WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP): Billionaire Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to unify the fractured Republican Party following a bruising primary season, as he declared the battle for the White House starts now against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Trump’s path to the GOP presidential nomination is clear after his commanding victory in Indiana’s primary Tuesday pushed remaining challengers […]
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Trump urges Republican unity as he eyes clash with Clinton
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US, Russia win truce promise in Syria’s Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria, (APP/AFP): Under pressure from Russia and the United States, the Syrian army agreed on Wednesday to respect a two-day truce in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo. The Syrian climb-down came after Washington said the US and Russia had agreed to push the warring parties to extend their shaky ceasefire. “A truce will be […]
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EU leaders in Rome to discuss migrant crisis
ROME, (APP/AFP): EU president Donald Tusk travels to Rome Thursday with fellow EU institution leaders and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for two days of talks likely to focus on next steps in Europe’s migrant crisis. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who fears Italy becoming the new migrant frontline after the closure of the Balkan route, will […]
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Number of homeless people increases in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, (APP/AFP): The number of homeless people in Los Angeles County jumped by nearly six percent over the past year to 46,874, in part due to a “historic” housing shortage, authorities said on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) said in its report that the increase came about despite a reduction in […]
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Brazil says almost 1,300 hit by Zika-linked microcephaly
BRASMLIA, (APP/AFP): Brazil’s outbreak of Zika — which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in newborns in 1,271 cases since October — has also killed 57 of those babies, authorities said Wednesday. The Health Ministry said in that as of April 30, 3,580 suspected cases had been reported and that another 2,492 […]
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1 dead, 9 missing after Ukraine coal mine blast
KIEV, (APP/AFP) – One Ukrainian coal miner was killed and nine others were reported missing, feared dead, on Wednesday after a methane gas explosion in a mine shaft in the war-scarred pro-Russian separatist east. The chief health official of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic said 20 workers were inside the mine when the blast occurred […]