Hong Kong mega bridge launch announcement sparks backlash

AFP 10/18/2018

China has finally announced the opening ceremony for the world’s longest sea bridge, which will connect Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland, but critics hit back Thursday over the secrecy surrounding the project. Construction started in 2009…

Police clear protesters as Indian temple prepares to accept women

AFP 10/17/2018

Indian police on Wednesday cleared protesters trying to stop women from accessing one of Hinduism’s most sacred sites, a hilltop temple forced by judges to open its doors to all female pilgrims for the first time. The…

Trump sure to seek reelection

AFP 10/17/2018

WASHINGTON, United States – Not that there was much doubt, but President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is sure to seek a second term in 2020. “Yes, 100 percent,” Trump told Fox Business television in an…

Robot’s debut in UK parliament invites ‘Maybot’ mockery

AFP 10/17/2018

LONDON, United Kingdom — A walking and talking robot appeared in Britain’s parliament for the first time on Tuesday, prompting Twitter users to seize the chance to heap more mockery on Theresa May. The latest round of…

Harvard on trial over alleged discrimination against Asians

AFP 10/16/2018

NEW YORK, United States – Harvard University went on trial Monday over an opaque admissions selection process that critics say discriminates against Asian students. A lawsuit has challenged the use of race as a factor in Harvard…

Pot legalization poses health, safety challenges

AFP 10/15/2018

CANADA will end its pot prohibition Wednesday with the goals of curbing the black market and use by youth, amid concerns around the public health and safety merits of legalization. Public health officials contend that smoking cannabis…

Saudi Arabia vows to retaliate if punished over missing critic

AFP 10/15/2018

Saudi Arabia warned it would retaliate against any sanctions imposed on the oil-rich kingdom over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as more Western companies distanced themselves from the Gulf State. US President Donald Trump has threatened…

Sainthood for murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI

AFP 10/14/2018

Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join the church’s highest rank Sunday with an elevation to sainthood. Pope Francis will wear a blood-stained rope belt…

Snowstorm kills 9 on Nepal peak

AFP 10/13/2018

Kathmandu, Nepal — All nine members of a South Korean climbing expedition were confirmed dead Saturday after a violent snowstorm devastated their camp on Nepal’s Mount Gurja, one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to the Himalayan nation…

China-US surplus hits record high

AFP 10/12/2018

Adding fuel to trade war China’s trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a record $34.1 billion in September, despite a raft of US tariffs, official data showed Friday, adding fuel to the fire of a…

Strong quake shakes Indonesia

AFP 10/11/2018

Quake kills three, disrupts IMF summit An earthquake Thursday killed three people in Indonesia and rattled hotels where IMF delegates are attending a major summit, a fortnight after a quake-tsunami killed more than 2,000 elsewhere in the…

Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ hurricane

AFP 10/10/2018

Hurricane Michael swelled to an “extremely dangerous” category four storm as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast of Florida early Wednesday in what forecasters warned was an unprecedented weather event for the area. The National Hurricane Center…

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