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Heatwave forces Tour Down Under to be shortened

ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) -- South Australia's extreme heatwave conditions have forced Tour Down Under organizers to shorten Thursday's third stage from Glenelg…

Yabba dabba doo! Malaysian sultan gets Flintstones car

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- A Malaysian sultan has been given a life-size replica of Fred Flintstone's car from the…

YouTube toughens rules regarding which videos get ads

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- YouTube on Tuesday announced ramped-up rules regarding when it will run ads with videos…

S. Korea’s ‘kimchi deficit’ hits record high

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's trade deficit in kimchi, its proud traditional side dish of fermented cabbage, reached…

Alien attack’ in Tokyo as Space Invaders turns 40

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Block graphic aliens dropped down the window panes of a Tokyo skyscraper before being blasted into…

Google ‘cloud’ grows with new undersea data cables

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Tuesday said it is adding three new undersea data cables as it…

Chinese solar boom sparks global renewables boon: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A Chinese boom in solar panel installation last year helped drive global investment in renewable clean…

US state of New Jersey outlaws drunk droning

NEW YOR, United States (AFP) -- Drunk driving has been a social taboo for decades, but New Jersey has now…

Breastfeeding for 6 months cuts diabetes risk in half: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Women who breastfeed their babies for six months or more may be able to cut…

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