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Hollywood's 'princess' Carrie Fisher dead at 60
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» LOS ANGELES - After decades of fast living that her fearless "Star Wars" character Princess Leia would have struggled to keep up with, Carrie Fisher died Tuesday, days after suffering a heart attack. She was 60.
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French art experts blast Seoul over 'fake' painting
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» SEOUL - French art experts on Tuesday lambasted South Korean state prosecutors for declaring a "fake" painting to be genuine despite its own scientific findings that supported the artist's disavowal of the work.
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'Profitable' Washington Post will expand newsroom
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - The Washington Post, purchased three years ago by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, will turn a profit in 2016 and expand its newsroom, defying the downward trend in the newspaper industry.
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Trump slams 'inflammatory' Obama on Twitter
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of making "inflammatory" statements and complicating the impending transfer of power -- the latest salvo in an escalating war of words with the current commander-in-chief.
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Chinese mall features Trump-like bird
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» BEIJING - A Chinese shopping mall is ringing in the year of the rooster with a giant sculpture of a chicken that looks like US president-elect Donald Trump.
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5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 1... An extra second to see out 2016
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» PARIS - As if 2016 has not been long enough, the year's dying minute will last an extra second to make up for time lost to Earth's slowing rotation, timekeepers say.
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Toshiba shares fall 20% after it flags one-off loss
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» TOKYO - Toshiba shares dived more than 20 percent Wednesday, its second straight double-digit plunge, as the company said it may book a one-time loss of several billion dollars over its US nuclear business.
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Panama bars Odebrecht from tenders after bribe allegations
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» PANAMA CITY - Panama's government is barring the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht from future public tenders after the US Justice Department accused the company of using bribes to secure business in Latin America.
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Hong Kong's feline friends offer insight into city's past
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» HONG KONG - Busy traffic, loud noise and constant passers-by? Not a problem for these cats.
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S. Korea pension fund head detained in Park probe
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» SEOUL - South Korea's state-run pension fund chief was detained Wednesday in a widening probe to determine whether President Park Geun-Hye forced companies including Samsung to offer bribes, a spokesman said.
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