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CHINA One in five foreign companies in China feels compelled to hand over technology for market access, a business group said yesterday, highlighting a key irritant in an

The Buzz | Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino (ex-Revel) seeks license

Eight days before it plans to open, Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino will go before state gambling regulators to seek a casino license. The New Jersey Casino

Giant crackdown against wildlife crime in 92 countries

Nearly 100 countries took part in a globe-spanning crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade, seizing tons of meat, ivory, pangolin scales and timber in a monthlong bust

UN refugee agency: Record 68.5 million displaced in 2017

The U.N. refugee agency reported yesterday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced last year, a record for

NATO’s chief appeals for unity amid trans-Atlantic row

NATO’s chief is urging the alliance’s 29 countries to set aside a festering trans-Atlantic row over trade, climate and the Iran nuclear deal, amid concern that

US | Immigration: ‘Papa! Papa!’ Audio of children stokes rage over separation

An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center

Three men die of six wounded in southern Sweden drive-by shooting

The fatal shooting of three men in Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, was the latest incident in suburban feuds between criminal gangs fighting over territory or

Offbeat | Musician wins suit against ex who sabotaged his scholarship

A woman has been ordered to pay more than USD200,000 to her ex-boyfriend for sabotaging his opportunity at a prestigious scholarship because she didn’t want him to leave.

This Day in History | 1965 – Students protest after Algiers coup

Police in the Algerian capital Algiers have broken up demonstrations by hundreds of people who have taken to the streets chanting slogans in support of deposed President Ben

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CHINA Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he hopes Pyongyang and Washington can fully implement the outcome of last week’s nuclear summit at which Kim

The Buzz | Electric cars are going to suck up 9 percent of world’s power demand

With batteries getting cheaper and governments promoting their use, electric vehicles are going to be sucking up a whole lot more of the world’s power in coming years.

Rescue ships dock in Spain as migrant debate roils Europe

Ships in the Aquarius aid convoy docked yesterday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a weeklong ordeal for hundreds of people who were rescued from

Russia | Taxi driver questioned after injuring 8 near Red Square

Moscow police are investigating a taxi crash that injured eight people, including two Mexican World Cup fans, when the driver plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near

Offbeat | Vows in the air: German couple married in tightrope wedding

A couple in eastern Germany have gotten married in a swing dangling from a motorcycle atop a tightrope, 14 meters above the ground. The German news

This Day in History | 1956 – Truman rejects anti-Stalin talk

The former President of the United States, Harry Truman, has shrugged off suggestions Moscow may be about to reject its Stalinist past. He was speaking at

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N. KOREA Among the subjects Donald Trump apparently didn’t discuss with Kim Jong Un in Singapore — such as the regime’s human rights abuses and its exports of missile

The Buzz | 1 dead, 22 injured in shooting New Jersey arts festival

Two gunmen opened fire at an all-night arts and music festival yesterday, sending people running over each other in the scramble to safety, authorities said. One suspect was

World Cup | Maradona responds to report of racist gesture to Asian fan

Graham Dunbar, Moscow D iego Maradona has given his version of an exchange with an Asian fan at a World Cup game in Moscow that witnesses

US | Videos show Vegas police helping people duck, escape gunfire

Some of the first Las Vegas police officers to respond to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history huddled with people taking cover, organized

Russia | Opposition leader Navalny released from custody

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walked free yesterday after spending 30 days in custody for staging an unsanctioned protest, noting with sarcasm that a Moscow

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