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Needles in strawberries stump Australia authorities

Colin Packham, Reuters
Sep 18 03:16 PM

SYDNEY - Australian police said on Tuesday they are investigating reports of dozens of cases of needles embedded in strawberries and other fruits, and warned that those responsible could be jailed for 10 years. Read more »

2 days after Mangkhut

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Sep 18 02:22 PM

Damaged vessels are seen on Tuesday, 2 days after super typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong on September 16, 2018.  Read more »

Bangkok street vendors: from Michelin star to fighting eviction

Rina Chandran, Reuters
Sep 18 12:11 PM

The crackdown on street vendors is part of a wider effort by Thailand's military government, which came to power in a 2014 coup, to impose order in a city famous for its vibrant nightlife and cheap and varied street food. Read more »

Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un’s 3rd meeting

Kim Hong-Ji, Reuters
Sep 18 10:13 AM | Updated Sep 18 12:45 PM

People watch the televised broadcast in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, of South Korea's President Moon Jae-in as he is greeted by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after arriving in Pyongyang for the inter-Korean summit. Read more »

Moon landing: S. Korean leader arrives in Pyongyang for summit

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 10:07 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States.   Read more »

China's Xi sends condolences to Philippines after Mangkhut onslaught

Reuters
Sep 18 09:09 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended condolences to his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over Typhoon Mangkhut that has hit the Philippines, killing some 65 people. Read more »

Trump defends Supreme Court pick after sex assault allegation

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 08:36 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump stood firmly by his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh Monday after allegations that the conservative judge sexually assaulted a woman when they were teenagers threatened to derail the nomination process. Read more »

In Florence's wake, uncertainty haunts migrant workers

Anna Mehler Paperny and Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
Sep 18 08:10 AM

Known for its fields upon fields of sweet potatoes, tobacco and peanuts, North Carolina's agricultural engine is powered by more than 83,000 migrant workers. Read more »

Mangkhut leaves trail of chaos in Hong Kong, southern China

Kyodo News
Sep 18 08:07 AM

HONG KONG - Typhoon Mangkhut left a trail of chaos after hitting Hong Kong, injuring nearly 400 people and felling some 1,500 trees before weakening in southern China's Guangdong Province on Monday. Read more »

OFW sa Riyadh na 'minamaltrato' ng amo, umaapela ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 07:33 AM | Updated Sep 18 08:13 AM

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - Humihingi ng tulong ang nanay ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia dahil minamaltrato umano ito ng kaniyang amo. Read more »

US cuts refugee admissions to 30,000 for 2019: Pompeo

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 07:01 AM

The Trump administration slashed its annual cap on refugee acceptances Monday for the second year in a row, saying it would take a maximum of just 30,000 in the fiscal year to come.   Read more »

Moon flies to Pyongyang for third inter-Korean summit

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 06:57 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in flies to Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to rekindle stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States. Read more »

Ex-Trump adviser Flynn could be sentenced soon

Reuters
Sep 18 05:55 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, could be sentenced as soon as Nov. 28, according to a joint court filing by prosecutors from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office and defense lawyers on Monday. Read more »

Florence's drenching rains kill 23 in the Carolinas

Ernest Scheyder and Patrick Rucker, Reuters
Sep 18 05:53 AM

WILMINGTON/FAYETTEVILLE - Deeper flooding loomed in the hours and days ahead from rivers in the Carolinas swollen by tropical depression Florence, which has killed 23 people, even if rain-weary residents got a brief glimpse of sunshine on Monday. Read more »

Tesla's Musk is sued for calling Thai cave rescuer pedophile

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Sep 18 05:28 AM

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc, was sued for defamation on Monday for falsely suggesting that a British caver who helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave in July was a pedophile and child rapist. Read more »

Mobile morgue angers Mexicans as drug war corpses overwhelm authorities

Daina Beth Solomon, Reuters
Sep 18 05:25 AM

MEXICO CITY - Authorities in western Mexico swamped by mounting murders from the country's drug war have resorted to storing dozens of corpses in a refrigerated container truck that in recent days has been parked in several towns, angering residents. Read more »

Selfie Balita: Ompong, nanalasa sa Macau

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 02:30 AM

Sa ating selfie balita, ilang oras matapos manalasa sa Pilipinas ang bagyong Mangkhut o Ompong, dumiretso ito hindi lang sa Hong Kong, kundi pati sa Macau kung saan nagdulot ng baha at malalakas na hangin. Read more »

Japan sees surge in foreign nursing care students amid labor shortage

Kyodo News
Sep 17 10:35 PM

Japan has seen a surge in foreign students enrolling in nursing care schools, with the number nearly doubling this academic year amid a labor shortage in the caregiving sector in the rapidly graying country, a survey show Monday. Read more »

Hongkongers battle debris to get to work after devastating typhoon

Elaine Yu, Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 09:29 PM

Commuters here clambered over fallen trees and piles of debris Monday in a battle to get to work, as the workaholic city strove to get back to business after a devastating typhoon. Read more »

Hurricane Florence kills 17

Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
Sep 17 03:49 PM

A boat sits in a backyard after the passing of Hurricane Florence in New Bern, North Carolina, on Sunday.  Read more »

Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed South China Sea: media

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 03:41 PM

Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said Monday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: How China felt Typhoon Mangkhut’s force

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 11:28 AM

A day after Typhoon Mangkhut devastated the Philippines, the powerful typhoon also lashed China, damaging infrastructure and leaving many areas flooded. Read more »

Hong Kong, southern China mop up after super typhoon

Reuters
Sep 17 11:04 AM

The financial hub of Hong Kong began clearing up on Monday after being battered by one of the strongest typhoons in recent years, with financial markets and offices operating as normal.  Read more »

North Carolina devastated as floodwaters rise from deadly storm Florence

Anna Mehler Paperny and Ernest Scheyder, Reuters
Sep 17 07:41 AM

Some rivers were not expected to crest until Monday or Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Read more »

Mangkhut slams into China after pummeling Philippines

Elaine Yu with Purple Romero, Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 07:32 AM

The world's biggest storm this year felled trees and sent skyscrapers swaying in high-rise Hong Kong, injuring more than 200 people there before making landfall on the coast of Jiangmen city, in southern China's Guangdong province. Read more »