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BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) – China on Friday rebuked a U.S. trade investigation into alleged overcapacity and said it reserved the right to take countermeasures, clouding the outlook for a new round of trade talks that is set to begin this weekend. The U.S. has no right to “unilaterally” determine whether a trading partner has …
March 12 (Reuters) – Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke by telephone to his counterparts from both China and Russia on Thursday, three days after U.S. President Donald Trump said the Communist island was in “deep trouble”. Trump, speaking to reporters on Monday, said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was dealing with the issue …
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sepp Straka saved par seven times and chipped in for eagle late in his round Thursday while avoiding big trouble on the TPC Sawgrass for a 5-under 67 that gave him a share of the lead at The Players Championship amid wind, rain, sunshine and darkness. Whether he remained …
By Felix Light and Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY, March 13 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan holds a referendum on Sunday on a new constitution that some critics say could allow President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to remain in charge of Central Asia’s largest economy beyond his current term limit of 2029. Tokayev, a former diplomat who has maintained good relations …
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said Thursday night that it would release 51 people from the island’s prisons in an unexpected move. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the release in the upcoming days stems from a spirit of goodwill and close relations with the Vatican. The government did not identify who it would release, …
TEL AVIV, March 13 (Reuters) – The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday, in what appeared to be the first time in the current campaign against Hezbollah that Israel acknowledged it had targeted civilian infrastructure. The Israeli military said that the Zrariyeh bridge, which …
(Corrects day of the week to Thursday, not Monday, in paragraph 8) March 12 (Reuters) – A convicted Islamic State supporter opened fire in a Virginia university classroom, killing one person and injuring two others before he was killed, while in Michigan a Lebanon-born U.S. citizen crashed his truck into a synagogue and its preschool …
March 13 (Reuters) – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, claimed responsibility for downing a U.S. military refueling aircraft in western Iraq on Thursday. The group said in a statement it had shot down the KC-135 aircraft “in defense of our country’s sovereignty and airspace”. (Reporting by Hatem Maher; …
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Thursday night against Anaheim after a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas that drew a major penalty and game misconduct. “Dirty play,” said Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube, who didn’t have an update on his star center. “League’s going to obviously look at it …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic doesn’t need an excuse to pile on points, so when Chicago guard Matas Buzelis started jawing with him Thursday night, it became the fuel for his first 50-point game with the Los Angeles Lakers. Doncic turned what he called unprovoked trash talk from Buzelis into 51 points, 10 rebounds …