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Crucial test of Ebola vaccine raises hopes, doubts in Congo
MBANDAKA, Congo - Irene Mboyo Mola spent 11 days caring for her husband as he died of Ebola in a hospital where she said nurses were too scared to get close. She helped him to the bathroom, picked up ...
Jun 11, 2018
Syrian orphans who fled Aleppo find new home
JARABLUS, Syria - Nearly 50 children orphaned by the Syrian war escaped the hell that was their hometown of Aleppo after they appeared in a distressing video and appealed for their lives as government...
Jun 11, 2018
Legal pimp for Nevada lawmaker? He faces anti-brothel effort
PAHRUMP, Nev. - A state marketed as a place where people can indulge in all manner of sins is confronting its status as the only place in America where you can legally pay someone for sex. A coalition...
Jun 11, 2018
Officials: 5 people killed in Washington cabin explosion
BRINNON, Wash. - Officials in Washington state say five people died in an explosion and fire Sunday at a rental cabin near Brinnon. The Peninsula Daily News reports that neighbours called 911 after he...
Jun 11, 2018
Analysis: Wit, wisdom are likely tactics from Kim's playbook
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - Dry wit. Disarming humility. An appreciation for wiggle room, and lots of it. After six years of self-imposed isolation from the world stage, ...
Jun 11, 2018
A look at what to expect from the Kim-Trump summit
SINGAPORE - After a sudden and welcome turn to diplomacy following last year’s threats, insults and fears of war - remember “fire and fury” and “dotard”? - Donald Trump a...
Jun 11, 2018
Singapore Postcard: Tasting coconut, chicken rice and spice
SINGAPORE - The tiny city-state of Singapore is hosting its largest media contingent ever for the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They will be well fed, if n...
Jun 11, 2018
Trump, North Korea's Kim Jong Un sign unspecified document
SINGAPORE - President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday by signing a document in which Trump pledged “security guarantees” ...
Jun 11, 2018
North Korea gets first big dose of Trump summit news
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Koreans got their first big dose of news Monday that their leader Kim Jong Un had arrived in Singapore for what even the state-run media...
Jun 11, 2018

What happened in Singapore on the eve of Trump-Kim summit?
It’s the summit eve in Singapore. Global anticipation of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s third-generation autocrat Kim Jong Un is close to feverish. It...
Jun 11, 2018