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Suicide bombings in Afghanistan kill at least 63 people
Suicide bombers struck two mosques in Afghanistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 63 people at a Shiite mosque in Kabul and a Sunni mosque in a western province of the country. The Afghan president issued a statement condemning both attacks and said the country's security forces would step up the fight to el...
2017-10-21 12:44:02 KST -
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China leadership hopes fade for Guangdong, Chongqing party bosses: SCMP
Elsewhere aroud the world. China is holding its Communist Party Congress. Two high level officials who had been considered strong contenders to one day succeed President Xi Jinping appear less likely now to be promoted in that direction. That's according to the South China Morning Post, which cites sources with kn...
2017-10-20 19:58:46 KST -
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Spain moves to suspend Catalonia's autonomy
The Spanish central government said Thursday it would start the process of activating Article 155 of the constitution on Saturday, which would allow Madrid to take control of Catalonia. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's announcement came after Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont ignored a Thursday deadline to drop his sec...
2017-10-20 11:56:36 KST -
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Prototypes for Trump's border wall with Mexico unveiled
Prototypes for President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico were unveiled near San Diego on Thursday. Local construction authorities say the sample walls are up to nine-meters high, almost double the initial plan of a five-and-a-half meter high blockade. Customs and Border Protection says it's pay...
2017-10-20 11:55:36 KST -
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Spain moves to suspend Catalonia's autonomy
Catalonia's push for independence from Spain may be in its last days as Madrid is seeking to strip the region's autonomy and impose direct rule. With more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram… Aram this is all in reaction to the Catalan leader's threat to formally declare independence if th...
2017-10-20 07:27:19 KST -
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Italian auction to become world's first to accept bitcoin
For the first time ever in the world, an Italian auction house says bidders at its next sale will be able to settle up in Bitcoin. At the beginning of next week, about 600 Italian and foreign objects, mostly furniture, will go under the hammer at Sant'Agostino where cryptocurrency payment will be allowed. Th...
2017-10-20 07:26:19 KST -
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Pakistan militant leader in Afghanistan 'killed' by U.S. drone strike
A Pakistan militant group says its leader was killed by a suspected U.S. drone attack in Afghanistan on Thursday. Omar Khalid Khorasani's extremist group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, is responsible for some of the deadliest suicide bombings in Pakistan over the last year, killing hundreds of people. Eight other command...
2017-10-20 07:26:19 KST -
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Chinese economy expands 6.8% in Q3; Chinese Pres. Xi hopes for quality growth
China's GDP growth has slowed down in the third quarter of this year, but is still higher than the country's growth projection. According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the Chinese economy grew six-point-eight percent from July to September compared to the same period last year. That&ap...
2017-10-20 07:26:19 KST -
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Tillerson criticizes China for provocative actions in South China Sea
In a speech on Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for stronger ties between the U.S. and India in a move seen as a counter to China's growing influence in the region. He identified security as one of the key pillars in the relationship between Washington and New Delhi and called India a major defen...
2017-10-19 14:09:13 KST -
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Raqqa turned to rubble, death toll expected to increase as many remain missing
U.S.-backed Syrian forces cleared land mines and roads in the northern city of Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after the Islamic State group was driven out of its de facto "capital." Most of the city is now in rubble, making it difficult to identify the buildings. The battle for Raqqa, which started in early June, has k...
2017-10-19 11:56:45 KST -
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Asia Argento feels ‘doubly crucified’ after Weinstein rape accusation
Argento broke her silence after 20 years, revealing details about her encounter with one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood when she was 21. This story was published in the New Yorker a few weeks ago and inspired other women to come forward and tell harrowing accounts of sexual harassment, assault and ra...
2017-10-19 11:55:45 KST -
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China logs 6.8% GDP growth during Q3 2017
China logged GDP growth of nearly seven percent, during the third quarter of this year. China's National Bureau of Statistics announced growth in the July to September period rose six-point-eight percent, compared to the same period last year. The figure is slightly lower than China's first and second ...
2017-10-19 11:55:44 KST
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