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Equities Advance Despite Weak US Jobs Report

Global stocks rallied Friday, with US and German markets hitting records after a lackluster US jobs report raised...

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US Carriers In Sea of Japan In Show of Force To N.Korea

Two US aircraft carriers and their escort vessels carried out naval maneuvers in the Sea of Japan this week in a show...

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E. Guinea, Poland, Kuwait Among Six Elected To UN Security Council

Equatorial Guinea was for the first time elected to the UN Security Council on Friday during a vote that saw Ivory...

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US Trade Deficit Widens In April

The US trade gap widened in April for the second straight month as Americans bought more imported consumer goods, the...

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Ananya Vinay, 12, Wins US Spelling Bee With ‘marocain’

A 12-year-old girl from California has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after a tense final in Washington. Ananya...

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Ghana To Launch First Satellite Into Space

All Nation University’s giant steps towards putting Ghana in the ‘League of Nations’ exploring space technology...

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My Neighbor Totoro Anime Theme Park Set To Open In Japan

Japan's answer to Walt Disney has confirmed the launch of a giant new theme park based on one of its most popular...

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Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord

There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...

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Japan Men Take Out ‘groper Insurance’ Against Sex Pest Claims

In Japan, where train travel can often be a perilous ordeal for women, an insurance company is reporting a sudden run...

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Six-Shooting USA Take Aim At First Under-20 Football World Title

The United States have raised hopes of a surprise Under-20 World Cup win after they stormed into the quarter-finals...

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Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies...

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Japan Parliament Passes Emperor Abdication Law

Japan's lower house of parliament passed a bill Friday that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, as it also...

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Ageing Japan Faces Healthcare Crisis

Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but...

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Foo Fighters Rock Out At Nursing Home In New Song

Foo Fighters made clear they don't think they'll get too old to rock as they released a surprise new single Thursday...

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Japan, US Conduct Joint Naval Drill Off Korean Peninsula

A pair of US aircraft carriers and Japanese naval vessels conducted a joint drill in waters off the Korean peninsula...

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Global Outrage After ‘barbaric’ Kabul Truck Bomb Kills 90

President Donald Trump has condemned the "barbaric" truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call with his Afghan counterpart,...

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Sato Soaking Up Post-Indy 500 Accolades

Takuma Sato says a little sleep deprivation is a small price to pay for the thrill of becoming Japan's first winner of...

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Japan Launches Satellite For High-Precision Positioning System

Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the...

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No Wind, No Racing In America’s Cup Qualifiers

Light winds postponed Wednesday's four scheduled races in the second round-robin phase of America's Cup qualifying on...