Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes at fresh 26-year high
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed at a 26-year high for the second consecutive day on Friday…
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Watch: “Bomb cyclone” winter storm hits US East Coast, thousands of flights cancelled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYicjC1yDRM&feature=youtu.be A giant winter "bomb cyclone" walloped the US East Coast on Thursday, January 4, with freezing cold and…
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Golden Globes: 10 things you didn’t know you didn’t know
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Hollywood's annual awards season revs up on Sunday as industry A-listers turn out for…
8 years ago
Tennis: ‘Super close’ Serena out of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Defending champion Serena Williams pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday, saying she was "super…
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Quicksilver owner to acquire Billabong in major sportswear merger
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US company Boardriders, which owns the Quicksilver brand, has signed an agreement to acquire…
8 years ago
Samsung overtakes Intel as world’s biggest chip maker: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- South Korea's Samsung has overtaken US rival Intel as the world's biggest maker of semi-conductors as…
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Gordon: Faeldon’s “cruel treatment” allegations “preposterous”
(Eagle News) -- "Preposterous." This was how Senator Richard Gordon described on Friday former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon's allegations he…
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‘Don’t fear death’: China’s Xi urges blunt call to PLA
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt call for China's military to be ready for war…
8 years ago
Death toll from New York building fire hits 13
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The death toll from a fire that ripped through an apartment building in…
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Delaying drills does not reduce pressure on N.Korea: Japan
TOKYO., Japan (AFP) -- Japan stressed Friday that a decision by the US and South Korea to delay a huge…
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