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From Slick City To Hip Hong Kong

Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs,...

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Tillerson Brings Tougher N.Korea Line To A Wary China

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press the tougher new US line on North Korea during talks in China on Saturday...

International

We Were Both Wiretapped Under Obama

President Donald Trump has stood by claims he was wiretapped under Barack Obama, telling visiting German Chancellor...

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DOJ Documents ‘show No Evidence’ To Support Trump’s Wiretap Claims

The US government has no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered...

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White House Intruder On Grounds 16 Minutes Before Arrest

A man who scaled a White House fence earlier this month was on the grounds outside the executive residence for more...

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Trump Administration Appeals Block of Revised Travel Ban

The Trump administration on Friday appealed a Maryland court's block of its revised travel ban, aiming to reinstate the...

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Sock Sails Past Nishikori Into Indian Wells Semis

Jack Sock of the United States serves against Kei Nishikori of Japan in their quarter final match during day twelve of...

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Half of Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Dead After Cold Snap

This week's bitter cold snap killed about half of Washington's beloved cherry blossoms, and the survivors are now...

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Chelsea Clinton Joins Expanded Expedia Board

Travel service Expedia added to its board the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton and former Democratic...

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Secret Service Laptop Stolen In NY, Reportedly With Trump Info

A laptop was stolen from a US Secret Service agent in New York and remains missing, the agency said in a statement...

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Namibia Demands $30 Bln For German Genocide

Namibia is to launch a 30-billion-dollar (28-billion-euro) lawsuit against Germany over genocide committed during...

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Trump Repeats Charge That Obama Ordered Wiretaps Against Him

US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his charge that predecessor Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap against...

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Syria Raids Targeted ‘advanced’ Hezbollah Arms

Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missile launches, in the most...

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Trump Says Republicans Uniting On Health Care, But Resistance Remains

US President Donald Trump said Friday he has won over several Republican lawmakers skeptical of the Obamacare...

Sports

Ghana Rugby President Joins Olympics Committee Board

Mr Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), joined the Board of the Ghana Olympic Committee...

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Art World Horrified By Trump’s Push To End Funding

The art world is voicing horror at President Donald Trump's push to eliminate US cultural funding entirely, saying that...

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South Sudan Buys Weapons Amid Famine

South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by...

International

Trump Distances White House From GCHQ Wiretap Claim

Donald Trump has said he did not "make an opinion" over claims the UK's GCHQ spy agency carried out wiretapping on him...

International

Missing From Trump’s Grand Navy Plan

U. S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions...