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Despite tensions, NKorea readies for festivities

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — As the world watches to see what North Korea’s next move will be in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship with

AP source: Immigration bill could exclude many

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever

Troubled South Africa debates impact of white rule

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Few South Africans have the moral stature of retired archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who campaigned against apartheid and

Independent Obama group raises $4.8 million in first quarter

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – The advocacy group dedicated to promoting President Barack Obama’s agenda said more than 100,000 donors pitched in to give it just under $5 million in

Chile student protests resume as 100,000 march

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

Students in Chile have resumed their protests for education reforms, with more than 100,000 people taking to the streets of the country. In the capital,

Secularist Candidate Is Killed in Pakistan

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

By SAEED SHAH ISLAMABAD—Militants targeted candidates of two of Pakistan’s leading secular political parties, killing one, after the Pakistani Taliban warned that they would attack secular

‘Apple shape’ linked to higher risk of kidney disease

YoopyaApr 12, 2013June 24, 20230

Carrying excess weight around the abdomen is linked to an increased risk of kidney disease, a study suggests. It was already known that being “apple-shaped”,

US Senate opens first gun control debate in years

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

The US Senate has opened debate on a proposal to expand criminal background checks on gun buyers. The bipartisan move marks the most serious consideration

Brazilian state of Acre in illegal immigration alert

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

The Brazilian state of Acre has declared a state of emergency after a surge of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bolivia and Peru. Officials said most

Venezuela election: massive rallies mark campaign end

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

The main Venezuelan presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with massive rallies, ahead of Sunday’s election of a successor to President Hugo Chavez, who died last