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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017 WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press Trump names former drug exec as new health secretary WASHINGTON — Turning to an industry he’s rebuked, Presi- dent Donald Trump today picked a former top pharmaceutical and government executive be his health and human services secretary, overseeing a $1 trillion department responsible for major health insurance programs, medical research, food and drug safety, and public health. The nomination of Alex Azar is unusual because HHS secretar- ies have tended to come from the ranks of elected officials such as governors, leaders in academia, or top executive branch managers — not industries regulated by the department. “He will be a star for better healthcare and lower drug prices!” Trump tweeted in announcing the nomination this morning. Azar, 50, a lawyer by training, has spent most of the last 10 years with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, rising to president of its key U.S. affiliate before leaving in January to start his own con- sulting firm. He’s seen as an expert on government health care regulation. As HHS secretary, Azar would have to scrupulously avoid conflicts with Lilly’s far-reaching interests, from drug approval to Medicare reimbursement. The drugmaker has drawn criticism from patient advocacy groups for price increases to one of its big- gest products: insulin. Americans consistently rank the high cost of prescription drugs as one of their top health care priorities, putting it ahead of divisive issues like repealing “Obamacare” in public opinion polls. Trump embraces Duterte as Asia trip winds down MANILA, Philippines — His lengthy Asia trip down to its final days, President Donald Trump once more pushed for equitable trade deals and opted to publicly prioritize strategic interests over human rights, declining to shine a spotlight on the violent drug war overseen by his Philippine host. Trump repeatedly praised Philippine President Rodrigo Dute- rte, pointedly calling him by his first name, sharing a joke about the media and even complimenting Manila’s weather. What he did not do was what many predecessors have done before — highlight human rights abuses while overseas. Duterte has overseen a bloody drug war that has featured extra- judicial killings and has boasted about killing people with his own hands. But during brief remarks to reporters, Trump said he and Duterte have “had a great relationship” but avoided questions on whether he’d raise human rights issues. The White House later said the two leaders discussed the Islamic State, illegal drugs and trade during the 40-minute meet- ing. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said human rights came up “briefly” in the context of the Philippines’ fight against illegal drugs. She did not say if Trump was critical of Duterte’s program. That appeared to conflict with the Philippines’ version of the meeting. Harry Roque, a spokesman for Duterte, said “there was no mention of human rights. There was no mention of extralegal killings. There was only a rather lengthy discussion of the Phil- ippine war on drugs with President Duterte doing most of the explaining.” Trump barges into tax debate, seeks deeper cut for wealthy WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump today barged into congressional Republicans’ carefully calibrated work on revamp- ing the nation’s tax code, calling for a steeper tax cut for wealthy Americans and pressing to add a contentious health care change to the mix. In a tweet, Trump commended GOP leaders for getting the tax overhaul legislation closer to passage in recent weeks and said, “Cut top rate to 35% w/all of the rest going to middle income cuts?” That puts him at odds with the House legislation that leaves the top rate at 39.6 percent and the Senate bill as written, with the top rate at 38.5 percent. Trump also said, “Now how about ending the unfair & highly unpopular individual mandate in (Obama)care and reducing taxes even further?” With few votes to spare, Republicans leaders hope to finalize a tax overhaul by Christmas and send the legislation to Trump for his signature. House leaders have compromised with some rank- and-file Republicans in hopes of passing their version of the bill this week. The Senate Finance Committee starts work on its legis- lation this afternoon. Trump’s tweet injects a degree of uncertainty in the process as the GOP tries to deliver on the president’s top legislative prior- ity and hold onto their majorities in next year’s midterm elections. 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Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills hundreds TEHRAN, Iran — A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake near the Iraq-Iran border killed over 400 people across both countries, sent residents fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far away as the Mediterranean coast, authorities said today. Iran’s western Kermanshah province bore the brunt of the temblor Sunday night, with authorities saying the quake killed 407 people in the country and injured 6,700. Kermanshah is a rural, mountainous region where residents rely mainly on farming. In Iraq, the earthquake killed at least seven people and injured 535, all in the country’s northern Kurd- ish region, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry. The quake was centered 19 miles outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the most recent measure- ments from the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck at 9:48 p.m. Iran time, just as people began retiring for the night. It could be felt on the Mediterranean coast, some 660 miles