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Alibaba's Ma rides 'Forrest Gump' story to riches
AFP, Published on 20/09/2014
» NEW YORK - In his long road to riches, Alibaba founder Jack Ma says his inspiration has been the film character "Forrest Gump."
Permit to kill Namibia black rhino fetches $350,000 in US
AFP, Published on 12/01/2014
» A Texas hunting club auctioned off a permit to kill a black rhinoceros in Namibia, raising $350,000 towards conservation efforts for the animal, but not without controversy.
Iraq 'blames Shell' for $4.6 bn lost income
AFP, Published on 26/08/2013
» Iraq's oil ministry, struggling with sputtering output, has blamed Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell over $4.6 billion in lost revenue due to production delays, in a letter seen by AFP Monday.
Asia holding out for golfing hero as season starts
AFP, Published on 20/02/2013
» Asian golf returns this week with the search intensifying for a first global superstar to lead the region into a bright and innovative future -- and put its current squabbles in the shade.
New art works by young Caravaggio uncovered in Italy
AFP, Published on 06/07/2012
» Italian art experts have reportedly discovered around 100 drawings and a number of paintings by the Renaissance master Caravaggio in a find that could be worth over $860 million.