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One year on, can Volkswagen leave 'dieselgate' behind?
AFP, Published on 16/09/2016
» FRANKFURT - One year ago, Volkswagen's cheating on emissions tests for millions of its diesel cars erupted into public view, leaving the mammoth carmaker battling an unprecedented crisis.
Lion of Panjshir's son ready to take up his Afghan destiny
AFP, Published on 01/09/2016
» BAZARAK (AFGHANISTAN) - His first public appearance was at the tender age of 12, a tiny figure walking, head down in grief, beside his legendary father's coffin.
Jungle school helps rescued orangutans return to wild
AFP, Published on 31/08/2016
» KETAPANG (INDONESIA) - Ignoring the shrieks of his rowdy, wrestling classmates, baby orangutan Otan practises swinging alone at his "jungle school" on Borneo island, switching hands and hanging upside down as he builds confidence high above the forest floor.
Speedy new Tesla boasts range topping 482 kilometres
AFP, Published on 24/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla unveiled speedy new model electric cars capable of traveling more than 300 miles (482 kilometers) before needing to be recharged.
Oscar Pistorius: The 'broke and broken' Olympian
AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.
Mao's influence lingers 50 years after China's Cultural Revolution
AFP, Published on 12/05/2016
» BEIJING - Fifty years after the Cultural Revolution spread bloodshed and turmoil across China, the Communist-ruled country is driving firmly down the capitalist road, but Mao Zedong's legacy remains -- like the embalmed leader himself -- far from buried.
Berlin cracks down on Airbnb rentals to cool market
AFP, Published on 01/05/2016
» BERLIN - Berlin has begun restricting private property rentals through Airbnb and similar online platforms, threatening hefty fines in a controversial move meant to keep housing affordable for locals.
Tycoons jostle for stakes amid Vietnam's 'Buy Thai' craze
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2016
» HANOI -- Through supermarkets, malls, dairy and beer, Thai tycoons are pursuing deals in Vietnam that could break mergers and acquisitions records in the upwardly mobile market of 90 million people, at the expense of their Asian rivals.
Vettel slams Kyvat's 'suicidal' China drive
AFP, Published on 17/04/2016
» SHANGHAI - Sebastian Vettel labelled Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat "a madman" after a first-corner clash between them and Vettel's Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Thai police to revive Red Bull heir hit-and-run case
AFP, Published on 29/03/2016
» BANGKOK - Thai authorities said Tuesday they are still pursuing a legal case against the heir to the Red Bull fortune over a deadly hit-and-run four years ago, as public frustration grows about impunity for the elite.