North Korea slams US as ‘gross violator of human rights’
North Korea has denounced US President Donald Trump’s administration as a “gross violator of human rights”, its state media reported…
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Hawaii fires warning officer who sent missile alert
WASHINGTON: The administrator of Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency has resigned and an officer with a track record of “poor performance”…
A whale with words: Orca mimics human speech
Her head above water, Wikie the killer whale looks at the human trainer next to her pool, listens, then loudly…
Mexico to hold major deep-water oil auction
Mexican authorities will hold a deep-water oil auction Wednesday, the largest since the country’s government opened the sector to private…
Putin laughs off Washington’s ‘Kremlin list’
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday laughed off a US list of Russians tapped for possible sanctions, joking that he…
Federal Reserve opens Yellen’s final meeting; no rate hike seen
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US central bank on Tuesday opened its first meeting of 2018, the last of Janet Yellen’s tenure as…
Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan join forces to tackle health care
WASHINGTON: Three titans of American business announced Tuesday they are joining forces to tackle one of the most enduring problems…
Rare Picasso painting in Hong Kong ahead of historic auction
A rare Picasso painting on auction for the first time made its debut in Hong Kong at the start of…