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Trump says US to exit nuclear pact with Russia

US President Donald Trump said Washington would withdraw from a landmark Cold War-era treaty that eliminated nuclear missiles from Europe, triggering a warning of retaliatory measures from Moscow. The ...

October 22, 2018, Monday

USC pays US$215m over sex abuse suit

The University of Southern California said Friday it has reached agreement in principle on a US$215 million dollar class action settlement with former patients of a campus gynecologist who has been accused...

October 22, 2018, Monday

TV footage shows killer Columbine copycat

Russian television yesterday aired footage of the teenage gunman who killed 20 at his college in Crimea calmly mowing down victims while wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Hate....

October 22, 2018, Monday

Anti-Brexit protesters seek change ‘before lights go out’

EU flag waving Britons rejecting a future outside Europe packed the heart of London on Saturday for an anti-Brexit protest organizers said drew more than half a million people....

October 22, 2018, Monday

Saudi’s explanation of journalist’s death faces increasing skepticism

Saudi Arabia is facing a growing chorus of incredulity over its belated explanation of how critic Jamal Khashoggi died inside its Istanbul consulate, as world powers demanded answers and the whereabouts...

October 22, 2018, Monday

No more apples, UK teachers not happy

More than half of newly qualified school teachers in Britain have considered quitting their jobs on health grounds, a survey by a leading mental health charity revealed yesterday....

October 22, 2018, Monday

Afghans defy violence to cast their votes

Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections entered a second day after delays caused by violence and technical issues, as a roadside bomb killed nearly a dozen civilians yesterday, including several childre...

October 22, 2018, Monday

Roll the numbers — you can become a billionaire

The US Mega Millions jackpot grew to US$1.6 billion, a world record for a lottery, after Friday’s drawing produced no winner of the grand prize, officials said....

October 22, 2018, Monday

Australian PM ScoMo struggles to hold govt

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday his embattled government would serve out a full term despite the conservative coalition looking set to lose its majority after a voter backlash in...

October 22, 2018, Monday

Saudi Arabia given ‘more time’ in Khashoggi probe

The United States gave Saudi Arabia more time to investigate the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Turkish investigators searched Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul for a second time in a hunt...

October 19, 2018, Friday

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