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Obama tells voters sitting on sidelines in 2018 'dangerous'
Cleveland, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — Former President Barack Obama delivered a simple message Thursday headed into the fall midterm elections: Vote.
Japan's Abe aims to rewrite constitution in 3rd term
Tokyo, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is vying for his third re-election as the ruling party leader next week, extending his stay in power to work on his long-cherished ambition — to revise his country's war-renouncing constitution.
Evacuation underway as huge typhoon nears Philippines, China
Manila, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — Philippine authorities were evacuating thousands of people from the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools, readying bulldozers for landslides and placing rescuers and troops on full alert in the country's north.
'Threat becomes reality': Florence begins days of rain, wind
Wilmington, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous.
'It looked like Armageddon:' Deadly gas blasts destroy homes
Lawrence, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — A series of gas explosions an official described as "Armageddon" killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other people and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston on Thursday, forcing entire neighborhoods to evacuate as crews scrambled to fight the flames and shut off the gas.
France's Macron admits system of torture during Algeria war
Paris, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday formally recognized the responsibility of the French state in the death of a dissident mathematician in Algeria in 1957, admitting for the first time the French military's "system" that included torture during Algeria's independence war.
Trump rejects official Puerto Rico hurricane death toll
Washington, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected the official conclusion that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from last year's Hurricane Maria, arguing without evidence that the number was wrong and calling it a plot by Democrats to make him "look as bad as possible."
France's Macron unveils plan to combat poverty
Paris, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — French President Emmanuel Macron, often branded by critics as the president of the rich, has unveiled an 8 billion-euro ($9 billion) plan to tackle poverty.
Myanmar must release Reuters journalists: MEPs
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) - Conservative Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Thursday backed overwhelming calls in the European Parliament for the immediate release of journalists arrested in Myanmar while investigating the Rohingya crisis.
Dozens of high fever deaths cause panic in northern India
Lucknow, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — Indian health authorities are rushing medical supplies to some north Indian towns and villages where at least 50 people have died from fever over the past two weeks.