A recent near miss underscored the perils in the South China Sea, where the American and Chinese navies are increasingly challenging each other.
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Prince Charles Says He’ll Temper His Opinions as King
Speaking in a BBC documentary, the heir to the British throne said it was “complete nonsense” to think he would continue his activism on subjects such as climate change.
Bribery Charges Urged Against Four Close to Netanyahu in Submarine Case
Israel bought German submarines and missile boats. The police say several of the prime minister’s associates were bribed to help clinch the deal.
Trudeau Apologizes for Canada’s Turning Away Ship of Jews Fleeing Nazis
In 1939, Canada refused desperate pleas for asylum by the captain of the St. Louis, a ship with more than 900 passengers. Most were Jews fleeing Germany.
Interview questions so hard Google stopped asking them
Google used to ask some tough interview questions. Buzz60’s Keri Lumm shares some of these questions and their answers.
In Bipartisan Pleas, Experts Urge Trump to Save Nuclear Treaty With Russia
Mr. Trump has said the United States will quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed with Russia in 1987. Each accuses the other of violations.
At Least 47 Die in Zimbabwe When Buses Collide
One of the buses tried to pass two large trucks on a stretch of the road where overtaking is prohibited, an official said.
12 killed, gunman dead in mass shooting at California bar
A sheriff says 13 people are dead, including a sheriff’s sergeant and the gunman, after a shooting inside a crowded Southern California bar late Wednesday. (Nov. 8)
Writer’s Invitation Is Pulled, and Some Ask if Hong Kong Is Still a Refuge
Ma Jian, whose new novel “China Dream” is a satire of totalitarianism, accused the venue of “turning a literary festival into a political matter.”
Beijing Dispatch: Historic Preservation or Just Ripping Out a Way of Life in Beijing?
A renovation campaign in Beijing’s historic neighborhoods has left a tear in the fabric of urban life. Preservationists, and local residents, are ambivalent about the results.