BEIJING (AP) — China’s yuan weakened again Wednesday after hopes among financial traders that the decline was stabilizing helped to calm jittery global markets. The currency edged down to 7.0488 to the U.S. dollar, about 0.4 percent below its level late Tuesday. Financial markets tumbled after Beijing allowed the yuan to fall Monday to an […]
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US, South Korea prepare military drills despite North’s ire
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy, Seoul’s military said Monday. Choi Hyun-soo, spokeswoman of Seoul’s Defense Ministry, said the exercises will be focused on verifying Seoul’s capabilities for […]
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29 killed in 2 US shootings, and it could have been worse
It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shooters this weekend, but not before 29 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours. Officers gunned down the Ohio shooter at the doorstep of a bar-turned-hiding place in the middle of Dayton’s […]
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Call for U.S to do more to address nuclear legacy in Marshall Islands
AUCKLAND,17 JULY 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) — There is a call for the United States to do more to help the Marshall Islands, where it conducted nuclear weapons tests more than 60 years ago. A large-scale investigation has found extremely high levels of radiation still persist in much of the country’s north. The research from the […]
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Renewing racist criticism, Trump says many agree with him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant in the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump renewed his belligerent call for four Democratic congresswomen of color to get out of the U.S. “right now,” cementing his position as the most willing U.S. leader in generations to stoke the discord that helped send him to the White House. Content […]
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Asian shares climb after US benchmarks hit record highs
TOKYO (AP) — Shares opened higher in Asia on Thursday, tracking the ascent by major U.S. indexes to record highs. The rally follows a slight easing of trade tensions between the U.S. and China after they agreed to refrain from new tariffs pending a new round of negotiations. That has relieved some pressure on markets, […]