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China aims to build its own Yellowstone on Tibetan plateau

XINING, China (AP) — There's a building boom on the Tibetan plateau, one of the world's last remote places. Mountains long crowned by garlands of fluttering prayer flags are newly topped with sprawling steel power lines. At night, the illuminated signs of Sinopec gas stations cast a red glow over

China’s trade with US shrinks in October despite optimism

BEIJING (AP) — U.S.-Chinese trade contracted again in October, despite optimism about possible progress in talks aimed at ending a

Bloomberg opens door to 2020 Democratic run for president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, is opening the door to a 2020

US: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on critics

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Saudi Arabia, frustrated by growing criticism of its leaders and policies on social media, recruited two

UK lawmakers electing new speaker to replace John Bercow

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are electing a new House of Commons speaker on Monday to replace the influential but

Indian capital Delhi gasps under choking smog

NEW DELHI, Nov 3, 2019 (AFP) – India’s capital New Delhi was enveloped in heavy, toxic smog Sunday — the

Crews make progress on large Southern California wildfire

LOS ANGELES, Nov 3 (AP) — Authorities lifted evacuation orders for a farm community Saturday as firefighters make progress on

Islamic State group names new leader

The Islamic State (IS) group has confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and named his successor. An

House approve rules for Trump impeachment probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided House has approved the rules for its impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Thursday’s

Twitter to ban political ads worldwide on its platform

WASHINGTON, Oct 31, 2019 (AFP) – Twitter said Wednesday it would stop accepting political advertising globally on its platform, responding