away. The earthquake struck 14.4 miles Neither bill includes a repeal of the so-called individual man- date of Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, the requirement that Americans get health insurance or face a penalty. Several top Republicans have warned that including the provision would draw opposition and make passage tougher. Yemen rebels vow escalation as Saudis look to relax blockade SANAA, Yemen — Saudi Arabia announced today that the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen will begin reopening airports and seaports in the Arab world’s poorest coun- try, days after closing them over a rebel ballistic missile attack on Riyadh. The announcement from the Saudi mission at the United Nations came after the coalition fighting Yemen’s rebels, known as Houthis, faced widespread international criticism over the closure, with the U.N. and over 20 aid groups saying it could bring millions of people closer to “starvation and death.” “The first step in this process will be taken within 24 hours and involves reopening all the ports in areas controlled by” Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which the coalition backs, read the mission’s statement. Those ports are in Yemeni cities of Aden, Mocha and Mukalla. For ports in rebel-held or disputed territories, such as the city of Hodeida, the mission said it has asked the U.N. to send a team of experts to discuss ways to make sure weapons can’t be smuggled in. The Saudi-led coalition hopes that will prevent “the smuggling of weapons, ammunitions, missile parts and cash that are regularly being supplied by Iran and Iranian accomplices to the Houthi reb- els,” the statement said. US-targeted IS in Somalia could be a ‘significant threat’ MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Islamic State group’s grow- ing presence in Somalia could become a “significant threat” if it attracts fighters fleeing collapsing strongholds in Syria and Iraq, experts say, and already it seems to be influencing local al-Shabab extremists to adopt tactics like beheadings. The U.S. military this month carried out its first drone strikes against IS fighters in Somalia, raising questions about the strength of the group that emerged just two years ago. A second strike tar- geted the fighters on Sunday, with the U.S. saying “some terror- ists” were killed. The Islamic State group burst into public view in Somalia late last year as dozens of armed men seized the port town of Qandala in the northern Puntland region, calling it the seat of the “Islamic Caliph- ate in Somalia.” They beheaded a number of civilians, causing more than 20,000 residents to flee, and held the town for weeks until they were forced out by Somali troops, backed by U.S. military advisers. Since then, IS fighters have stormed a hotel popular with gov- ernment officials in Puntland’s commercial hub of Bossaso and claimed their first suicide attack at a Bossaso security checkpoint. This long-fractured Horn of Africa nation with its weak cen- tral government already struggles to combat al-Shabab, an ally of al-Qaida, which is blamed for last month’s truck bombing in the capital, Mogadishu, that killed more than 350 in the country’s deadliest attack. Desperate Rohingya swim 2.5 miles from Myanmar to Bangladesh SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — Nabi Hussain owes his life to a yellow plastic oil container. The 13-year-old Rohingya boy couldn’t swim, and had never even seen the sea before fleeing his village in Myanmar. But he clung to the empty container and struggled across the water with it for about 2 1/2 miles, all the way to Bangladesh. Rohingya Muslims escaping the violence in their homeland of Myanmar are now so desperate that some are trying to swim to safety in neighboring Bangladesh. In just a week, more than three dozen boys and young men used cooking oil containers like life rafts to swim across the mouth of the Naf River and wash up ashore in Shah Porir Dwip, a fishing town and cattle trade spot. “I was so scared of dying,” said Nabi, a lanky boy in a striped polo shirt and checkered dhoti. “I thought it was going to be my last day.” Although Rohingya Muslims have lived in Myanmar for decades, the country’s Buddhist majority still sees them as invaders from Bangladesh. The government denies them basic rights, and the United Nations has called them the most persecuted minority in the world. Just since August, after their homes were torched by Buddhist mobs and soldiers, more than 600,000 Rohingya have risked the trip to Bangladesh. SCHEDULE A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach below the surface, a shallow depth that can amplify damage. Magnitude 7 earth- quakes can be highly destructive. Iranian social media and news agen- cies showed images and videos of peo- ple fleeing their homes. More than 100 aftershocks followed. The Iraqi city of Halabja, closest to the epicenter, was the target of a 1988 chemical attack in which Saddam Hus- sein’s troops killed some 5,000 peo- ple with mustard gas — the deadliest chemical weapons attack ever against civilians. Evening listings MONDAY N OVEMBER 13 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 Wheel Fortune (N) Dancing With the Stars "Semifinals" (N) KATU News at 6 (N) Jeopardy! (N) The Good Doctor "22 Steps" (N) KATU News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News (N) Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Dancing With the Stars "Semifinals" (N) The Good Doctor "22 Steps" (N) KOMO 4 News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel NBC News (N) KING 5 News (N) KING 5 News (N) Evening The Voice "The Playoffs" The remaining artists perform in front of the judges. 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