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BEIJING (Reuters) - As Taiwan prepares to usher in a new president in May, Chinese sailors this week threw flowers into the sea to mark a key but little-known victory against Nationalist forces, who fled to the island after a civil war defeat by the Communists in 1949.

March 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday, tracking declines in other regional bourses, with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co in focus before the company reports its fourth-quarter earnings later this week.

DUBAI (Reuters) - A major fire broke out in a residential tower at Ajman in the United Arab Emirates late on Monday, the latest in a series of blazes in the country's high-rise buildings.

DUBAI, March 29 (Reuters) - A major fire broke out in a residential tower at Ajman in the United Arab Emirates late on Monday, the latest in a series of blazes in the country's high-rise buildings.

Canadians pay their respects to notorious former Toronto mayor Rob Ford who died of cancer at the age of 46. Yiming Woo reports.

Canadians pay their respects to notorious former Toronto mayor Rob Ford who died of cancer at the age of 46. Yiming Woo reports.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Laws loosening the limits of Japan's pacifist constitution on its military took effect on Tuesday as surveys showed the public remained divided over a change that allows Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two.

Forget watching Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" at home on your TV. An underwater swimming act featuring the mythical female creatures is back at the South Carolina Aquarium for a return engagement.

* Australian banks under pressure on concerns over rising bad debt

March 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into SunEdison Inc's disclosures to see if the solar company exaggerated its liquidity last year when it said it had more than $1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

March 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into SunEdison Inc's disclosures to see if the solar company exaggerated its liquidity last year when it said it had more than $1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

(Reuters) - A group of lawmakers is calling on the National Institutes of Health and Department of Health and Human Services to step in and reduce the cost of Medivation Inc's and Astellas Pharma Inc's prostate cancer drug Xtandi.

(Reuters) - A group of lawmakers is calling on the National Institutes of Health and Department of Health and Human Services to step in and reduce the cost of Medivation Inc's and Astellas Pharma Inc's prostate cancer drug Xtandi.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday laid some of the blame for the tone of the presidential campaign on political journalism that has been pinched by shrinking newsroom budgets and cheapened by a focus on retweets and likes on social media.

A fire caused some damage to a garage at a North Charleston car dealership Monday night, according to officials.

The number of people globally aged 65 and over is expected to more than double by 2050 as the world's senior population continues to rocket, a US study said Monday.

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has set an April 11 deadline to submit preliminary bids for its web business and Asian assets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.

BRASILIA, March 28 (Reuters) - The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) filed a request on Monday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff for obstructing justice, fiscal accounting tricks and granting international soccer body FIFA tax-exempt status during the 2014 World Cup.

SB Drive will verify and test the commercial viability of community mobility services between designated points that utilize self-driving technologies logistics and passenger transportation businesses that use ordered and autonomous driving (see ‘Network to realize smart mobility services’ chart below). SB Drive will combine the self-driving technology of Advanced Smart Mobility, which is aiming to realize a society of advanced mobility based on technologies developed by the ITS Center of the University of Tokyo... Читать дальше...

Los Angeles, United States -- California lawmakers reached a deal on Monday to gradually raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, giving momentum to a campaign to lift pay levels nationwide.

WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it would press Nigeria in talks this week to adopt a more flexible foreign exchange rate to boost growth and investment in Africa's largest economy.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Strong winds Monday pushed an ash cloud from an Alaska volcano into the heart of the state, grounding flights and limiting travel to western and northern communities off the road system.

COLUMBIA — Defensive back Darin Smalls of Summerville is no longer with the South Carolina football program.

Charleston’s ordinance requiring tour guides to have a license has nothing to do with freedom of speech, it’s about regulating business, attorneys for the city say.