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US designer Kate Spade dead at 55 in apparent suicide

NEW YORK -- Designer Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion especially known for her sleek handbags, was found dead Tuesday in her New York apartment after committing suicide. She w...

Jun 6, 2018
World
Guatemala toll rises to 73 after strong explosion

A powerful explosion sparked a mass evacuation Tuesday of areas already devastated near Guatemala's Fuego volcano, which officials said has killed at least 73 people since it first erupted over the w...

Jun 6, 2018
World News
Apple dangling more goodies, while adding tech diet options

SAN JOSE, CA -- Apple will offer more ways for people to limit the time they spend on iPhones while introducing features designed to make its products even more indispensable. The paradox emerged Mo...

Jun 5, 2018
World Business
Sherlock actor Cumberbatch fights real-life crime: report

Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch channelled his inner Sherlock Holmes by leaping to the defence of a cyclist under attack by four men, according to reports. The 41-year-old -- famous for playing...

Jun 3, 2018
World News
Trump lawyers’ letter to Mueller challenges subpoena: report

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump’s lawyers composed a secret 20-page letter to special counsel Robert Mueller to assert that he cannot be forced to testify while arguing that he could not have co...

Jun 3, 2018
World News
The price for lunch with Warren Buffett: $3,300,100

An anonymous bidder has agreed to pay $3,300,100 at auction to have a private lunch with Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The winning bid came near the end of a fi...

Jun 3, 2018
World Business
Japan, Vietnam agree on maritime safety cooperation

The leaders of Japan and Vietnam agreed Thursday to bolster cooperation in maritime safety and defense, and expressed shared concerns over China's growing activity in the South China Sea. Vietnamese...

May 31, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] Conflict flight highest in a decade: monitors

Conflict forced nearly 12 million people to flee within their own country last year, the highest level of such internal displacement in 10 years, international monitors said. A total of 11.8 milli...

May 30, 2018
World News
Man kills 3 in Belgian city after seizing police weapons

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) -- A knife-wielding man stabbed two police officers Tuesday in the Belgian city of Liege, stole their weapons and shot them and a bystander to death in an attack that prosecutors ...

May 29, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] Amazon's Bezos named most powerful CEO

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the most powerful CEO in the world, according to a list by Forbes. Larry Page, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, ranked second, followed by Facebook's Mark Zuckerbu...

May 29, 2018
World Business
[Video] Chinese restaurant gives discounts for the skinny

A restaurant in Binzhou, China, came up with a quirky idea to give discounts to customers who can squeeze through narrow metal bars. “People are always thinking about a big meal when they enter a re...

May 29, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] Most and least peaceful Asian countries

According to a World Justice Project report, people in Singapore feel the safest, while people in Pakistan feel the least secure. The report measured the prevalence of common crimes in 113 countri...

May 28, 2018
World News
US warships sail near South China Sea

WASHINGTON -- Two US Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two US officials told Reuters, in a move that drew condemnation from Beijing as President Donald Tru...

May 28, 2018
World News
[Photo News] ‘Kim Jong-un’ seen in Singapore, sniffing durian

Who’s that checking out the sights of Singapore ahead of the possible North Korea-US summit in June? It’s not North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but Australian-Chinese impersonator Howard X, who was u...

May 28, 2018
World News
[Graphic News] Walmart tops Fortune 500's list

Walmart topped the Fortune 500 list for the sixth straight year and Amazon made the Top 10 for the first time. The 64th annual Fortune 500 list ranks America’s largest companies, representing two-...

May 27, 2018
World Business

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