Senate Democrat Schumer proposes plan to swap gas cars for electric vehicles

Senator Chuck Schumer, the top Senate Democrat, late on Thursday proposed a $454 billion plan over 10 years to help shift the United States away from gasoline-powered vehicles by offering cash vouchers to help Americans buy cleaner vehicles.

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Samsung heir appears at court for his bribery trial

Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee appeared at a Seoul courtroom on Friday for the start of a bribery trial that could result in a tougher sentence after South Korea's top court ordered a review of his graft case.

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Mexican president rebukes U.S. official's criticism of narco strategy

Mexico's president on Thursday accused a senior U.S. diplomat of lacking respect for Mexican sovereignty after he questioned the Mexican government's strategy for quelling drug cartel violence.

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Japan trade minister resigns amid melon donations scandal

Japanese Trade Minister Isshu Sugawara resigned on Friday, following accusations of election law violations just a month after taking up the key post charged with handling a trade dispute with neighboring South Korea.

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Final vote count in Bolivian election gives Morales outright win

A final vote tally by Bolivia's electoral board gave President Evo Morales an outright win in the first-round election on Thursday, with 47.07% of ballots compared to 36.51% for runner-up Carlos Mesa, data on the board's website showed.

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Eyeing oilfields, U.S. aims to reinforce position in Syria: official

The United States is committed to reinforcing its military position in Syria with additional assets to prevent oilfields from being taken over by remnants of the Islamic State militant group or others, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday.

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Chinese embassy: British police not yet able to confirm people found dead in truck are Chinese

The Chinese embassy in London said British police have not yet been able to confirm that the 39 people found dead in the back of truck were Chinese nationals.

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U.S. Senate Democrats introduce aviation safety bill after Boeing MAX crashes

Two Democrats on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday introduced legislation to mandate numerous aviation safety recommendations in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people and led to the plane's grounding in March.

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Solomons government says China's island lease 'unlawful'

The Solomon Islands government says a contract signed by one of its provinces to lease the entire island of Tulagi to a Chinese company is unlawful and should be terminated.

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Japan trade minister Sugawara resigns amid scandal: media

Japanese Trade Minister Isshu Sugawara has submitted his resignation following an allegation of a possible election law violation, local media reported on Friday.

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Obama, Clintons, Pelosi to speak at late congressman Cummings' funeral

Former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, along with former presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Clinton, are among a who's-who list of the Democratic Party slated to speak on Friday at the late Congressman Elijah Cummings' funeral.

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Thousands hit by PG&E's latest power cutoffs, more planned

Thousands of homes and businesses in California were in the dark on Wednesday as Pacific Gas & Electric turned off power in parts of 15 counties as a preventive measure against wildfires.

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Turkey Syria offensive: Kurdish girl loses her leg to Turkish bomb

The impact of a Turkish bomb on a young Kurdish girl. The blast took her leg and also killed her brother.

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Mahjong: Police clamp down on China's most loved game

A ban on mahjong to curb illegal gambling in several cities led to panic on social media.

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Bolivia's Morales takes 10-point lead in election count, would hand him outright win

Bolivian President Evo Morales posted a 10-point lead against main rival Carlos Mesa in the presidential election vote count, official data showed for the first time in the early hours of Thursday, a key level because if maintained it would hand the leftist leader an outright victory in the fractious race.

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Rose McGowan sues Weinstein over 'silencing attempts'

The actress files a lawsuit alleging Harvey Weinstein and his team conspired to discredit her.

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