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Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings: watchdog
December 19, 2018
Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings: watchdog
Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from…
IMF board approves new Ukraine loan package
December 19, 2018
IMF board approves new Ukraine loan package
The International Monetary Fund executive board on Tuesday gave final approval to a new loan package for Ukraine and released…
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
December 18, 2018
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council is considering action to push Myanmar to work with the United…
North Korean media warns of “unhealthy ideas” spread by mobile phones
December 18, 2018
North Korean media warns of “unhealthy ideas” spread by mobile phones
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s main state newspaper warned on Tuesday of the “negative impact” from mobile phones use…
Flynn to be sentenced for lying to FBI
December 18, 2018
Flynn to be sentenced for lying to FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge will decide on Tuesday whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be sent to…
Russia’s Putin: nothing to stop us adding other states to nuclear pact
December 18, 2018
Russia’s Putin: nothing to stop us adding other states to nuclear pact
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that there was nothing to stop Russia and the United…
Trump plans to create US Space Command
December 18, 2018
Trump plans to create US Space Command
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon, possibly as early as Tuesday, creating…
Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers
December 18, 2018
Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers
Japan will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II and buy dozens of fighter jets under a…
Russia used social media for meddling in US politics: reports
December 18, 2018
Russia used social media for meddling in US politics: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election on social media was more widespread than previously thought…
Xi warns no one can ‘dictate’ China’s path, 40 years on from reforms
December 18, 2018
Xi warns no one can ‘dictate’ China’s path, 40 years on from reforms
President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that no one can “dictate” China’s economic development path as the Communist Party marked…