Danang (Vietnam) (AFP) – A US aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam Monday for the first time since the end of the war, as the former foes bolster military ties in the face of Beijing’s build-up in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Carl Vinson will make a four-day port call to the central city […]
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Philippine government lawyer seeks embattled judge’s removal as ‘act of kindness’
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government’s chief lawyer on Monday filed a petition to remove the Supreme Court’s top judge, as an “act of kindness” to spare her the indignity of an impeachment trial that congress is set to vote on soon. Maria Lourdes Sereno, the first woman to head the 15-member Supreme Court, is […]
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Japan’s navy to buy tanker to fuel ships patrolling East China Sea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s navy wants to buy its first oil tanker to carry fuel to Okinawa as it cranks up operations in the East China Sea to counter a growing Chinese naval presence, two sources familiar with plan said. The Maritime Self Defense Forces (MSDF) needs a tanker able to carry 300,000 barrels of […]
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Man convicted of murder hopeful ruling leads to freedom
LOUIS (AP) — Witnesses have recanted. Another man has confessed. Now, a man who was convicted in 2001 of killing a woman in his Missouri hometown is awaiting a decision from the state’s highest court that could determine whether he will be released — and finally get to spend time outside of a prison visitors […]
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Half-a-million still without power after storm in U.S. Northeast
(Reuters) – Some 500,000 customers remained without power throughout the eastern United States on Sunday evening and New England coastal communities faced more flooding two days after a powerful storm snapped trees, downed wires and killed at least nine people. The remnants of the storm, known as a nor’easter, lingered on Sunday, with the National […]
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Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn
1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4) We must polish the Polish furniture. [restrict] 5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to desert his […]