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New Pentagon chief Carter in Kabul on unannounced visit
Kabul (AFP) - The Pentagon's new chief, Ashton Carter, flew to Kabul on an unannounced visit Saturday to confer with commanders and Afghan leaders about the future of the American military presence in...
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Kristen Stewart makes history, 'Timbuktu' wins big at Cesars
Paris (AFP) - Kristen Stewart became the first American actress to win a Cesar, France's equivalent of the Oscars, while "Timbuktu" won seven awards including best film for its portrayal of northern...
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Shipping firms, dockers union reach tentative deal on US ports: source
Los Angeles (AFP) - US West Coast dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract, a source close to the negotiations said, averting a shutdown that would have hit...
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It's on! Pacquiao-Mayweather to meet in mega-fight on May 2
Los Angeles (AFP) - Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will meet Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in the mega-fight more than five years in the making.Unbeaten American Mayweather made the...
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It's ridiculously expensive to fly Air Force One
Taxpayers fork over $206,337 every hour the world's most famous plane is in flight, according to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) letter obtained by the nonprofit Judicial Watch.The FY15 cost per...
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US, Latin America worry over Venezuela tensions
Caracas (AFP) - The United States and Latin American nations voiced concerns over political tensions in Venezuela after the socialist government arrested the opposition mayor of Caracas in an alleged...
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Kim guides military drill near sea border with South Korea
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has guided a military drill simulating an attack and seizure of a frontline South Korean island, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday.The drill came as...
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Chelsea in the spotlight after Paris racism
London (AFP) - Chelsea will aim to refocus on their Premier League title challenge on Saturday after the club was shamed by the racist behaviour of a handful of their supporters in Paris.A...
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West Indies crush Pakistan by 150 runs
Christchurch (New Zealand) (AFP) - The West Indies crushed Pakistan by 150 runs in their World Cup Pool B clash at Hagley Oval on Saturdvay.Chasing 311 to win, Pakistan never recovered from slumping to...
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West looks impotent as Ukraine ceasefire frays: analysts
Paris (AFP) - The continued fighting in eastern Ukraine has made a mockery of the West's latest attempts to negotiate a ceasefire but may ultimately pave the way for a more durable peace, say...
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US energy secretary to join Iran nuclear talks
Tehran (AFP) - US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz was headed to Geneva Saturday to join talks with Iranian officials as efforts for an historic nuclear deal stepped up a gear.It was the first time that...
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Oscar protest planned over all-white nominees
Hollywood (United States) (AFP) - African-American civil rights groups plan to protest outside Sunday's Oscars show, where every single one of this year's 20 acting nominees is white.However small, the...
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Yemen's Hadi leaves Sanaa after weeks of house arrest: aide
Sanaa (AFP) - Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who resigned last month under pressure from Shiite militia, left Sanaa on Saturday after weeks under effective house arrest, an aide told AFP.Hadi...
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Huge blaze guts 79-floor Dubai skyscraper
Dubai (AFP) - Hundreds of panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers in Dubai early Saturday as a huge fire engulfed the skyscraper, causing extensive damage to its luxury flats.The inferno...
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One Wall Street analyst thinks the Apple car could be the new iPhone (AAPL,...
Apple is reportedly working on a car.According to The Wall Street Journal, it will look like a minivan and the project is code-named "Titan."And Brian White, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, is asking...
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Singapore's founding PM 'in intensive care but stable'
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, 91, is on "mechanical ventilation" at a hospital intensive care unit (ICU) but his condition is stable, the government said...
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Ukraine prisoner swap announced under battered truce
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Pro-Russian rebels said they will swap prisoners with the Ukrainian side Saturday as part of a battered truce that the West hopes will cool a deadly conflict that has poisoned...
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See the profanity-filled motivational poster that hangs inside Jony Ive's...
There's a new profile of Apple's design chief Jony Ive in the New Yorker, and it reveals new information about how he works.As you might expect, Ive's office is filled with interesting things. There...
View ArticleInfamous short-seller Carson Block is long something
Muddy Waters Research founder Carson Block, one of the world's most infamous short-sellers, revealed his first long stock position on Bloomberg TV's "Market Makers"with Stephanie Ruhle and Eric...
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Tired Nadal loses in Rio Open semis
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal slumped out of the ATP Rio Open, losing his semi-final to Italian Fabio Fognini in three sets.Fognini, who had lost his four previous...
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