Thursday, May 18, 2017

Vehicle strikes pedestrians in Times Square

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Vehicle strikes pedestrians in Times Square

Vehicle strikes pedestrians in Times SquareA speeding vehicle struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday, according to an announcement at nearby Reuters news agency headquarters.


China urges S.Korea to 'remove obstacles' to good ties

China urges S.Korea to 'remove obstacles' to good tiesChina's foreign minister urged South Korea's new government on Thursday to remove "obstacles" to good relations amid Chinese anger at the US deployment of an anti-missile system on the Korean peninsula. Greeting South Korean presidential envoy Lee Hae-Chan in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said bilateral relations have made immense progress over the years. "But this year we've had some undeserved setbacks," Wang said, likely in a veiled reference to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system that became operational earlier this month.


Two-week-old baby 'needed surgery after being bitten up to 100 times when rats attacked cot'

Two-week-old baby 'needed surgery after being bitten up to 100 times when rats attacked cot'A 15-day-old baby was found covered in up to 100 rat bites and needed reconstructive surgery to repair an open wound on its head. The father, 18-year-old Charles Elliot, is said to have told his mother he was afraid to take his child to hospital in case it was taken away. Mr Elliot and his partner Erica Shryock, 19, of Magnolia in Arkansas, were arrested after police were called by doctors who treated their child.


Venezuela sends 2,000 troops to state hit by looting, protests

Venezuela sends 2,000 troops to state hit by looting, protestsBy Anggy Polanco SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela said it was sending 2,000 soldiers on Wednesday to a border state that is a hotspot of anti-government radicalism after looting that killed a 15-year-old in the latest unrest roiling the nation. Most shops and businesses in San Cristobal, capital of Tachira state on the Colombian border, were closed and guarded by soldiers on Wednesday, though looting continued in some poorer sectors, residents said. People made off with items including coffee, diapers, and cooking oil in the OPEC nation where a brutal economic crisis has made basic foods and medicine disappear from shelves.


Top Republican was recorded suggesting that Putin pays Trump

Top Republican was recorded suggesting that Putin pays TrumpIn exchange first reported by the Washington Post, House majority leader suggested to members that Trump was on Putin’s payroll – but claims it was a joke The House majority leader, Kevin McCarthy. Photograph: Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters


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