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China must work to render THAAD void: Global Times

According to reports, Japan’s defense ministry is planning to set up a team headed by Deputy Defense Minister Kenji Wakamiya to discuss adopting the US-developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. Given North Korea’s frequent ballistic missile tests this year, Japan plans to hammer out a blueprint for the deployment before summer […]

Mother’s flu in pregnancy not tied to autism in children: study

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Women who caught flu during pregnancy will not put their children at an increased risk of autism, a U.S. study said Monday. Ousseny Zerbo of Kaiser Permanente Northern California and colleagues tracked 196,929 children born from 2000 through 2010 at a gestational age of at least 24 weeks, reports Xinhua. […]

Suspect dead, nine hospitalized in U.S. Ohio State University attack

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (NsNewsWire) — One suspect in the Ohio State University (OSU) attack was killed as at least nine people were injured, local media said Monday. WCMH, a local TV station, cited police sources as saying the suspect involved in an active shooter situation on the campus of OSU is now dead, while nine […]

Cubans pay heartfelt tribute to Fidel Castro

HAVANA, Nov. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Thousands of Cubans on Monday paid heartfelt tribute to the legendary revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in a solemn and tearful ceremony at Havana’s Revolution Square. The tribute is part of a national period of mourning for the leader who ruled Cuba for nearly half a century, and is considered to […]

U.S. president-elect Trump’s Cuba policy unknown after death of Fidel Castro

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (NsNewsWire) — After the death of Cuba’s decades-long leader Fidel Castro, it remains unknown what U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s policy toward the island nation will be. The incoming U.S. president may toughen the U.S. stance on the Latin American nation, but he may be softer than others in the GOP, experts said. […]

Iran hopes OPEC members reach deal to cut crude output

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Iran hopes that a deal would be reached in the upcoming meeting of the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut crude production, Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Sunday. “The discussions show that OPEC can reach a sustainable agreement over its […]

British PM says Brexit keeps her awake at night

LONDON, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Theresa May admitted Sunday that of all of the challenges she faces as Britain’s prime minister, it is Brexit that keeps her awake at night. The politician opened the door of Number 10 Downing Street to give a rare insight about her journey to the top job in government, reports […]

Syrian forces storm strategic rebel-held district in Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The Syrian army successfully recaptured on Sunday the neighborhood of Sakhour in the rebel-held part east of Aleppo city in northern Syria, a military source told Xinhua. This is considered the latest in a series of victories military forces have achieved recently in that part of the country, stated the […]

Cuba preparing for national tribute to Fidel Castro

HAVANA, Nov. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Cuban were working on Sunday to prepare for a national tribute to their revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, who died late Friday at the age of 90. The tribute will take place on Monday from 9 a.m. local time until 10 p.m., at the Jose Marti Memorial in Revolution Square in […]