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World's biggest yearly human migration begins again in China
BEIJING - As the Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese travellers flocked to train stations and airports Friday to take part in a nationwide ritual: the world's biggest annual human migration. Around 3 b...
Jan 16, 2020
Guatemala officials disperse migrants, but some keep trying
CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala - United States officials are crediting tough measures taken over the past year and co-operation from regional governments for sharply reducing the number of Central American mig...
Jan 16, 2020
Australia raises with Iran imprisoned Australian academic
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's foreign minister said on Friday she had raised with her Iranian counterpart the fate of an imprisoned Australian-British academic, who has gone on hunger strikes and ...
Jan 16, 2020
China reports second death in coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING - A second person has died from a new form of coronavirus in central China, health authorities said. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xiong fell ill with the respiratory condition on Dec. 31, accord...
Jan 16, 2020
Iran's top leader to lead Friday prayers at time of crisis
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader will deliver a Friday sermon in Tehran for the first time since 2012, as the Islamic Republic grapples with the fallout from the targeted killing of its top genera...
Jan 16, 2020
It's a boy for 1st Japan Cabinet member on paternity leave
TOKYO - Japan's environment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave - still a rarity in Japan where men are under pressure to put work before family. Shinji...
Jan 16, 2020
Virtanen’s second-period goal helps lift the Canucks past the Coyotes 3-1
VANCOUER, B.C. - Jake Virtanen scored midway through the second period to reach a career-high 26 points in a season as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 Thursday night. Bo Ho...
Jan 16, 2020
AP Explains: Fight for Venezuela's National Assembly deepens
CARACAS, Venezuela - With two men claiming the presidency for nearly a year, Venezuela's political landscape has been messy for a while now. But it is set to become flat out chaotic, with confusion ov...
Jan 16, 2020
Treason trial begins of Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The trial of a top Cambodian opposition leader charged with treason began Wednesday, more than two years after he was arrested in what is widely seen as a politically motivated ...
Jan 16, 2020
The Crossing: What to watch as impeachment heads to Senate
WASHINGTON - The articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump don't move to the Senate by themselves. They are escorted by specific political stars along a tightly choreographed path from th...
Jan 16, 2020