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Flint, United States (AFP) Sept 21, 2024 - Turning her faucet on one day in 2014, Chanel McGee watched in disgust as a brownish trickle poured out.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2016 - US President Barack Obama launched legal action against unfair Chinese rice, wheat and corn subsidies at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, setting up a culturally sensitive multi-billion-dollar trade spat.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2014 - City council members voted unanimously but reluctantly Tuesday to allow residents and visitors alike to carry concealed weapons n the streets of the US capital.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2011 - The US military on Monday blamed the militant Haqqani network for a massive truck bombing attack against a NATO base in central Afghanistan that wounded more than 100.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 - The US government believes China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu is the subject of an investigation by Beijing and has been relieved of his duties, The Financial Times reported late Thursday citing American officials.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 5, 2024 - A collapse in North America's bat population led to a surge in pesticide use by farmers as an alternative way to protect crops from insects - in turn triggering a rise in infant mortalities, a study revealed Thursday.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington, District Of Columbia (AFP) Sept 10, 2013 - The last remaining species of rhinoceros that is not endangered will receive new US protection due to an intensifying poaching crisis, federal wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Jun 26, 2026
Wrightsville Beach, Etats-Unis (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 - Wooden planks boarding up windows, sandbags lining the edge of the placid-for-now ocean: locals of one seaside resort in North Carolina are maintaining relative calm as they gird for Hurricane Florence - an attitude somewhat masking their anxiety, as the potentially catastrophic storm closes in on them.
Jun 26, 2026
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 02, 2014 - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists admitted Tuesday they are powerless to overturn Beijing's refusal to grant them full voting rights, but the United States threw its weight behind the protesters, courting China's wrath.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2012 - US authorities erred badly in probing a disastrous gun-running operation into Mexico, a government inspector said Wednesday in a report that nonetheless cleared Attorney General Eric Holder.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2018 - The US State Department is ready to sell a batch of military parts to Taiwan, officials said Monday, the same day President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs against Chinese imports took effect.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 - The United States has approved most military assistance to Egypt despite persistent concern over human rights, the State Department said, stressing that Cairo has been helpful on several hotspots.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2022 - The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of counter-measures.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 25, 2014 - The United States on Thursday announced the creation of the world's largest marine sanctuary in the Pacific, where commercial fishing and energy exploration are off limits.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2022 - The United States on Thursday announced $810 million in new funding for Pacific Islands at a summit with President Joe Biden amid inroads by China in the strategic but sparsely populated region.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 - A US destroyer and a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in the latest joint operation aimed at reinforcing the route's status as an international waterway.
Jun 26, 2026
