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China has 'stern' words with US over ship in South China Sea
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville "sailed near the Paracel Islands to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access to the waterways as governed by global law", Cmdr. officials. Separately, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Thursday that China had "expressed concerns" to the US. US Navy ships continue to carry out "freedom of na... [Full Article...]
Global warming outpacing efforts to slow it
In short, it's the difference between what nations need to do and what they're actually doing to prevent risky levels of climate change. The latter can be achieved by using more climate friendly vehicles and altering to alternative fuels which don't increase GHG emissions. [Full Article...]
Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Anchorage; Tsunami Alert Issued for Part of Alaska
The U.S. Geological Survey initially said it was a 6.7 magnitude natural disaster, then reduced the magnitude to 6.6, then boosted it to 7.0. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any injuries. Local news station KTUU-TV broadcast live on Facebook with updates after they were knocked off the air by the quake. There are "widespread power outages and non-specific reports of damage" in Anchor... [Full Article...]
Funeral company loses baby body on QLD highway
The body of the little baby was found by workers on the side of a road at the Sunshine Coast early Thursday morning. "We're aware of the incident and we've spoken to the family involved who are obviously very distressed and requested privacy", the spokesperson added. [Full Article...]
Witness says El Chapo tried to kill him four times
Martinez claimed that he fought "tooth and nail" against his extradition and that while he insists he never once betrayed his former friend, the paranoid Guzman ordered hits on his life. One night, Martinez said, he heard a band outside the jail playing a favorite " corrido " folk song of Guzman's - "Un Puno De Tierra" - over and over, through the night. [Full Article...]
Cops accused of beating undercover colleague during protest
The four St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers named in the indictment are Dustin Boone, 35, Bailey Colletta, 25, Randy Hays, 31, and Christopher Myers , 27. At the time of the protests, police officers were observed behaving in an angry, confrontational manner , serious enough that a federal judge later admonished them for seeking to violate protesters' First Amendment rights. [Full Article...]
USA presents fresh evidence of Iranian military support for Houthis in Yemen
The new allegations come as the USA ramps up pressure on Iran to halt what it calls "malign activities" in the Middle East and elsewhere by reinstating sanctions that had been lifted under the aforementioned nuclear deal. The United States officials have displayed the weapons and military equipment supplied by Iran to Taliban in Afghanistan and other militant groups in the Middle East. [Full Article...]
Japan set to resume Iranian oil imports
Iran and China have found ways to overcome the banking problems emanating from the USA sanctions imposed on Iran , Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industries Chairman Asadollah Asgaroladi announced in an interview with Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim. [Full Article...]