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Gaming industry heavyweight on the ropes

Gaming industry heavyweight on the ropes Telltale Games, best known for its choose your own adventure-style games based on high-profile entertainment properties like 'The Walking Dead,' slashes staff.

Indonesian leader says 'everyone must be found' as scale of quake disaster emerges

Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered more rescuers to hunt for victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi, saying on Tuesday everyone had to be found, as the scale of destruction became clearer. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NTQWyB

Japan PM Abe keeps allies in key posts, just one woman in cabinet

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kept key ministers in their posts in a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, including finance, trade and foreign affairs, while appointing just one woman to the new lineup. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QqtbuR

Suu Kyi's actions 'regrettable' but she will keep peace prize: Nobel chief

Some of the actions Aung San Suu Kyi has taken as Myanmar's civilian leader are "regrettable" but her Nobel Peace Prize will not be withdrawn, the head of the Nobel Foundation told Reuters in an interview in Stockholm on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zLLQf0

ASEAN urges accountability for violence in Myanmar's Rakhine

Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged Myanmar to give a commission of inquiry into the violence in Rakhine state full mandate to hold those who are responsible accountable, Singapore said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xROheG

Germany launches charm offensive to redefine U.S. ties

When Nadia Hassani left Germany after winning a U.S. green card in a lottery 21 years ago, she never dreamed a U.S. president would accuse the program of bringing in terrorists - as Donald Trump did last year. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2DKv9Vn

China mounts publicity campaign to counter criticism on Xinjiang

China is mounting an increasingly sophisticated counterattack to criticism of its policies in the restive, heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, courting foreign media and running opinion pieces abroad as it seeks to spin a more positive message. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zK2Xh9

Turkey orders arrest of 417 suspects in money laundering probe: CNN Turk

Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 417 suspects in a money laundering investigation over the transfer of some 2.5 billion lira ($419 million) to bank accounts abroad, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2y6yTKV

Explainer: What is liquefaction?

Liquefied soil caused numerous buildings to collapse in the Indonesian city of Palu after Friday's magnitude 7.5 earthquake, which has killed more than 800 people. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NiLJeF

Oversupply of drugs in Mekong, East Asia puts younger users at risk, U.N. says

Production and trafficking of illicit drugs have reached unprecedented levels in Southeast Asia's Mekong region and East Asia, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that oversupply increases the risks for younger users. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Os1rs9

Chamorro, Nicaragua's first female president, hospitalized

Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua's first female president, was hospitalized on Monday and placed in intensive care after an apparent stroke, her family said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Rh6ryC

Canada's Quebec shifts right as CAQ set to win majority

The center-right Coalition Avenir Quebec is on track to win power for the first time in Canada's Quebec province on Monday, dealing a blow to the Liberal incumbents and allowing the party to make good on its promises to curb immigration. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2P3xJqG

China condemns U.S. for South China Sea freedom of navigation operation

China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2y6K4mM

North Korea says war's end can't be bargaining chip for denuclearization: KCNA

North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War "can never be a bargaining chip" for getting North Korea denuclearised, and said the country "will not particularly hope for it" if the United States does not want the end of war, according to state media KCNA. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2y8mups