SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has long threatened to “find a new way” if the United States persists with sanctions. And when North Korea announced his “revolutionary” new way on Wednesday, the strategy revealed both a defiance and a deep caution in confronting President Trump. Mr. Kim vowed, in a lengthy […]
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VATICAN CITY, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him towards her, saying he had lost his patience and set a “bad example.” His unusual apology came after he used his first homily of the new
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“Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams marked the end of 2019 with an inspirational Instagram post in which she encouraged fans to not just seize the day but also “seize your life.” “This year was the best,” wrote the British actor. The 22-year-old in her new post, however, noted how in the last 12 months
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Carlos Ghosn, the former boss of Nissan, managed to leave Japan where he was awaiting trial He was once a titan of the car industry who held hero status in Japan. He then became one of the country’s most well-known criminal suspects. Now he’s an international fugitive. Carlos Ghosn, the
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Danilo Gallinari and Dennis Schroder each scored 20 points, Chris Paul hit the go-ahead basket with 40.9 seconds left and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final three minutes to beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-101 By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press January 1, 2020, 4:54 AM 5 min read OKLAHOMA CITY
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US stocks closed out their best year since 2013, led by huge gains in technology stocks December 31, 2019, 10:32 PM 2 min read U.S. stocks closed out their best year since 2013, led by huge gains in technology stocks. The benchmark S&P 500 index soared 28.9% for the year. Major indexes ended slightly higher
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In those chilly winter months, I find that a bowl of cereal just isn’t as appealing as it is in the warmer months. Sure, there’s oatmeal, but who wants mush in the morning? Then one morning, my wife suggested soup for breakfast. She made me a bowl, and I was immediately hooked. It was comforting
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Image copyright Reuters Customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have been unable to access their accounts after the group’s online banking services crashed. Websites and mobile apps for the three companies, part of Lloyds Banking group, were all unavailable. The banks apologised and said the issue was to do with the log-in process
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Roger Federer won’t be playing until the Australian Open, but the the summer of tennis Down Under ahead of the first Grand Slam of 2020 will be a little more hectic for everybody else. Kicking off on Friday with the start of the new 24-team, Davis Cup-style ATP Cup in three cities across Australia, players
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DES MOINES — In warm-up remarks introducing Senator Elizabeth Warren at campaign rallies, young volunteers often say they are supporting her because of her plan to transform the health care system through a single-payer “Medicare for all” program. It happened in Des Moines on Saturday and Oklahoma City last week, and in western Iowa cities
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