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Japan reveals 'Reiwa' as name of new imperial era

While all previous era names, such as the current Heisei , have often been based on auspicious phrases from Chinese literature, Reiwa is the first to come fr...

Boeing CEO says "learning" from deadly Ethiopian air crash

A US Senate panel is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday on the two disasters and federal oversight of air safety. Richard Blumenthal , Elwell said he had ...

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They are facing increased opposition with the country's economy in recession, unemployment up, and inflation in double digits. Since losing cities in the elec...

Facebook CEO urges for new regulations of the Internet

A factor here could be the rules of previous violations of behavior at Facebook, wrote in the "New Zealand Herald". Zuckerberg's posts from 2007 and 2008 ar...

Arab leaders call for Palestinian state, condemn US' Golan move

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South Carolina Authorities Announce Arrest in Murder of NJ College Student

It's never easy to stand before a family and explain how a loved one was murdered. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said at a news conference that 24-yea...

Nevada Democrat Lucy Flores says Biden behaved inappropriately with her

My brain couldn't process what was happening. "I was shocked . I was confused". "Part of the reason why I made a decision to finally say something is becau...

Suzana Caputova elected Slovakia's first female president

In the first voting round, Ms Caputova won 40% of the vote, with Mr Sefcovic gaining less than 19%. "I will have to rely on my advisors when it comes to tho...

Iran threatens Israel, US over Golan recognition

Israel occupies roughly two-thirds of the wider Golan Heights as a de facto result of the conflict. Last week, Trump chose to formally recognize Israeli soverei...

Turks vote in local polls, Erdogan's party could lose in big cities

In Malatya province in Eastern Anatolia, a polling station volunteer and a party observer from the small Islamist Felicity Party (SP) were killed. Opposition ...

Editorial cartoons for March 31, 2019: Mueller report, Special Olympics, Obamacare

Reiner, who spent years telling his Twitter followers that the report by special counsel Robert Mueller would prove to be the noose that would hang president ...

UK Lawmakers Threaten to Reject Any Attempt by PM for Snap Election

Amid claims he would resign if Mrs May ignored Parliament and switched to No Deal, Mr Gauke added: 'I just don't think the British people would thank us if we l...

A Woman Refused To Vaccinate Her Kid. Police Kicked In Her Door

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Two People Die at Grand Canyon This Week

On Thursday, the man from Macau, aged in his 50s, was taking pictures at an overlook of the Arizona tourist spot when he slipped and fell, a Grand Canyon West s...

Russia says it sent 'specialists' to Venezuela, rebuffs Trump

In January, Guaido invoked the constitution to declare himself interim president, arguing Maduro's 2018 re-election was illegitimate. Ironically, Trump's co...

Father confirms missing University of SC student is dead

Shortly after 2:00 a.m., Josephson was seen on surveillance video getting into a dark vehicle, possibly a newer model Chevy Impala. "We believe she simply mis...

Britain closer to election after Brexit deal defeat

The speaker will reportedly select from the most popular options from last week so that MPs can whittle these down to a single policy, which would likely be for...

Philippines news site chief arrested again over foreign ownership rules

In its selection of Ressa as a Person of the Year , Time magazine cited her and several other journalists as "guardians" in what it said was an effort to e...

Top general warns U.S. may not see a North Korean attack coming

North Korea demonstrated strong progress in its efforts to develop a nuclear weapon that could target the US mainland during a series of missile and nuclear tes...

Pyongyang rocket launch site almost ready: South Korea

North Korea had called for an incremental, action-for-action process in which Pyongyang secures concessions such as sanctions relief for each move it takes towa...

Germany extends arms export ban on Saudi Arabia

Besides the six to Saudi Arabia , two were approved for Jordan. A recent report for the House of Representatives said the administration was trying "to rush ...

After another failed vote, what’s next for Brexit?

MPs reject Theresa May's European Union withdrawal agreement by 344 votes to 286, a majority of 58, throwing UK's Brexit plans into more confusion. Two ...

New York sues billionaire family behind maker of OxyContin

Wednesday, one of the attorneys representing our local governments, told the I-Team the defendants have requested the case be transferred to the United States J...

Brunei to Toughen Sharia, Could Mean Amputations

Sharia law in Qatar applies only to Muslims, who can be put to death for extramarital sex, regardless of sexual orientation. There was widespread worldwide co...

Northern Irish DUP says United Kingdom trumps Brexit

For the DUP, maintaining the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has always been its core belief, though it also supports Brexit . Any divergence i...

One year after March of Return, many Gazans still determined to protest

Palestinian activists clad in bright orange vests tried to keep people back, though some made it to the fence. The ministry confirmed that two were killed i...

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Millions of people around the globe will, between 8h30 pm and 9h30 pm CAT on Saturday, 30 March observe Earth Hour by switching their household lights and non...

Israel deploys tanks near Gaza before Saturday rallies

In addition, over 29,000 Palestinians have been injured, according to the World Health Organization, including over 6,500 by live ammunition, of whom more than ...

U.S. condemns Russian Federation troop deployment to troubled Venezuela

Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams speaks at the State Department in Washington, March 15, 2019. Meanwhile, the Red Cross in Caracas says it ...

Fire at Dhaka skyscraper, people seen falling from the blazing tower

Mr Faruk, who suffered 90 per cent burns in the fire, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 4.20pm, Dr Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of Na...

Linda McMahon Leaving Donald Trump Administration

The White House didn't respond to a request for comment on McMahon's plans. McMahon, who joined Trump in speaking to reporters, thanked the president and disc...

Lawmakers introduce bill that would make Puerto Rico 51st state

Legislation introduced Thursday could make Puerto Rico the 51st USA state. The bill is likely to spark a broader debate in both the states and Puerto Rico ab...

British MPs reject Brexit deal for third time

Mrs May has until 12 April to seek a longer extension to the negotiation process to avoid the United Kingdom leaving without a deal, which most MPs believe coul...

New Zealand holds moving remembrance service for Christchurch shooting victims

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Facebook bans content supporting white nationalism on its platform

In a major policy shift for the world's biggest social media network, Facebook banned white nationalism and white separatism on its platform Tuesday. It's o...