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Greetings Readers,

Asia, Middle East, U. S. News Briefs to be read in two minutes or less.

• Taiwan says its Navy, Air Force to begin training in South China Sea.
• China says it fully supports free world trade.
• China accuses Rights Group of falsifying, fabrications of torture stories.
• Duterte reinstate drug reinforcement police in new campaign.
• Philippines takes first steps to reinstate death penalty. (Lawmakers)
• Hundreds of inmates forced to strip during Philippine prison drug raid.
• Double suicide car bombing kills 15 near Kabul police headquarters.
• Malaysia cancels visa free entry for North Koreans.
• Korean male suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder released for lack of evidence.
• Shooting in south Thailand kills four policemen.
• Eight year old boy and family shot dead in south Thailand.
• Russian aircraft bombs strike near U. S. advisors in Syria.
• ISIS appears pulling out of Palmyra, Syria. (UN)
• Dow-Jones surges pass 21,000 but dips during Thursday after Trump rush.
  
• U. S. business group raises concerned over Trump’s business policy.
• House to investigate suspected Russian Trump collusion.
• U.S. Attorney General Jess Sessions denies meeting Russian officials.
• Sessions presently admits contact with two Russians, one an Ambassador
• Dems. demand Sessions resign after first denying Russian contacts
• Sessions recuse self from Trump campaign probe.
• No recession in Australia in over 25 years. (International Banking Report)

   (News items gleaned from Network News Asia, CNN, FOx, and BBC)

All the Best.

Ron Miller.