Thursday, 31 October 2019

7-Year-Old Girl Is Shot in Chicago While Trick-or-Treating, Police Say


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The Value of Working Expeditiously


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U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions, but waives others


U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions, but waives others

Thai king creates boot camp-style 'unity' courses


Thai king creates boot camp-style 'unity' courses

Quotation of the Day: What Recovery? Life on the Edge


Quotation of the Day: What Recovery? Life on the Edge

Memphis Clerk Sentenced to 22 Years for Killing Teenager Who Stole Beer


Memphis Clerk Sentenced to 22 Years for Killing Teenager Who Stole Beer

Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns


Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line


New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line

Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands


Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands

Beer With Bella: Benjamin Law


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Corrections: November 1, 2019


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Canada denies sharing Huawei CFO Meng's devices details with FBI: court documents

The Canadian attorney general has filed affidavits asserting that information identifying Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices was not shared with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during her December 2018 arrest in Vancouver, court documents showed on Thursday.


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U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions, but waives others

The United States said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on the Iranian construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military or nuclear programs, even as it waived sanctions to let foreign firms continue non-proliferation work in Iran.


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Thai king creates boot camp-style 'unity' courses

Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the Royal Palace and interviews with trainees and organizers.


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Quotation of the Day: What Recovery? Life on the Edge


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The African Americans discovering Ghana


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New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line


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Wednesday, 30 October 2019

Pompeo says U.S. must confront China's Communist Party

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday stepped up recent U.S. rhetoric targeting China's ruling Communist Party, saying it was focused on international domination and needed to be confronted.


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Second minister resigns from Japan PM's cabinet over alleged scandal

Japan's justice minister stepped down on Thursday - the second resignation from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's newly formed cabinet in less than a week - after a media report that his office gave out gifts such as potatoes and corn to constituents.


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Ford and U.A.W. in Tentative Contract Deal


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Australian police freeze multi-million dollar properties in Chinese crime link probe

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had frozen properties worth A$17.3 million ($11.9 million), including a "supersized mansion" as part of an investigation into money laundering by Chinese nationals.


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Clash between rival gangs leaves six dead at Mexican jail

Six inmates were killed on Wednesday in a clash between rival groups at a prison in the central Mexican state of Morelos, including one of the former leaders of a criminal gang blamed for the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, state authorities said.


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