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Paradise regained? Experts call for European approach to US housing
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» MOUNTAIN VIEW (UNITED STATES) - With the embers still raining from blackened skies choked by California's massive wildfires, the effort turns to rebuilding Paradise -- a town of almost 30,000 that was wiped off the map.
US, South Korea 'scaling back' war games
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States and South Korea have scaled down a joint military exercise scheduled for the spring of 2019 to facilitate nuclear talks with North Korea, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.
France to review safety of lymphoma-linked breast implants
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» PARIS - French health authorities said Wednesday they would review the safety of a popular type of breast implant which has been linked to a rare form of cancer.
Supreme Court chief justice issues extraordinary rebuke of Trump
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued an extraordinary rebuke of Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president criticized a ruling he said was handed down by an "Obama judge."
Nissan board to vote on Ghosn's dismissal
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» TOKYO - The fate of Nissan's disgraced Carlos Ghosn as chairman of the Japanese car giant is set to be decided Thursday when board members meet to vote on his dismissal, days after the tycoon's arrest for financial misconduct.
US Supreme Court chief in unusual rebuke of Trump
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued an extraordinary rebuke of Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president criticized a ruling he said was handed down by an "Obama judge."
Probiotics no help to kids with stomach flu: studies
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» TAMPA - Probiotics are a multibillion dollar international industry, but new research Wednesday showed they don't help children recover from stomach flu any better than a placebo.
Released Bali smuggler returns home, faces more charges
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» SYDNEY: An Australian woman held in Indonesian prisons for 13 years for being part of the "Bali Nine" drug-smuggling gang returned home Thursday, facing more possible jail time for alleged crimes committed before her overseas ordeal.
Silent plane with no moving parts makes 'historic' flight
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» PARIS: The blue glowing jets of science fiction spacecraft came a step closer to reality on Wednesday as US physicists unveiled the world's first solid-state aeroplane powered in flight by supercharged air molecules.
US troops limited to batons on Mexico border
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - US troops stationed on the border with Mexico ahead of the expected arrival of a Central American migrant caravans can intervene to quell violence but will be armed only with batons, Defense Minister Jim Mattis said on Wednesday.