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Trump’s Twitter Attacks Threaten to Overshadow Economic Message

Buoyed by a strong economy, President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign extensively on behalf of Republican congressional candidates in advance of the November midterm elections. But if recent days are any...

23% of SE Asia’s bat population about to go extinct

BACOLOD CITY -- Nearly a quarter of the bat population of Southeast Asia, where about 30 percent of the world’s bats are found, is threatened with extinction, a US-based conservation expert said...

Lao Dam Breach Highlights Fears Over Massive Projects

BANGKOK — Non-government organizations and researchers are calling on the Lao Government to ensure transparency in its investigations on Lao populations affected by massive flooding from a breach in a hydropower dam...

President of Ethiopia’s Turbulent Somali Region Resigns

The president of Ethiopia's turbulent Somali region has resigned, following violence in the regional capital killed at least 29 people. Abdi Mohamoud Omar stepped down from his post Monday, according to two...

Indonesian Quake Victims Shelter in Makeshift Tents; Tourists Evacuate

Thousands of people made homeless by a powerful earthquake on Indonesian resort islands looked for shelter Monday night as rescue workers continued to search for the missing and said the death...

British Officials Blamed for Giving Visas to Spouses of Girls Forced into Marriages

LONDON — The British government has launched a probe into claims officials are failing to scrutinize visa applications from foreign men whose British-born Muslim wives have been forced by their families to...

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