Beijing (dpa) – China lodged complaints with US officials on Saturday against Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s president, in a dispute that threatens to open a diplomatic rift between Beijing and Washington. “We have taken note of the relevant reports and have made solemn representations to the relevant US authorities,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman
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International, USAUS President-elect Donald Trumps spoke to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday about the countries’ political, economic, and security ties. President Tsai Ing-wen, who is also Taiwan’s first female president, called Trump after the US elections to congratulate him on his victory. The US closed its Taiwan embassy and cut ties with Taiwan in 1979,
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International, USAHAVANA – Cuba’s government-run biotech industry is one of the lesser-known legacies of Fidel Castro: It employs 22,000 scientists, engineers, and technicians on modern campuses here, sells drugs in 23 countries, and wants to bring its products to the United States. But Donald Trump’s election may prevent that, say Cuba experts and scientists in both
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe polish parliament has approved a controversial bill favouring protests organised by the authorities and the church. The legislation explicitly bans rallies from taking place at the same time as those sponsored by the state. Human rights campaigners and Poland’s ombudsman have heavily criticised the measure. ‘‘It seems to me that if anybody who organises
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InternationalMIAMI — As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump looked into the possibility of establishing hotels in Cuba, according to the head of a major Spanish hotel chain. Miguel Fluxa, chief executive of the Iberostar Group, said at a public event Thursday that Trump’s interest in Cuba existed “no more than six months ago.” “Trump until
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International, USAUnreachable by road, the city of Iquitos must be accessed by air or boat — yet the tiny Jewish community still imports clergy and exports a love of Israel By Rich Tenorio After their ancestors journeyed across an ocean from the edge of the Sahara to the center of the Amazon, their current numbers have
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodRose Guidel was in trouble. It was 2009 and the United States was in the grips of the Great Recession. Her brother, who had helped pay the mortgage on her modest home outside of Los Angeles, had been murdered, so she contacted her bank to say her payment would be late. The bank apparently told
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USAWASHINGTON, December 2, 2016 – In further positive news for American business, President-elect Donald Trump announced the formation of a council to advise him on job creation Friday. In a prepared statement, the President-elect provided his rationale for creating this new presidential council, declaring “My administration is committed to drawing on private sector expertise and
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USATaylor Swift is doing something right. A lot of things, actually: She’s No. 1 on Forbes’ 2016 list of the highest-paid musicians in the world. Her $170 million take, earned primarily through her recent world tour and various endorsements, also made her the top-earning celebrity back in June, the magazine said. Yes, out of all
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USANow that French President François Hollande has announced that he will not be seeking another term, all eyes are on his prime minister, Manuel Valls, ahead of the left wing’s January primary to choose a presidential candidate for 2017. If President Hollande was seen as mild-mannered and ultimately ineffectual, Valls projects an image of authority,
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InternationalA petition urging the Electoral College to make Hillary Clinton the president of the United States is now the largest in Charge.org history. The petition, started by social worker Daniel Brezenoff last month, has received more than 4.6 million signatures. Millions of people have added their names to the online petition calling to block President-elect
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USAAs we stare headlong into the approaching holiday season, the 1946 James Stewart classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” is set to make its annual television appearance Saturday on NBC. It was the first movie Stewart made when he returned home after serving as a pilot in World War II, an experience that left him adrift
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAMINNEAPOLIS — Dozens of Santas cycle through Twin Cities shopping centers each year, spreading joy to children who entrust them with their holiday wish lists. What has been missing from that experience, some parents say, was a Kriss Kringle who represented a wider swath of believers. This week, for the first time in the Mall
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USALAS VEGAS, Nevada (Press Release)— Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison and other representatives of the pro-Israel community announced the introduction of legislation in the Nevada State Senate on Friday, Dec. 2, that will counter the discriminatory environment fostered by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. The legislation, which will be introduced as Senate Bill 26,
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