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High hopes at China’s gateway to North Korea as trains resume
Dandong (China) (AFP) - Now retired, Wang Meili wants to see the world -- including North Korea, the reclusive nation...
Ship insurers juggle war risks for perilous Gulf route
London (AFP) - Iranian forces' threat to ships in the crucial Strait of Hormuz has driven up payments for the...
Helplines buzz with alerts from seafarers trapped in war
London (AFP) - Seafarers' helplines say they are overwhelmed with messages from crews stuck in the Gulf by the Middle...
Five Apple anecdotes as iPhone maker marks 50 years
Paris (France) (AFP) - iPhone maker Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 1 having marked pop culture and the...
French police foil Paris bomb attack outside US bank
Paris (France) (AFP) - French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early Saturday when...
Attacks across Middle East as Iran war enters second month
Tehran (AFP) - Gulf countries and Israel came under missile fire and Israeli forces struck Iran on Saturday, as the...
US envoy hopeful on Iran talks as strikes target nuclear facilities
Tehran (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with...
Fishy trades before major news spark insider trading allegations
New York (AFP) - Unusual bursts of trading on the oil and stock markets this week, just minutes before social...
WTO reform talks coming to the crunch
Yaoundé (AFP) - The ambassador facilitating talks on reforming the World Trade Organization voiced cautious optimism Friday on prospects for...
US and Israel hit nuclear sites as Rubio trails end to Iran war
Tehran (AFP) - US-Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday, as America's top diplomat left a meeting with...
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