HONG KONG — HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday were preparing to reopen the runway where a cargo aircraft crashed a day ago, but said it would remain out of regular use until wreckage from the accident was fully cleared. The Boeing 747 flown by Turkey-based ACT Airlines flight from Dubai skidded...

Sanae Takaichi created history on Oct. 21, winning Japan’s parliamentary vote to become the country’s first women prime minister. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday created history, winning Japan’s parliamentary vote to become the country’s first woman prime minister, with domestic stock markets cheering her ascendancy. Takaichi garnered 237 votes...

The Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series on Monday by defeating the Seattle Mariners and winning the American League pennant. The Blue Jays survived the American League Championship Series on their home field by taking a winner-take-all Game 7, 4-3, to make the franchise’s first World Series berth since 1993 and set up...

Sakshi Venkatraman, Kwasi Asiedu and Bernd Debusmann Jrat the White House Watch: Construction begins in the East Wing of the White House Parts of the White House’s East Wing have been demolished, as construction begins on US President Donald Trump’s new ballroom. Construction crews on Monday tore down massive chunks of a covered entryway and...

HAYWARDS HEATH, England — HAYWARDS HEATH, England (AP) — Deep underground beneath the Sussex countryside in southern England, millions of seeds are kept frozen in a vault built to withstand fire, flooding, and any other disaster. The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew holds more than 2.5 billion wild plant seeds from...

Top White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett on Monday predicted the government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week.” But if that does not happen, the Trump administration may impose “stronger measures” to force Democrats to cooperate, Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The comments came deep into...

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