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Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon fires
Published On: August 25, 2019 02:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 25: Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry.
Disney teases ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ more at convention
Published On: August 25, 2019 01:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
At the Walt Disney Company’s biannual D23 convention, a faint image of the “Star Wars” character Emperor Palpatine in the background of a new poster can cause as much of a stir as actual appearances from movie stars such as Angelina Jolie and Dwayne Johnson. But that’s no surprise for the most powerful studio in the world, whose characters are stars as big, if not bigger, than the A-listers playing them — at least for the people attending the company’s fan convention.
Rohingya refugees protest exodus, demand rights in Myanmar
Published On: August 25, 2019 11:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Aug 25: Thousands of angry and frustrated Rohingya refugees marked the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh on Sunday by demanding their citizenship and other rights in the country they fled from.
N. Korea tests new ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launcher
Published On: August 25, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Aug 25: North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a “newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher,” another demonstration of its expanding weapons arsenal apparently aimed at increasing its leverage ahead of a possible resumption of nuclear talks with the U.S.
Domingo to return to the stage amid harassment allegations
Published On: August 24, 2019 05:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Placido Domingo returns to the stage at the Salzburg Festival this weekend to perform for the first time since multiple women accused the opera legend of sexual harassment in allegations brought to light by The Associated Press.
Disney Legends honor prompts Robert Downey Jr. pot story
Published On: August 24, 2019 03:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Robert Downey Jr. says he had a wild Disneyland ride in his younger days.
China frees consulate staff as protesters target lampposts
Published On: August 24, 2019 12:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, Aug 24: Chinese police said Saturday they released an employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong as the city’s pro-democracy protesters took to the streets again, this time to call for the removal of “smart lampposts” that raised fears of stepped-up surveillance.
Bolsonaro to send army to fight huge fires in the Amazon
Published On: August 24, 2019 09:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PORT VELHO, Aug 24: Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil’s Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes while thousands took to the streets to protest his environmental policies.
Rolling Stones get name on little Martian rock that rolled
Published On: August 24, 2019 09:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press
There is now a “Rolling Stones Rock” on Mars, and it’s giving Mick, Keith and the boys some serious satisfaction.
N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end
Published On: August 24, 2019 09:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Aug 24: North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea’s military said, a day after it threatened to remain America’s biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led sanctions on the country.
Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates
Published On: August 24, 2019 09:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 24: President Donald Trump angrily escalated his trade fight with China on Friday, raising retaliatory tariffs and ordering American companies to consider alternatives to doing business there.
Israeli teen dies of wounds in West Bank attack, 2 wounded
Published On: August 23, 2019 09:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JERUSALEM, Aug 23: An explosion Friday near a West Bank settlement that Israel said was a Palestinian attack killed a 17-year-old Israeli girl and wounded her brother and father, Israeli authorities said.
Putin orders Russia to respond after US missile test
Published On: August 23, 2019 08:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, Aug 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty.
China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of US products
Published On: August 23, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Aug 23: China on Friday announced tariff hikes on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest planned increase, deepening a conflict over trade and technology that threatens to tip a weakening global economy into recession.
Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79
Published On: August 23, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79.
Rolling Stones get name on little Martian rock that rolled
Published On: August 23, 2019 01:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
There is now a “Rolling Stones Rock” on Mars, and it’s giving Mick, Keith and the boys some serious satisfaction.
Peppa Pig to get new owner: GI Joe maker Hasbro
Published On: August 23, 2019 01:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Hasbro is going whole hog on Peppa Pig.The maker of Monopoly and GI Joe will pay about $4 billion to buy Entertainment One Ltd., a British entertainment company that produces “Peppa Pig,” ″PJ Masks” and other animated shows for preschoolers.
Miley Cyrus takes to Twitter to deny cheating rumors
Published On: August 23, 2019 12:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Miley Cyrus denied rumors Thursday that she cheated on her soon-to-be ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth. In stream-of-consciousness mode, the pop star concluded : “You can say I am a twerking, pot smoking, foul mouthed hillbilly but I am not a liar.”
Sri Lanka attacks boost feared ex-official’s bid for power
Published On: August 23, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, Aug 23: He is a feared former defense official accused of condoning rape, torture and shadowy disappearances of critics, but to many Sri Lankans, the opposition’s presidential candidate is the best choice to protect the South Asian island nation after attacks that killed over 250 people this year.
Canada halts Hong Kong consulate staff travel after UK case
Published On: August 23, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, Aug 23: The Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong said Friday local staff aren’t allowed to travel outside the city including to mainland China, in a move that comes days after a British Consulate worker was detained there.
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