
Coast Guard christens cutter USCGC Stone
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 02, 2020 - The U.S. Coast Guard christened its ninth Legends-class National Security Cutter, the USCGC Stone, in ceremonies at Pascagoula, Miss.
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Washington DC (UPI) Mar 02, 2020 - The U.S. Coast Guard christened its ninth Legends-class National Security Cutter, the USCGC Stone, in ceremonies at Pascagoula, Miss.
Mar 2, 2020

Navi Mumbai, India (AFP) March 2, 2020 - With stores in India and New York, multiple clothing brands and a global celebrity following, fashion designer Anita Dongre is a feminist powerhouse in a male-dominated industry. But her true ambition is to create an environmentally sustainable company, she says.
Mar 2, 2020

Baghdad (AFP) March 2, 2020 - Protest-torn Iraq on Monday faced more political gridlock after prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew overnight, accusing lawmakers of obstructing his attempt to form a government.
Mar 2, 2020

Macau (AFP) March 2, 2020 - Macau's casino industry suffered its worst monthly downturn on record in February after city-wide closures aimed at stopping the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Mar 2, 2020

Seoul (AFP) March 2, 2020 - North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles on Monday, the South's military said, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on long-range missile tests over.
Mar 2, 2020

Paris (AFP) March 2, 2020 - The head of Syria's White Helmets civilian defence group called Monday for a no-fly zone over Idlib and other northwestern areas to end airstrikes that have driven hundreds of thousands from their homes in recent weeks.
Mar 2, 2020

Baghdad (AFP) March 2, 2020 - Iraqi protesters had been rallying against government incompetence, poor public services and foreign meddling for months before a novel coronavirus outbreak. Then the epidemic arrived and breathed new life to their grievances.
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Geneva (AFP) March 2, 2020 - Moscow has participated in war crimes connected with deadly air strikes in Syria, UN investigators said Monday, warning that Ankara could also be responsible for similar crimes against Kurds there.
Mar 2, 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 02, 2020 - The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ross conducted training exercises with Turkish, Bulgarian and Romanian navies while in the Black Sea, the U.S. Navy said.
Mar 2, 2020

Washington (AFP) March 2, 2020 - US authorities on Monday sanctioned two Chinese citizens and accused them of of laundering more than $100 million in cryptocurrency stolen in a 2018 cyberattack linked to North Korea.
Mar 2, 2020

Lang Son, Vietnam (AFP) March 2, 2020 - Cambodia's multi-billion-dollar garment industry is at risk of chain disruption from the deadly coronavirus, its strongman premier said Monday, as the outbreak cripples Southeast Asia's key industries, bringing border trade to a trickle.
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Wenzhou, China (AFP) March 1, 2020 - The Xuda Shoes Company is usually bustling at this time of year, with workers having long returned from a Lunar New Year holiday in their hometowns to kick-start production of tens of thousands of shoes daily.
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Ankara (AFP) March 1, 2020 - Turkish drone strikes in Syria's northwestern Idlib province killed 19 government soldiers on Sunday, a war monitor reported, as tensions soared between Damascus and Ankara.
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Baghdad (AFP) March 1, 2020 - Iraq's prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi bowed out Sunday from the task of forming a government, as two rockets crashed near the US embassy in the capital's Green Zone.
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Istanbul (AFP) Feb 29, 2020 - The leaders of Russia and Turkey held crisis talks Friday after 33 Turkish soldiers died in an air strike in Syria, as Ankara ramped up pressure on Europe by threatening to flood in migrants.
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 29, 2020 - China's manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level on record in February as official data on Saturday confirmed the massive damage the deadly coronavirus epidemic has caused to the world's second-largest economy.
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