BEIJING, (APP/AFP) – Twelve people were killed in a coal mine accident in China, state media reported Monday, the latest incident in the country’s notoriously dangerous industry. Coal gas flooded a colliery in Baishan, in the northeastern province of Jilin, killing the miners, the official Xinhua news service said. One was rescued and the cause […]
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12 dead in Chinese coal mine accident: report
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Clinton, Sanders call for Michigan governor to resign
FLINT, United States, (APP/AFP) – Democratic White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Sunday kicked off a debate in Flint, Michigan — where lead-tainted water poisoned thousands of children — with a joint call for the Republican governor to resign. Political rivals Clinton and Sanders found common cause in their criticism of Rick […]
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EU leaders ‘to declare Balkan migrant route closed at summit’
BRUSSELS, (APP/AFP): European Union leaders will on Monday back closing down the Balkans route used by most migrants to reach Europe, diplomats said, as at least 25 more people drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea en route to Greece. Diplomats said the declaration drafted by EU ambassadors Sunday will be announced at a European […]
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EDF’s CFO quits over plan for new British nuclear power plant: source
PARIS, (APP/AFP): The chief financial officer of French energy giant EDF, Thomas Piquemal, has resigned over a disagreement about the feasibility of an ambitious project to build Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in decades, a source close to the matter told AFP on Sunday, confirming a Bloomberg report. “The chief financial officer presented his […]
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‘Calmest day’ in Syria since ceasefire: monitor
BEIRUT, (APP/AFP): Regions of Syria covered by a UN-brokered ceasefire Sunday enjoyed the “calmest day” since the truce started, a monitor said, as Moscow and Washington cautioned against any delay in resuming peace talks. “Sunday was the calmest day since the ceasefire came into effect” on February 27, Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based […]
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Resolution of Palestine issue must for sustainable peace in Middle East
JAKARTA, Indonesia, (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday said peace in Middle East would remain elusive without the resolution of the Palestine issue and called upon the international community to play its role in finding a just solution in light the UN resolutions to the long-standing problem. “Two states [Palestine and Israel], living side by […]