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Beijing appeals to US for fairness under investment law
BEIJING (AP) — China has appealed to Washington not to misuse security concerns to hamper business activity after President Donald Trump signed a law that expands the jurisdiction of an investment review panel. The Commerce…
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Asian markets mixed after Wall St falls on Turkey jitters
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street declined and Turkey’s currency crisis fed fears about emerging markets. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent to 2,772.83 while Tokyo’s…
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South Korea bans driving BMWs under recall due to fires
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will ban driving recalled BMWs that haven’t received safety checks following dozens of fires the German automaker has blamed on a faulty exhaust gas component. South Korea’s Ministry…
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Beijing: Anti-China forces are criticizing Uighur crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — China blamed “anti-China forces” on Tuesday for the growing criticism of Beijing’s policies in a far western region where large groups of ethnic Uighurs are being detained in internment camps. Foreign Ministry…
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Assaults by Taliban raise questions about US plan for peace
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Trump administration introduced its strategy for Afghanistan, the Taliban are asserting themselves on the battlefield even as U.S. officials talk up hopes for peace. That’s raising questions about…
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Wyoming officials oppose returning war-trophy church bells
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The United States should not return church bells seized as war trophies from the Philippines over a century ago, Wyoming’s congressional delegation said Monday. It’s a position Wyoming officials have repeated…
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Malaysia PM on China, Rohingya, Singapore, graft and sea row
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad commented on lopsided China-backed projects, treatment of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, the South China Sea furor, a water treaty with Singapore and the country’s financial mess in…
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Malaysia eyes more than 10-fold hike in Singapore water deal
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister said Monday he is seeking to hike the price of water sold to neighboring Singapore by more than 10 times as his country searches for ways to pay…
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Now with power to long rule China, Xi beset by challenges
BEIJING (AP) — As China’s leaders gather for their annual Yellow Sea retreat, the country’s political waters are looking choppy. Chinese President and ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is beset by economic, foreign policy…
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US parents of missing man back from Slovenia with no clues
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin father says he cannot give up hope that his missing son will be found alive after disappearing seven weeks ago while vacationing in Slovenia. But Allan Luskin of Madison…
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UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network poses a rising threat — as does al-Qaida, which is…
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Uzbek man gets 20 more years for trying to kill warden
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Uzbek refugee serving 25 years in prison for plotting to help a foreign terrorist group has been sentenced to another 20 years for trying to kill a federal prison warden…
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Taliban offensive exposes fragile US hopes for Afghan peace
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Trump administration introduced its strategy for Afghanistan, the Taliban are asserting themselves on the battlefield even as U.S. officials talk up hopes for peace. That’s raising questions about…
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US commando dies after explosion in southern Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says an Army special forces soldier has died from wounds he received earlier this month in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, from Waikoloa, Hawaii, died Sunday at…
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China to UN panel: No arbitrary detention in Uighur region
BERLIN (AP) — China insisted on Monday that “arbitrary detention” or “re-education centers” do not exist in its far western Xinjiang region, rejecting concerns raised by a U.N. human rights committee that millions of ethnic…
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