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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump make statements in 2017 about North Korea at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: Susan Walsh / Associated Press

Trump Claims Japan’s PM Nominated Him for Nobel Peace Prize

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed Friday that Japan's prime minister had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for opening a dialogue with...
In this Feb. 12, 2019 photo provided by Philomena Keys, high water pushed up the Yukon River from the Bering Sea floods yards around homes in the western village of Kotlik, Alaska. Photo: Philomena Keys via AP

Pace of Bering Sea Changes Startles Scientists

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska's northwest coast relies on a cold, hard blanket of sea ice to protect...
In this frame grab from video, Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves court, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Los Angeles. Musk denied that he meant to call a British cave diver a pedophile when he dubbed him "pedo guy" on social media. Photo: Krysta Fauria / AP

Elon Musk Tells Jurors Insult Provoked ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk testified Tuesday that he was being insulting, not literally calling a British cave diver a pedophile when he lashed out on Twitter and ended up in a defamation lawsuit from the man who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year.

Hardest-Hit China, South Korea Count 767 New Virus Cases

BEIJING (AP) — South Korea and China each reported hundreds more virus cases Thursday as the new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders.

Testing Blunders Crippled US Response as Coronavirus Spread

WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation’s top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found.
An oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were reportedly attacked on Thursday, an assault that left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. Photo: ISNA / AP

US Says Iran Removed Unexploded Mine From Oil Tanker

DUBAI — The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said showed Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of...

University Halts Eviction of Thai-Chinese Shrine – For Now

BANGKOK — Protesters said they want Chulalongkorn University to reconsider the planned demolition of an old Chinese Shrine and opt for preservation instead.

All Railway Crossings to Get Barriers After Accident Killed 19

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said Tuesday that he issued an immediate order to have all railway crossings across the country, to be installed with barriers and signals.

‘Squid Game’ Strikes Nerve in Debt-Ridden South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — “Squid Game," a brutal Netflix survival drama about desperate adults competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, hit a little too close to home for Lee Chang-keun.

Pita Resigns as MFP Leader, Making Way for a New Opposition Leader

Pita Limjaroenrat couldn't be the prime minister; he couldn't even be the leader of the opposition. A popular politician has announced his resignation from the...

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