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Germany 'won't let anyone take Europe from us'
AFP, Published on 25/06/2016
» BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Saturday that the EU would weather the shock of the British vote to leave the union as he convened crisis talks.
'Emergency budget' warning as Brexit camp makes gains
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» LONDON - Britain would be forced to rush through an emergency budget of tax hikes and spending cuts if it left the EU, its finance minister warned Wednesday ahead of next week's knife-edge referendum.
World's longest rail tunnel sees light at end of decades' wait
AFP, Published on 29/05/2016
» GENEVA - When Swiss engineer Carl Eduard Gruner came up with the idea to build the world's longest rail tunnel under the Alps in 1947, he predicted the visionary project could be finished by the start of the 21st century.
Google CEO meets with EU anti-trust chief
AFP, Published on 26/02/2016
» BRUSSELS - Google chief executive Sundar Pichai met with the European Union's top anti-trust official Margrethe Vestager on Thursday in an effort to narrow differences ahead of a landmark competition decision on the company.
'The Strength of a Dream' can deliver Olympics to Paris
AFP, Published on 18/02/2016
» PARIS - The Paris bid team competing to win the right to host the 2024 Olympics unveiled its slogan 'The Strength of a Dream", and rolled out a series of proposed world renowned Olympic sites on Wednesday.
EU in final push for difficult 'Brexit' deal
AFP, Published on 14/02/2016
» BRUSSELS - The quest to prevent Britain crashing out of the European Union faces its moment of truth this week, with EU chief Donald Tusk touring key capitals in a final push for a deal at a crucial Brussels summit.
Indonesia begins bullet train construction
AFP, Published on 22/01/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground Thursday on the country's first ever bullet train line, heralding the project as a symbol of "major cooperation" with China.
NFL owners committee recommends Raiders-Chargers for LA
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» LOS ANGELES - A six-member NFL owners committee recommended a stadium project in suburban Carson on Tuesday as the new Los Angeles-area home of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.
Tottenham Hotspur stadium gets planning approval
AFP, Published on 17/12/2015
» LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur announced on Thursday that they have been granted planning permission for revised proposals to build a new 61,000-seat stadium adjacent to their current White Hart Lane home.
Tokyo Olympic stadium seen costing half initial plan
AFP, Published on 14/12/2015
» TOKYO - The cost of building the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is expected to be about half the initial $2.0 billion price tag that sparked a public backlash, according to new proposals revealed Monday.