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Vietnam's capital to ban motorbikes in metro areas by 2030

Published On: July 5, 2017 08:57 AM NPT By: Associated Press

HANOI, July 5: Vietnam's capital will ban motorbikes in metropolitan districts by 2030 to ease traffic congestion and pollution, according to a resolution passed Tuesday.

N. Korea vows more 'gift packages' of missile tests for US

Published On: July 5, 2017 08:47 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, July 5: Grinning broadly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delighted in the global furor created by his nation's first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, vowing Wednesday to never abandon nuclear weapons and to keep sending Washington more "gift packages" of missile and atomic tests.

I quit! Federer, Djokovic benefit from Wimbledon retirements

Published On: July 5, 2017 08:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, July 5: Novak Djokovic's first-round match at Wimbledon lasted all of 40 minutes Tuesday. Roger Federer's, which was next in the All England Club's main stadium, went 43.

Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch

Published On: July 4, 2017 05:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, July 4:  President Donald Trump criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after that country's latest missile launch, asking, "Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?"

Study finds women with more testosterone get large boost

Published On: July 4, 2017 03:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press

A scientific paper published Monday found that women who produce higher-than-normal amounts of testosterone have up to a 4.5 percent advantage over their competition on the track, evidence the sport's governing body will use to potentially sideline Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya and others with so-called intersex conditions.

10 dead in Bangladesh garment factory explosion

Published On: July 4, 2017 03:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA, July 4: A boiler explosion at a garment factory in Bangladesh owned by export-oriented Multifabs Ltd. has killed 10 people and injured 50, officials said Tuesday.

Sri Lanka's worst-ever dengue outbreak kills 225

Published On: July 4, 2017 02:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press

COLOMBO, July 4:  Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus killing 225 people and infecting more than 76,000 this year.

Azarenka gets going after slow start at Wimbledon

Published On: July 4, 2017 02:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, July 4: When Victoria Azarenka got going, she got going good. The two-time Australian Open champion was playing for only the third time since giving birth in December, and despite a slow beginning, she managed to beat CiCi Bellis 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 Monday in the first round at Wimbledon.

North Korea claims it tested first intercontinental missile

Published On: July 4, 2017 01:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, July 4: North Korea claimed to have tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile in a launch Tuesday, a potential game-changing development in its push to militarily challenge Washington — but a declaration that conflicts with earlier South Korean and U.S. assessments that it had an intermediate range.

Trump's Twitter battle with press may come with a price

Published On: July 4, 2017 07:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, July 4: Whether by whim or design, President Donald Trump keeps adding fuel to his incendiary Twitter battle against the media. The press is an easy target for the Republican president, and one his supporters love to hate.

18 feared dead in fiery Bavarian bus crash

Published On: July 3, 2017 05:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BERLIN,  July 3: Eighteen people are feared dead after a bus carrying a group of German senior citizens crashed into a truck on a highway in Bavaria early Monday and burst into flames, police said.

China's Xi warns Trump of 'negative factors' hurting US ties

Published On: July 3, 2017 04:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, July 3: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Monday that "some negative factors" are hurting U.S.-China relations, as tensions flare anew over a slew of long-standing sore points.

Germany beats Chile 1-0 in bruising Confederations Cup final

Published On: July 3, 2017 09:03 AM NPT By: Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, July 3: Germany’s experimental young side overcame street-wise Chile to win a bruising Confederations Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, vindicating Joachim Loew’s decision to leave most of his world champions at home.

20 dead in road accidents in Russia; 14 as bus catches fire

Published On: July 2, 2017 05:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW,  July 2:  Russian officials say at least 14 people have been killed after a bus caught fire following a nighttime collision with a truck that was being towed and six other people have been killed in separate road accidents.

Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets in 2nd ODI

Published On: July 2, 2017 05:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  July 2: Spinner Lakshan Sandakan took four wickets and his partner Hasaranga de Silva took a hat-trick on debut as Sri Lanka thrashed Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the second one-day international to level the five-match series 1-1 on Sunday.

Samsung to sell recycled Note 7 phone in South Korea at $611

Published On: July 2, 2017 05:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea, July 2:  Samsung Electronics said Sunday its recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones will be recycled and sold starting this week in South Korea.

Car bombs rock Syrian capital, killing 8

Published On: July 2, 2017 03:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DAMASCUS, July 2: A series of car bomb explosions rocked Syria’s capital Sunday, killing at least eight people and wounding 12, as officials claimed to have foiled a plot to target crowded areas during the first morning commute after a Muslim holiday.

Man held in Chinese scholar’s kidnapping was grad student

Published On: July 2, 2017 01:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CHICAGO, July 2: The 28-year-old Illinois man charged with kidnapping a Chinese scholar now believed to be dead was among a select few admitted to the University of Illinois’ highly competitive physics graduate program in 2013.

In tweet blitz, Trump defends his use of social media

Published On: July 2, 2017 12:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BRIDGEWATER, July 2: President Donald Trump escalated an intensely personal feud with two high-profile talk show hosts Saturday, suggesting without evidence that their network is biased against him.

Little Rock police: 17 injured after nightclub shooting

Published On: July 1, 2017 08:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, July 1: Police said 17 people were hurt in a shooting early Saturday after a dispute at a downtown Little Rock nightclub. The city’s police chief said officers suspect multiple people fired weapons but that the incident was not terror-related.