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Death toll reaches 63 in California’s Camp Fire, while 631 unaccounted for — live updates
Authorities said late Thursday the death toll from the Camp Fire has risen to 63, bringing the statewide count to 66. In addition, more than 600 people have been reported missing, according to the Butte County sheriff’s office. Despite the grim update, cooler weather has helped fire crews gain ground Thursday against the nation’s deadliest wildfire in…
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Brexit: EU’s Barnier warns of ‘long road ahead’
Mr Barnier (L) formally hands the agreement to European Council head Donald Tusk – AFP The EU says much work still needs to be done on Brexit, despite agreeing a draft withdrawal document with the UK. “We still have a long road ahead of us on both sides,” chief negotiator Michel Barnier said. The EU…
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Central American caravan gains speed, as first migrants cross border
Migrants from Central American countries have banded together for safety on the long journey north to the United StatesPEDRO PARDO (AFP) President Donald Trump has deployed some 5,900 troops to the border as the caravan approaches Hundreds of Central Americans arrived at the United States’s southern border Wednesday, defying visiting US Defense Secretary Jim…
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Preparing Asia for the next financial crisis
The continued challenges of a changing economic environment are not new to the ASEAN+3 region, which consists of the 10 ASEAN members plus China (including Hong Kong), Japan and Korea. The region has weathered several external shocks in the past decade, including the global financial crisis in 2008 and episodes of risk-aversion and capital outflows….
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California Camp Fire: Death toll touches 42
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Death toll in Northern California wildfire rises to 42, as Trump OKs disaster declaration for Golden State
How the Camp Fire destroyed Paradise, California Driven by high winds and fueled by dry conditions, what started as a wildland fire became an ‘area ignition’ event that grew into a ‘giant structure fire’ in Paradise, says Tim Aboudara of the International Association of Firefighters. The death toll for the wildfires burning in northern California’s…
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Brexit is a ‘DEEP WOUND’ for the European Union – Merkel admits damage of UK’s exit
BREXIT is a “deep wound” in the side of the European Union, warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she gave a speech to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg. The German Chancellor told the European Union’s Parliament of the damage done to the Brussels project after Britain decided to quit the bloc. Her statement came as…
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Moscow Laying Groundwork for Deeper Military Involvement in Libya
Russian PMCs financier Yevgeny Prighozin (background) as Libyan General Khalifa Haftar’s delegation arrives to meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (Source: VOA) Moscow is deepening its military involvement in Libya while denying to its own people and the world that it is doing so, thus repeating the pattern that the Kremlin has followed in…
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US reaffirms sanctions campaign on North Korea, keeps up pressure on Japan on trade
US Vice President Mike Pence (left) with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan on 13 Nov, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE TOKYO – US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday (Nov 13) reaffirmed the need to work with Japan to maintain the sanctions campaign on North Korea until its denuclearisation,…
