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China Produces Second Most Highly Cited Scientific Papers in Past Decade
November 20,2019
BEIJING - China ranked second worldwide in terms of citations of scientific papers by the country's researchers, a government think tank revealed Tuesday...
PM Johnson Will Probably Win This Uninspiring Election, Farage Says
November 20,2019
PETERBOROUGH, England - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will probably win the Dec. 12 election with a small majority but the campaign has so far been uninspiring with ...
5 Things to Know About Pope Francis’ Visit to Thailand
November 20,2019
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrives in Thailand on Wednesday for the first visit here by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since St. John Paul II in 1984. Some things ...
UK Leaders to Square Off in 1st Debate of Election Campaign
November 20,2019
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn prepared to square off Tuesday in the first televised debate of this year’s election campaign...
China Calls on U.S. To ‘Stop Flexing Muscles’ in South China Sea
November 19,2019
BANGKOK - China on Monday called on the U.S. military to stop flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and to avoid adding “new uncertainties” over Taiwan, during ...
U.S., South Korea Resume Defense Cost-Sharing Talks Amid Protests of ‘Robbery’
November 19,2019
SEOUL - South Korean and U.S. officials resumed talks on Monday to narrow a $4 billion gap in how much they want Seoul to pay for the cost of hosting the American military amid public protests ...
No Training, no Gloves: Zimbabwe’s Desperate Childbirths
November 19,2019
HARARE, Zimbabwe — When her contractions became unbearably painful, 18-year-old Perseverance Kanyoza rushed to a maternity hospital in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare...
5-Star’s Crisis Threatens Italian Government’s Survival
November 19,2019
ROME - The 5-Star Movement, senior partner in two coalitions since last year’s national election, is struggling with internal strife and falling support which threaten the survival ...
Major US-South Korea Air Exercise Postponed, Described by US as an ‘Act of Goodwill’ to Pyongyang
November 18,2019
WASHINGTON - The United States and South Korea shelved aerial drills that were set to kick off later in November and were earlier described by Pyongyang as provocative, US Defense ...
China Sends Its First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Through Taiwan Strait
November 18,2019
BEIJING - China sent its second aircraft carrier, the first to be built domestically, through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the Defense Ministry in Taipei said, with the carrier ...
Russia Begins Moving Captured Ukrainian Ships Before Possible Handover
November 18,2019
KERCH, Crimea - Russia began moving three captured Ukrainian navy ships on Sunday after a Russian newspaper reported Moscow would return them to Ukraine ahead of a four-way summit ...
Crisis-Swept Lebanon in Gridlock After Safadi Withdrawal
November 18,2019
BEIRUT - Lebanon slipped deeper into political crisis on Sunday after the withdrawal of a top candidate for prime minister narrowed the chances of creating a government needed ...
Protesters Retake Part of Bridge in Central Baghdad
November 17,2019
BAGHDAD - Iraqi protesters occupied part of a main bridge in Baghdad on Saturday that security forces had pushed them away from a week before, a Reuters photographer ...
Protests Strike Iran Cities Over Gasoline Prices Rising
November 17,2019
TEHRAN — Protesters angered by Iran raising subsidized gasoline prices blocked traffic in several cities and clashed occasionally with police Saturday, the day after overnight ...
Ukraine Feels Abandoned Amid US Impeachment Drama
November 17,2019
KYIV - Ukraine is at the center of today’s east-west geopolitical battle, but it’s feeling increasingly alone and abandoned by its U.S. backers amid ...
Lebanon’s Situation Turns More Complicated
November 17,2019
BEIRUT - Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri said that the situation in Lebanon is becoming more complicated and the country is in need of a quick solution to its crisis ...
Pentagon’s Esper Says It Is Crucial South Korea Pays More for U.S. Troops
November 16,2019
SEOUL - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper pressed South Korea on Friday to pay more for the cost of stationing U.S. troops in the country and to maintain an intelligence-sharing pact ...
Khamenei: Iran Not Calling for Elimination of Jews, Wants Non-Sectarian Israel
November 16,2019
TEHRAN - Iran is not calling for the elimination of the Jewish people, but believes people of all religions should decide Israel’s future, Iranian Supreme ...
