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‘It’s Like a Bomb Went Off’: Hurricane Michael Flattens US Town, Death Toll May Climb Dramatically
Dozens of structures in Mexico Beach were lifted off their foundations by storm surge and 155-mile per hour (250 kph) winds and moved hundreds of feet inland or smashed to bits.
In First Visit Since 2011 by a Japanese PM, Shinzo Abe to Visit China This Month
Abe will visit from October 25 to 27 and mark the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the two nations, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang.
Swiss Top Court Knocks Down Bid to Extend Banking Secrecy
Swiss banks are fighting to shed a reputation of being a place to stash wealth beyond the prying eyes of the tax man.
IMF Projects India's Growth at 7.3% in 2018, Credits Reforms Like GST and Bankruptcy Code
If projections are true, then India would regain the tag of fastest growing major economies of the world, crossing China with more than 0.7 percentage point in 2018 and an impressive 1.2 percentage point growth lead in 2019.
'Positive Factor': China's Guarded Response on Saudi Arabia's Plan to Invest in Pakistan
The CPEC is the flagship project of the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative, a pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at enhancing China's influence around the world through China-funded infrastructure projects.
Cash-Starved Pakistan May Seek IMF Support But Will Turn to ‘Friendly’ Nations First
Pakistan Premiere Imran Khan blamed the previous government for the economic situation.
Donald Trump '100 Percent' Certain That Brett Kavanaugh Accuser Named Wrong Person
President Donald Trump's words echoed those of Christine Blasey Ford who told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she was "100 percent" certain it was Brett Kavanaugh who sexually assaulted her in 1982.
Set Up by Wealthy Drug Traffickers, Garden of Eden-like Zoo Struggles to Stay Afloat After Creators' Arrest
The zoo was allegedly modeled after the Hacienda Napoles -- the vast estate of the late Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar – by a violent Honduran cartel known as the Cachiros, which was sanctioned by the United States in 2013.
Israel PM's Wife Sara Netanyahu Goes on Trial in Delivery Meals Case
The start of the trial will be the latest chapter in a saga intensely scrutinised in Israel -- but dismissed by the Netanyahus as another "absurd" attempt to discredit them.
China wants Different American President, Using Coercion to Interfere in Politics: Mike Pence
US intelligence community says that China is targeting US state and local governments and officials to exploit any divisions between federal and local levels on policy.
FBI Probe Found No Sexual Misconduct by Trump Court Pick Brett Kavanaugh: US Senator
The FBI, at the request of a key Republican senator, was given a week to look into allegations by a university professor that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her when they were teenagers decades ago.
Dancing Queen: UK PM Theresa May Pokes Fun at Her Limited Dance Moves
Theresa May awkwardly took a spin around, robotically pumped her arms in the air on Wednesday and had a brief laugh at her own expense before a key speech.
In U-Turn, Islamabad Says Saudi Arabia Won’t be Part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Pakistan now says cash-rich Saudi Arabia’s proposed investments would fall under a separate bilateral arrangement.
Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou, Donna Strickland Win Physics Nobel for Laser Research
American Ashkin of Bell Laboratories in the United States won half of the prize while Frenchman Mourou, who also has U.S. citizenship, and Canadian Strickland shared the other half.
Cops Quiz School Friend About Sexual Allegations Against US Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
US President Donald Trump, who nominated Kavanaugh to the top U.S. court, said the FBI would have free rein to interview any witnesses it deemed necessary.
Body Found Inside Plane Days After It Ditched Into Pacific Lagoon
The airline initially said all 35 passengers and 12 crew aboard evacuated safely. But divers examining the submerged wreck had made a grim discovery.
