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Hurricane Melissa charges toward Cuba after pummeling Jamaica with historic power

Hurricane Melissa barreled toward eastern Cuba, where it was expected to make landfall

Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division

 Amazon has confirmed it plans to cut thousands of jobs, saying it needs to be "organized more leanly" to

Brazil's Lula Da Silva seeks presidency for fourth term

 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced he will run for a fourth term as Brazil's president in the

Lithuania will shoot down smuggling balloons: PM

 Lithuania will begin to shoot down balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from neighbouring Belarus, its Prime Minister has warned.

Wang Yi urges China and Japan to build constructive and stable ties

 China and Japan should jointly advance the strategic relationship of mutual benefit and build constructive and stable bilateral ties

UK Home Office squandered billions of pounds on asylum hotels: MPs

The Home Office has "squandered" billions of pounds of taxpayers' money on asylum accommodation, according to a report by

DNA test reveals stunning discovery on Napoleon's defeat in Russia

 The researchers found the pathogens - Salmonella enterica and Borrelia recurrentis, bacteria that cause paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever,

Chinese FM calls for strengthening unity, multilateralism

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called for strengthening unity and upholding multilateralism in his address to the

Donald Trump says tariff on Canada will be increased by 10%

US President Donald Trump posted about the tariff while aboard Air Force One as he heads to Asia for

Vote counting underway in Ivory Coast

 Vote counting is underway in Ivory Coast after a contentious presidential election, with longtime incumbent Alassane Ouattara widely expected

Chinese nationals arrested in Georgia for illegally buying uranium

Georgia's internal security service said on Saturday that it had arrested three Chinese citizens in the capital Tbilisi, for

Cambodia and Thailand sign joint peace declaration

 Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed a joint declaration on peace on the sidelines of the 47th Association of

India's Picasso Moqbul Fida Hussain and a tale of two auctions

 For the complex legacy of M.F. Husain, one of 20th-century India's most important artists, this year has been a

Thai Queen Mother passes away

 The Royal Household Bureau said Sirikit died in a hospital in Bangkok. Since October 17, she had been suffering

Australia drops legal fight against X over church stabbing video

 Australia's eSafety commissioner has dropped her legal bid to force Elon Musk's social media site X to hide a

Singapore, China sign MOUs to boost cooperation

Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Singapore on Saturday for an official visit at the invitation of Singaporean Prime

China hits clean energy milestone

The world's largest base for China's third-generation Hualong One nuclear reactors in Zhangzhou, southeast Fujian Province, has hit a

Trump says he could seek $230 million from his own Justice Department

Though many of the details remain unclear, Donald Trump acknowledged the unprecedented nature of the situation in which he

Pemex pipeline spill contaminates Mexican rivers

Mexico's state-run oil company said on Tuesday that the torrential rains that left dozens dead and missing in east-central

Stolen Louvre jewelry estimated to be worth $102 million

 The jewelry taken from the Louvre Museum in Paris is estimated to be worth 88 million Euros ($102 million),

China is working on boosting exports of agricultural products

The Hainan Free Trade Port in China is currently the only island-wide free trade port in the world that

Colombian Ambassador to US called back to Bogota

"The Ambassador of Colombia to the United States, Daniel García-Peña, has been recalled to Bogotá for consultations by President

Slovak man sentenced to 21 years in jail for shooting Prime Minister

A Slovak court ruled on Tuesday that a man who shot and wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico last year

Donald Trump ends all payments to Colombia

The US and Venezuelan governments have clashed on the issues of migration and drug trafficking, especially as the US

How China remembers the history of the World Anti-Fascist War

 A grand ceremony was held on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese

Britain authorizes cops to crack down harder on protesters

 British Police have been granted greater powers to clamp down on repeated protests, the UK Home Office announced

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