LAS VEGAS, Oct 20, (APP/AFP): Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doubled down on his claims that the US election is rigged during a presidential debate Wednesday, refusing to say he will respect the result no matter the outcome. “I’ll look at it at the time,” Trump said. “What I’ve seen is so bad.” Clinton responded […]
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Trump refuses to say he will respect election result
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Super typhoon smashes northern Philippines
MANILA, Oct 20, (APP/AFP) – One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and ripped giant trees out of the ground on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths. Super Typhoon Haima hit the northern province of Cagayan late on Wednesday night with winds […]
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N. Korea conducts failed missile launch: S. Korea military
SEOUL, Oct 20, (APP/AFP) – North Korea on Thursday conducted what was believed to be another failed test of a powerful medium-range missile capable of hitting US bases as far away as Guam, the South Korean military said. Analysis by South Korean and US military monitors suggested the missile had exploded shortly after take-off at […]
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Honduras alert over heavy rains
TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 20 (APP/AFP): Honduras issued a red alert Wednesday over heavy rains in the south of the country, ordering evacuations because of dangerously surging river levels. The 48-hour highest-level alert was for the Choluteca province, with the evacuations in at-risk areas aimed at “saving lives,” the government’s COPECO emergency planning commission said in a […]
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British Al-Jazeera reporter arrested in Somalia
NAIROBI, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): Somalian security forces have arrested a British journalist working for Al-Jazeera, the Qatari news channel said Wednesday. Hamza Mohamed was arrested in Mogadishu on Tuesday along with a driver, fixer and cameraman. He had been in the country for a week on a reporting assignment. Al-Jazeera said it had been in […]
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Workers injured in Saudi Aramco oil facility blaze
RIYADH, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): Several workers were injured in a fire at a Saudi Aramco crude oil facility near Riyadh on Wednesday, without affecting operations, the Gulf oil giant said. “Aramco regrets to report that several workers were injured as a result of a fire at a crude oil facility in Alwsea and all are […]