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[2019-08-12 07:57]

US toy prices may rise due to additional tariff

[2019-08-10 05:57]

For the US toy industry, President Donald Trump's threatened 10 percent tariff on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods starting from Sept 1 would come during the peak holiday shipping month, when many Chinese toy manufacturers send their products to the United States.

Sharp rise in female knife offenses

[2019-08-10 05:57]

The number of women and girls committing knife possession crimes in England has increased steeply since 2014, rising by at least 10 percent every year, police figures show.

Salvini calls for snap polls amid deadlock

[2019-08-10 05:57]

MILAN - The leader of Italy's ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable on Thursday after months of internal bickering and said the only way forward was to hold fresh elections.

Trash for tickets on Indonesia's 'plastic bus'

[2019-08-10 05:57]

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya - where passengers can swap trash for travel tickets.

Britain plans fast-track visa to attract scientists

[2019-08-10 05:57]

LONDON - Britain will relax its immigration rules to attract more elite scientists after Brexit by seeking to fast-track visas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday.

Trump names new acting spy supremo

[2019-08-10 05:57]

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become the acting director of national intelligence.

UN chief calls for India, Pakistan to exercise 'maximum restraint'

[2019-08-10 05:57]

NEW DELHI - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged India and Pakistan to refrain from taking any steps that would affect the status of Kashmir.

Kenya's envoy visits South Sudan for peace deal

[2019-08-10 05:57]

Kenya's special envoy to South Sudan Kalonzo Musyoka is in the east-central African country to follow up on implementation of the September 2018 peace agreement.

ICE releases some immigrants arrested in Mississippi

[2019-08-10 05:57]

About 300 of the 680 immigrant workers arrested by federal authorities at seven poultry processing plants in Mississippi were released on Thursday as church groups, schools and other volunteers prepared to take care of children whose parents remained in custody following the raids.

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Esper in first visit to Asia as Pentagon chief

[2019-08-09 08:12]

Although the Pentagon has highlighted intermediate-range missile deployment in Asia and the United States-led Indo-Pacific Strategy as key agenda items of its new chief's first Asia trip, media reports show that some die-hard military allies of the US responded to the proposals with a cold shoulder.

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