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Updated: South Korea president's office explains Viagra purchase

Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 06:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

An increasingly strange political scandal surrounding South Korean President Park Geun-hye has now left her office defending the purchase of hundreds of erectile dysfunction pills. Park's office...

Amid uncertainty, UK Treasury chief to offer bleak outlook

Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 06:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Britain's Treasury chief is likely to offer a stark outlook as he outlines his priorities in taxes and spending in the first budget update since the country voted to leave the European Union. In...

UN agency says most migrants in Libya don't want to reach Europe

Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 12:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The U.N. migration agency says a new survey shows that most migrants who cross the Mediterranean from Libya, and increasingly die trying, actually don't want to reach Europe. International...

Farage 'flattered' by Trump suggestion he become ambassador

Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 10:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Nigel Farage, the interim leader of the U.K. Independence Party, says he is "flattered" by Donald Trump's suggestion that he become Britain's ambassador to the United States. Farage said Tuesday...

Vehicle pile-up in China leaves 17 people dead, 37 injured

Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 06:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Dozens of vehicles collided amid snowy weather in northern China, leaving 17 dead and 37 injured, state media reported Tuesday. A total of 56 vehicles were involved in the accident on a major...

Offshore quake causes tsunamis, nuclear worries in Japan

Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 06:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Coastal residents fled to higher ground as a powerful earthquake sent a series of moderate tsunamis toward Japan's northeastern shore Tuesday and fueled concerns about the Fukushima nuclear power...

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