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New York’s Met Museum pulls in record 7.35mn visitors

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art pulled in a record 7.35 million visitors…

UAE further delays launch of first nuclear reactor

  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Wednesday that its first nuclear reactor would…

Wikipedia down in several countries in EU law protest

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Wikipedia went down in at least three countries Wednesday in a protest at an upcoming European…

European tourist magnets hit back as Airbnb turns 10

by Rebecca Frasquet  Agence France-Presse PARIS, Frace (AFP)--Facing competition from Airbnb, which will celebrate a decade this summer, top European…

New Zealand kayaker finishes epic solo Tasman voyage

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP)--A New Zealand adventurer has become the first person to kayak the Tasman Sea solo after a…

Seattle bans plastic straws, but US still has a long way to go

by Ivan Couronne © Agence France-Presse Seattle has become the first major US city to ban plastic straws and utensils…

US lets ZTE resume some activity

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States has temporarily allowed Chinese telecoms company ZTE to resume some activities while…

Facebook responding to US regulators in data breach probe

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook acknowledged Tuesday it was facing multiple inquiries from US and British regulators about the major…

I.Coast to invest 1 billion euros to replenish forest cover

  ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP)--The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast said Monday it would invest nearly one billion euros…

Dell becomes public company five years after buyout

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)--Dell, the onetime leader in personal computers and tech industry stalwart, said Monday it will become…

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