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Trump's doctor dismisses 'speculation' of chest pain

Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 12:17 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump's doctor issued a report Monday on the US president's health after a "routine, planned" check-up, saying that contrary to some reports he had not suffered any chest pain. Read more »

The Wider Image: Sermons with saline: Hong Kong pastor offers protesters aid, prayers

Text by Karishma Singh, Photos by Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Nov 19 11:54 AM | Updated Nov 19 11:56 AM

Five months of anti-government demonstrations have pulled Hong Kong residents from all walks of life into the often-violent protests. Keung is among other clergy offering care and prayer to all who need it. Read more »

Hong Kong leader says campus protesters must surrender

Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 11:47 AM

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that protesters occupying a city center university had to surrender if the three-day stand-off was to be resolved peacefully.   Read more »

China says only it can rule on Hong Kong constitution

Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 10:41 AM | Updated Nov 19 11:45 AM

The statement could further fan the flames in Hong Kong after months of violent protests over concerns that Beijing is chipping away at the autonomy of the financial hub.   Read more »

How not to plot secret foreign policy: On a cellphone and WhatsApp

David E. Sanger, The New York Times
Nov 19 10:29 AM

Rudy Giuliani, US President Donald Trump's 'cybersecurity adviser,' ran an 'irregular channel' of Ukraine diplomacy over open cell lines and communications apps in Ukraine that the Russians have deeply penetrated. Read more »

Chemistry professors busted for cooking meth, 'Breaking Bad' style

Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 08:38 AM

WASHINGTON - In a case of reality imitating art, two chemistry professors in the US state of Arkansas have been arrested for cooking up methamphetamine in a university lab -- in an uncanny echo of the hit series "Breaking Bad." Read more »

Trump says will 'strongly consider' testifying in impeachment probe

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 08:33 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday he is "strongly" considering accepting a challenge from opposition Democrats to testify in his own impeachment investigation.  Read more »

California sues e-cigarette firm Juul for targeting minors

Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 08:27 AM

California announced Monday it is suing Juul, the United States' largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for illegally targeting minors with its marketing campaigns. Read more »

Hazardous bushfire smoke blankets Sydney, residents warned to stay inside

Colin Packham, Reuters
Nov 19 08:26 AM

Heavy winds stirred dozens of fires across Australia's east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country's most populous city.  Read more »

The secret behind the viral churro seller video

Andrea Salcedo, The New York Times
Nov 19 08:23 AM

NEW YORK — Sofia B. Newman, an actress with about 2,500 Twitter followers, was returning home from work this month when she saw a woman who was selling churros at the Broadway Junction subway station in Brooklyn having a heated discussion with four police officers. Read more »

North Korea says no more talks with US just so Trump can boast

Joyce Lee and Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Nov 19 08:05 AM

SEOUL - North Korea said on Monday it was not interested in meaningless talks with the United States just so President Donald Trump had something to boast about and demanded an end to what it called a policy of hostility if the United States wanted dialogue. Read more »

US to change migration rules in a bid to send asylum seekers elsewhere

Ted Hesson, Reuters
Nov 19 08:03 AM

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is set to harden the rules this week on those allowed to seek asylum in the United States, as it attempts to stem a wave of migration on its southern border with Mexico. Read more »

In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 07:51 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday, in the latest pro-Israel shift by Washington. Read more »

Police hunt 2 suspects in latest California mass shooting

Agence France-Presse
Nov 19 07:38 AM

The attack took place Sunday evening in central California's Fresno city at the home of members of the Hmong community, police said. Read more »

Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn

Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Nov 19 07:17 AM

Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet's limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the Middle East to Asia and Latin America, researchers and bankers said on Monday. Read more »

Hong Kong siege turns campus into scorched battleground

Anthony Wallace and Xinqi Su, Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 10:37 PM

A modern city-center campus disfigured by fire and strewn with debris, its windows smashed and graffiti covering the red-brick walls -- a Hong Kong university has become the epicenter of the city's nearly six-month crisis. Read more »

Hong Kong protests drag on

Anthony Wallace, AFP
Nov 18 06:36 PM

Police drag a protester along a road after detaining her during an attempt to escape the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong on Monday. Read more »

Explainer: Don't panic about China's 'Black Death' plague cases

Reuters
Nov 18 04:44 PM

SHANGHAI - China reported a third case of bubonic plague on Sunday after two other plague cases were revealed last week, but the disease remains rare despite its fearsome reputation and authorities say the cases appear unrelated. Read more »

Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian farmer, injures tourist

Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 04:17 PM

 An endangered Sumatran Tiger has mauled to death an Indonesian farmer and seriously injured a domestic tourist, a conservation official said Monday. Read more »

Samoa makes measles vaccine mandatory to stop deadly outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 03:42 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Samoa finalized plans for a compulsory measles vaccination program Monday, after declaring a state of emergency as a deadly epidemic sweeps the Pacific nation. Read more »

Several dead as gunman opens fire at California backyard party

Reuters
Nov 18 02:34 PM

At least 9 people were shot, killing several, with others left in critical condition, a police spokesman said. Read more »

Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus

Anthony Wallace and Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 02:23 PM

China has refused to budge on any of the protesters' key demands, which include free elections for the city of 7.5 million people. Read more »

China says aircraft carrier on way to S.China Sea after Taiwan passage

Reuters
Nov 18 01:28 PM

BEIJING - China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier is on its way to the South China Sea for tests and to take part in exercises, the Chinese navy said on Monday, after sailing through the Taiwan Strait in a mission denounced by Taipei as intimidation. Read more »

China calls on US to 'stop flexing muscles' in South China Sea

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Nov 18 01:13 PM

China on Monday called on the US military to stop flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and to avoid adding "new uncertainties" over Taiwan, during high-level talks that underscored tension between the world's two largest economies. Read more »

Pope to visit Hiroshima on anti-nuclear weapon mission

Catherine Marciano and Ursula Hyzy, Agence France-Presse
Nov 18 12:34 PM

Pope Francis, who years ago hoped to be a missionary in Japan, travels to the sites of the world's only atomic attacks this week seeking a ban on nuclear weapons. Read more »