March 28, 2017 Dear Editor, The heartbroken family and relatives of the late Clifford “Cliff” Ngirchomlei would like to respond to a recent front page news article published in Tia Belau newspaper reporting unverified, baseless rumors that our beloved Cliff was “reported to have been kicked out months before by relatives whose house was nearby”. […]
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8 students feared dead in Japan avalanche
TOKYO (AP) — Eight Japanese high school students are feared dead after being caught in an avalanche Monday during a mountain climbing outing at a ski resort, authorities and media said. [restrict] The avalanche occurred about 9:20 a.m. in the town of Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, about 190 kilometers (120 miles) north of Tokyo. The […]
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Britain prepares to launch Brexit
LONDON, 27 MARCH 2017 (AFP) — Britain will take an unprecedented step into the unknown on Wednesday with the first formal move towards leaving the European Union (EU), starting a two-year process that has already divided the country. [restrict] Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of London on Saturday to protest against […]
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Hong Kong leader-elect pledges smooth transfer of power amid divisions
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s chief executive-elect Carrie Lam met with the city’s incumbent and unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying on Monday, calling for a “smooth and effective” transition of power amidst heightened tensions. [restrict] Lam was chosen to be Hong Kong’s next leader on Sunday amid accusations that Beijing had meddled in the election […]
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Angry over U.S. healthcare fail, Trump voters spare him blame
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (Reuters) – The day after the flaming out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first major legislative initiative, his supporters across America were lashing out – at conservatives, at Democrats, at leaders of his Republican Party in Congress. Only Trump himself was spared their wrath. [restrict] Many voters who elected him appeared […]
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Thousands evacuated as cyclone bears down on Australia
Cairns (Australia) (AFP) – Thousands of people including tourists were evacuated Monday as northeast Australia braced for a powerful cyclone packing destructive winds, with warnings of major structural damage and surging tides. Cyclone Debbie has been forming off the coast of Queensland state over recent days, the Bureau of Meteorology said, and is expected to […]