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Philippines' Duterte Admits Faking Illness to Avoid Meeting Obama
On Monday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte admitted he was purposely absent from a group photo and gala at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Peru to avoid an uncomfortable encounter with US President Barack Obama. Duterte confessed that he was not telling the truth when he originally claimed that he was not feeling well.
“I was there. I attended the meetings, actually....
Kerry: Prolonged political crisis to weaken US
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that a prolonged political crisis in Washington would weaken the country at a global level as a political stalemate in the US has forced the federal government shutdown to stretch into its fifth day.
“If it were prolonged, or repeated, people would begin to question the willingness of the United States to stay the course and its ability to,”...
Intentional Poisoning: Feds probe cadmium in kids' jewelry from China
Moving swiftly, U.S. product safety authorities say they are launching an investigation into the presence of the toxic metal cadmium in children’s jewelry imported from China after disclosure of lab tests showing that some pieces consisted primarily of the dangerous substance.
The promise to “take action as quickly as possible to protect the safety of children” followed by hours...
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