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CHINA Some of the country’s wealthiest tycoons steered billions of dollars into electric-car companies in order to fuel the country’s dreams of becoming a leader in the field. Now a

NATO under friendly fire as leaders ready for London summit

NATO leaders will gather in London today as the world’s biggest military alliance, marking its 70th birthday, battles with one of the most confounding of adversaries: Itself. As thousands of troops

Climate Summit | Guterres disappointed by climate action so far

The head of the United Nations said yesterday he’s “disappointed” with pledges made so far by the world’s bigger greenhouse gas emitters to reduce their contribution to the planet’s rising

This Day in History | 1984 Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident

Hundreds of people have died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal. The accident happened in the early hours

Offbeat | Cats to be put on leashes to protect wildlife? EU says No

Put domestic cats on a leash to better protect threatened birds and the environment? The European Union says that would deny mankind’s furry friend its unalienable right to roam. The EU’s

Daughter in admissions scandal returns to YouTube channel

Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli (pictured, left) posted yesterday her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, made

Relic thought to be from Jesus’ manger arrives in Bethlehem

A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus’ manger arrived last weekend in its permanent home in the biblical city of Bethlehem 1,400 years after

The Buzz | Former governor of China’s Xinjiang sentenced in bribery

The former governor of China’s tense northwestern region of Xinjiang was sentenced to life in prison on charges of taking bribes, becoming one of the highest-profile ethnic minority politicians to

Belgian Carnival town renounces UNESCO title over racism row

The famed Belgian Carnival town of Aalst wants to renounce its place on the U.N. cultural heritage list, saying it is sick of widespread complaints that this spring’s edition contained

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CHINA’s foreign ministry urged Canada to free an executive of telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies held for more than a year as she awaits an extradition trial. Canada arrested Huawei’s

Offbeat | Dog spooked by sealion is rescued from remote Pacific island

Things first started to go wrong for Flint the rat-sniffing dog when a sealion charged at him. It emerged from the scrub, lurching and bellowing, full of aggression. Spooked, he ran

Merry Clickmas | Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4 billion

This year’s Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, as fewer people hit the stores and shoppers rang up $7.4 billion in transactions from their phones, computers and

UK attack now political football as Johnson, Corbyn spar

Britain’s political leaders sparred yesterday over who is responsible for the early release of a convicted extremist who launched a stabbing attack in central London that left two dead and

This Day in History | 1954 – US pledges to defend Nationalist China

US President Dwight D Eisenhower has announced the signing of a pact of mutual security with the Nationalist Chinese Government. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles concluded the agreement with Chinese

The Buzz | Spain seizes record haul of crystal meth for European market

Spanish police say they have made their biggest seizure of methamphetamine, taking 631 kilograms (1,400 pounds) in a raid near Barcelona. Police said in a statement Saturday that the drug, in

UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the

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CHINA Guidelines that require Chinese telecom carriers to use facial recognition technology on buyers of SIM cards kicked in yesterday as the country cracks down on fraud. Companies should use

US | Navy cancels review for SEALs after firing of Navy secretary

The Navy canceled a peer-review process that would have determined if three Navy SEAL officers who supervised an enlisted SEAL convicted of posing with a dead teenage

Offbeat | Hikers answer plea to find wedding ring lost on mountaintop

A man’s quest to find his wedding ring on a 4,000-foot snow-covered mountain in New Hampshire has been completed by a couple of hikers — and a metal

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TRUMP-KIM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump have signaled their affection for each other so regularly it might be easy to miss rising

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