Many leaders back UN call to address challenges together but Trump says 'America First'
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (AP): From France to South Korea, South Africa to Suriname, leaders gave strong support Tuesday to the U.N. chief's call to work together to address global challenges - war, poverty and climate chaos. But U.S. President Donald Trump had other ideas and touted his "America First"...
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Who stopped Trump's UN escalator?
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters): The United Nations believes it has solved the mystery of why an escalator abruptly stopped shortly after the US President Donald Trump stepped onto it on Tuesday - his videographer may have accidentally triggered a safety mechanism.Trump jokingly complained about the incident during his speech...
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Typhoon slams into S China after killing 17 in Taiwan
YANGJIANG, Sept 24 (AFP): Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province after killing at least 17 in Taiwan.Ragasa churned into Guangdong, home to tens of millions of people, and AFP journalists at the impact point in...
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Trump should end Gaza war to win Nobel prize, says Macron
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters/AFP): If US President Donald Trump really wants to win the Nobel peace prize, he needs to stop the war in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.Speaking to France's BFM TV from New York, Macron said only Trump had the power to put pressure...
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Iran starts rebuilding missile sites hit by Israel
DUBAI, Sept 24 (AP/AFP): Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites targeted by Israel during its 12-day war in June, satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press show, but a key component is likely still missing - the large mixers needed to produce solid fuel for the weapons.Reconstituting the missile program...
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No alternative to continuing Ukraine offensive: Russia
MOSCOW, Sept 24 (AFP): The Kremlin on Wednesday said it had no choice but to continue its military offensive on Ukraine, as Moscow rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Russia was a "paper tiger".The comments come a day after Trump said Ukraine could win back all of its territory...
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HIV-prevention drug to be available for $40 a year from 2027
GENEVA, Sept 24 (AFP): Generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable HIV-prevention drug should be available for $40 a year in more than 100 countries from 2027, Unitaid and the Gates Foundation said Wednesday.The two organisations have entered into separate agreements with Indian pharmaceutical companies to produce cheaper generic versions of...
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