SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang to create more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the nuclear crisis, South Korea’s...
Read MoreHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the semi-autonomous Chinese territory plans to ban e-cigarettes and other new smoking products to protect public health. Carrie Lam said in an annual policy address Wednesday that...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Wednesday amid continuing worries about trade tensions and slowing global economic growth. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2 percent to...
Read MoreSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Police say an explosion at a Russian-owned oil refinery in northern Bosnia has killed one worker and injured nine. The blast rocked the neighborhood around the refinery in Bosanski Brod late...
Read MoreISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of a Saudi journalist who went missing after visiting his country’s consulate in Istanbul (all times local): 9:15 a.m. A pro-government Turkish newspaper has published the...
Read MoreCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and Japan on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to pressuring North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program and enforcing sanctions on Pyongyang. Australian Foreign Minister Marise...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on South Korea saying it’s considering lifting sanctions against North Korea to help diplomacy (all times local): 3:10 p.m. South Korea’s foreign minister says Seoul is...
Read MoreCanada is legalizing adult use of marijuana on Oct. 17 and will be the second and largest country to do so. The federal government established the broad outline of the legalization law but left it up to provinces and territories...
Read MoreDELTA, British Columbia (AP) — Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how much weed they could grow there. Years later, it’s no joke. The tomato and...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury’s $289 million verdict in favor of a school groundskeeper who says Roundup weed killer caused his cancer will face its first court test Wednesday. Agribusiness giant Monsanto will...
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