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Japan’s Exports Jump In March

Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign...

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Russia Blocks UN Condemnation of N.Korea Missile Test

Russia on Wednesday blocked UN Security Council condemnation of North Korea's latest missile test even though China had...

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US Tries To Clear Waters After N. Korea ‘armada’ Confusion

The Trump administration on Wednesday tried to clear the waters after it gave confusing messages concerning the...

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Pence To Tour Indonesia’s Largest Mosque In Outreach To Muslims

US Vice President Mike Pence will visit the largest mosque in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation --...

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We Never Said the Armada Was On Its Way, White House Says

In a face-saving declaration, the White House on Wednesday claimed the president's comments about the carrier strike...

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VP Pence Thanks Corporate Japan For Boosting US Growth

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed Japanese companies for contributing to US economic prosperity, moving to...

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North Korea Tension: US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To Korean Peninsula

A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, it...

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Pence Vows ‘overwhelming’ Response To North Korea

The United States will counter any North Korean attack with an "overwhelming and effective" response, Vice President...

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Kim Family Values On Show At North Korea Parade

Before tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians marched before him, along with some of the most fearsome weapons at...

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Trump’s Threatened ‘armada’ Still Far From N. Korea

An aircraft carrier the US Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...

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Google Earth Re-Invented For New Era

Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and...

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Carrier That Trump Promised Would Intimidate Kim Won’t Arrive For DAYS

A U. S. aircraft carrier the Navy had said was heading toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...

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US Carrier Strike Group Still Far From N. Korea

A US aircraft carrier the Navy had said was heading toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...

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Hundreds Evacuated After Deadly Sri Lanka Dump Collapse

Sri Lanka has moved over 400 families to temporary shelters after tonnes of rotting garbage collapsed onto a slum on...

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US VP Pence Near DMZ After Failed N.Korea Missile

Mike Pence arrived at the gateway to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Monday, an AFP correspondent...

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Taiwan’s Tai Beats Marin To Win Singapore Open

Tai Tzu Ying cemented her status as the world´s top female shuttler as she beat reigning Olympic champion and world...

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Crusaders March On As Stormers Super Rugby Run Ended

New Zealand's Canterbury Crusaders are the only unbeaten team left in Super Rugby after the Golden Lions ended the...

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Hope Fades For Sri Lanka Missing, Garbage Toll Hits 21

Hopes of finding anyone alive under a collapsed mountain of garbage in Sri Lanka's capital faded Sunday as the death...

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US Military Confirms Apparent Failed N.Korea Missile Test

The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch...