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China decides to abolish 1-child policy, allow 2 children

China’s ruling Communist Party announced Thursday that it will abolish the country’s decades-old one-child policy and allow all couples to have two …

[Newsmaker] Ryan: Conservative honing in on White House
[Newsmaker] Ryan: Conservative honing in on White House

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The presumptive next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, is a onetime “young gun” of the Republican Party ― a …

[Newsmaker] iPhone sales propel rise in Apple’s profits
[Newsmaker] iPhone sales propel rise in Apple’s profits

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Apple said Tuesday that surging iPhone sales helped propel a sharp rise in quarterly profits, as the tech giant delivered a record 48 …

Facebook sued over posts inciting attacks on Jews

An Israeli NGO said Tuesday it was suing Facebook for failing to remove pages that encourage the killing of Jews, after a wave of attacks by Palestinians left …

China warns U.S. Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

BEIJING (AP) – A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese …

GM recalling 1.4M cars; oil leaks can cause engine fires

For the third time in eight years, General Motors is recalling cars that can leak oil and catch fire, sometimes damaging garages and houses. The recall, which …

U.S. warship sails near China‘s artificial islands
U.S. warship sails near China‘s artificial islands

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A U.S. warship on Tuesday sailed close to artificial islands Beijing is building in the South China Sea, a U.S. defense official said, …

US Navy to sail near reefs claimed by China

The U.S. Navy is preparing to sail a warship near artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea in a long-anticipated challenge to what it considers …

Over 260 dead as earthquake strikes Afghanistan, Pakistan
Over 260 dead as earthquake strikes Afghanistan, Pakistan

A massive earthquake struck remote and impoverished regions of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 263 people as it shook buildings …

[NEWSMAKER] Polish euroskeptic right scores landslide victory
[NEWSMAKER] Polish euroskeptic right scores landslide victory

WARSAW (AFP) ― Poland’s conservative Law and Justice party won an outright majority in Sunday’s general election on anti-refugee rhetoric and welfare …

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