North Korea Calls U.S. Candidate Biden A ‘Rabid Dog ‘Nearing Death
November 16,2019
SEOUL - North Korea’s state media on Friday stepped up a personal attack on former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for slandering its leader, calling the Democratic presidential ...
In Win for Protesters, Chile to Vote on Pinochet-Era Constitution
November 16,2019
SANTIAGO - Lawmakers in Chile agreed on Friday to hold a referendum next April on replacing the Pinochet-era constitution, bowing to demands of protesters who want ...
BRICS Brings the Chance of World Change, As The US and EU Obsess Over Internal Battles
November 14,2019
MOSCOW - The big outsider nations of the world meet at the BRICS summit as the US and EU face their own struggles, with a chance to reset the global agenda to improve their ...
British PM Johnson, on Campaign Trail, To Pledge Swift Resolution on Brexit
November 14,2019
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise on Wednesday to end the delays over Britain’s departure from the European Union if he wins next month’s election ...
India’s Top Judge Also Under “Right to Information Act,” Says Supreme Court
November 14,2019
NEW DELHI - In a landmark judgment, India's supreme court on Wednesday held that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI), the top judge in the country, was a public authority ...
Israel Kills Nine Gazans, Say Palestinians, As Islamic Jihad Launches Rockets
November 14,2019
JERUSALEM/GAZA - Israeli air strikes killed nine Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, medical officials said, raising the Palestinian death toll to 19 over a two-day escalation ...
Iraq Protests: UN and US Call for Reforms to Help End Unrest
November 12,2019
NEW DELHI - The second joint China-India Capacity Building Program for Diplomats from Afghanistan began here on Monday with the participation of 10 young Afghan diplomats . . .
Spain’s Socialists Promise to Act Fast to Form Government as Far-Right Surges
November 12,2019
MADRID - Spain’s Socialist party pledged on Monday to act fast to form a government after its leader and acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez gambled on a repeat election that on Sunday ...
Gambia Takes Myanmar to Top UN Court Over Rohingya Campaign
November 12,2019
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against its Rohingya Muslim ...
Over 100,000 Greet Japan’s Emperor at Enthronement Parade
November 11,2019
TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako waved and smiled from an open car in a parade Sunday marking Naruhito’s enthronement as more than 100,000 delighted well-wishers cheered ...
United States ‘Very Actively’ Asking North Korea to Return to Talks: South Korea
November 11,2019
SEOUL - The United States is “very actively” trying to persuade North Korea to come back to negotiations, South Korea’s national security adviser said on Sunday ...
Vote-Weary Spain Holds Election, hoping to Break Political Stalemate
November 11,2019
MADRID - Spain held its second parliamentary election in just over six months on Sunday, with voters likely to deliver an even more fragmented parliament with no clear winner ...
Bolivian President Morales Calls for New Elections After OAS Audit
November 11,2019
LA PAZ - Bolivian president Evo Morales said on Sunday he would call for new elections after the Organization of American States (OAS) released a report saying that a disputed Oct ...
7 Killed, 7 Injured in NE China Car Accident
November 11,2019
CHANGCHUN - Seven people were killed and another seven injured on Sunday in a road accident in northeast China’s Jilin Province, according to local transport and health ...
China, Thailand Pledge Further Cooperation in Trade, Connectivity
November 06,2019
BANGKOK - China and Thailand on Tuesday pledged to deepen cooperation in economy, infrastructure and trade to cope with adverse global economic conditions. . .
North Korea Criticizes ‘Hostile Policy’ As U.S. Diplomat Visits South Korea
November 06,2019
SEOUL - A U.S. report calling North Korea a sponsor of terrorism shows a “hostile policy” that prevents progress in denuclearisation talks, the isolated nation said on...
Gunmen Kill Mormon Family Members in North Mexico
November 06,2019
MEXICO CITY - Gunmen have killed up to nine members of a U.S. Mormon family, believed to be mainly children, in the latest massacre to afflict Mexico, family members said. . .