus on streaming and new areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) will boost revenue and offset lower ad sales from real estate, finance and other sectors impacted by China's economic slowdown. "We have entered a new stage for the Chinese internet," Baidu Chief
NewsAFP NewsFather of US-born woman who joined IS sues over citizenship
The father of an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria sued Thursday to bring her home after the Trump administration took the extraordinary step of declaring that she was not a US citizen. Hoda Muthana, 24, says that she regrets joining the extremists and is willing to face prosecution
NewsAFP NewsThe Taliban have not changed, warn Afghans living under their rule
"The Taliban run a dictatorship here. Alizai is one of millions living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, where the group controls more territory than at any time since being toppled in 2001 by US-led forces. As momentum for peace talks builds, with a fresh round of negotiations between the Taliban
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Colbert Hits Trump For Attacking 'SNL,' Ignoring Alleged White Nationalist Terror Plot
Stephen Colbert slammed President Donald Trump for failing to condemnChristopher Hasson, the Coast Guard lieutenant arrested in an allegedterrorism plot
NewsAFP NewsDriver who killed six in Australia car rampage sentenced to life
A driver who killed six people in a rampage along a Melbourne shopping street was sentenced to life Friday for what a judge described as one of Australia's worst mass murders. The January 2017 attack at Bourke Street mall, a popular shopping area, rocked Australia's second-largest city, with
NewsAFP NewsWere dinosaurs killed off by asteroid or volcanoes? It's complicated
Before the 1980s, the dominant theory had been that huge and prolonged volcanic eruptions caused a rapid and deadly shift in the planet's climate by sending vast clouds of ash, gas and dust into the atmosphere. Then scientists discovered the huge Chicxulub crater of an ancient asteroid impact off
NewsAFP NewsIn Russia, a battle to free nearly 100 captured whales
Dozens of orcas and beluga whales captured for sale to oceanariums have brought Russia's murky trade into the spotlight, but efforts to free them are blocked by government infighting. Russia is the only country where orcas, or killer whales, and belugas can be caught in the ocean for the purpose
NewsAFP NewsFirst Arab-EU summit billed as chance to cooperate in troubled region
European and Arab leaders are to hold their first summit Sunday, in what the top EU diplomat sees as a chance to boost cooperation across a troubled Mediterranean region. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will host the two-day summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss topics like
NewsAFP NewsTiny T-rex sheds light on prime dino predators
A tiny cousin of T-rex discovered in the United States could provide a key missing link in understanding how the apex predators evolved to top the food chain, scientists who unearthed the dinky dinosaur said Thursday. "Early in their evolution, Tyrannosaurs hunted in the shadows of (dinosaurs)
NewsAFP NewsMost Asia stocks dip with Wall St, dealers await trade talks news
Asian markets mostly fell Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street as optimism over the China-US trade talks was trumped by a weak round of US data that revived concerns about economic growth. All three main indexes on Wall Street ended lower. The data, coupled with disappointing readings from the eurozone
NewsAFP NewsIn tiny Moldova, voters choose between Russia and Europe
Wedged between Ukraine and Romania, Moldova has struggled to find its place since gaining independence with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. While many in the country of 3.5 million want to maintain close ties with Moscow, others want to follow the example of Romania -- with which Moldova shares
NewsReutersJapanese space probe touches down on asteroid to collect samples
A Japanese space probe named after a falcon, Hayabusa 2, has touched down on an asteroid more than 300 million km (186 million miles) from Earth on a mission to seek clues about the origins of life, Japan's space agency said on Friday. The spacecraft's landing on the asteroid Ryugu, just 900
TechReutersJapanese space probe touches down on asteroid to collect samples
The spacecraft's landing on the asteroid Ryugu, just 900 meters (3,000 feet) in diameter, came after an initial attempt in October was delayed because it was difficult to pick a landing spot on the asteroid's rocky surface. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said on Friday Hayabusa
NewsAFP NewsRaging bull: smashing away anger at Indonesia's 'Temper Clinic'
Armed with crowbars and wearing protective gear, three women assembled at a Jakarta stress clinic survey the cluster of bottles they're about to smash to pieces. It's like something I have been holding inside is finally released when I smashed those bottles," Genta Kalbu Tanjung, a 20-year-old
NewsReutersAfter bloody protests, Nicaragua's Ortega says he wants dialogue for peace
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Thursday he would resume dialogue with opposition leaders who are calling for early elections after nearly a year grappling with one of the country's worst crises since a civil war four decades ago. An attempt at dialogue over welfare benefits last May
NewsReutersAustralian PM says Chinese coal ban does not signify souring ties
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday a ban on Australian coal imports at China's northern port of Dalian does not point to a souring of ties between the countries. This is not the first time that on occasion local ports make decisions about these matters," Morrison told
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