What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
12 August 2017 - 5:02PM
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Trump warned that U.S. military resources were in place, "locked
and loaded," should North Korea "act unwisely," as foreign leaders
called on Washington and Pyongyang to end a cycle of threats.
Trump said that military action was possible in Venezuela,
though he provided few details.
Venezuela's fired attorney general is continuing her corruption
probes, even as she tries to keep a step ahead of the secret
police.
Kenyatta faces an uphill struggle to keep Kenya's economy
ticking, cut debt and unite the divided nation after winning a
second term as president.
China's internet regulator is probing whether some of the
country's biggest social-media platforms violated a new
cybersecurity law.
Hackers matching the profile of a pro-Kremlin group took at
least partial control of Wi-Fi networks at several hotels in Europe
last month.
Sixteen countries in Europe, as well as Hong Kong, have received
eggs contaminated with a banned insecticide, the EU said.
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