Facebook moves to make more video ad money
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Thursday moved to bolster its appeal and money-making potential as an online…
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Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate change: study
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Last year's global heat record, extreme heat in Asia…
8 years ago
No alien ‘signals’ from cigar-shaped asteroid: researchers
PARIS, France (AFP) -- No alien signals have been detected from an interstellar, cigar-shaped space rock discovered travelling through our…
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China, S. Korea eye warmer ties following tensions
by Becky Davis Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The presidents of China and South Korea sought Thursday to…
8 years ago
Daimler delivers its first all-electric trucks in Europe
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- German carmaker Daimler on Thursday delivered its first fully electric lorries to companies in…
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Japanese business confidence hits 11-year high: survey
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers is at an 11-year high, a key central bank survey showed…
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6,700 Rohingya killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown…
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Blockbuster: Disney to expand empire with Fox tie-up
by Luc Olinga with Rob Lever in Washington Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Walt Disney Co. agreed…
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US House Speaker Ryan eyeing exit from Congress: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Paul Ryan may be in his final term as speaker of the US House of…
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Iraq hangs 38 members of IS, Qaeda for ‘terrorism’
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq hanged 38 jihadists belonging to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on…
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