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Kerry backs S. Korea bid to ease crisis with North
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» US Secretary of State John Kerry Friday demanded North Korea scrap an expected missile test and dial down its virulent rhetoric -- but also backed new peace overtures by Seoul and appealed for reason to prevail.
German group to buy Dutch Masterblenders for 7.5 bn euros
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Dutch tea and coffee producer D.E. Masterblenders said Friday that it has reached a conditional agreement with a German investor group led by Johann A. Benckiser on a 7.5-billion-euro ($9.8-bn) takeover deal aimed at creating one of the world's leading hot drinks companies.
Bird flu vaccine 'many months' away: US experts
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» US public health experts said developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu could take "many months", as China seeks to control an outbreak which had killed 11 people by Friday.
UN urges Papua New Guinea to fight sorcery
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Papua New Guinea must tackle the scourge of sorcery-related murder, the United Nations said Friday, after an elderly woman was beheaded in the Pacific nation.
Europeans are making the connection
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/04/2013
» Nearly three in four European adults are now connected to the internet and over 50 percent of European adults own two or more connected devices.
Apple developing a ‘killer app' for summer launch: report
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/04/2013
» A Morgan Stanley analyst believes the company is developing a range of innovative online services, one of which could well be a true virtual wallet mobile payment system.
Mali refugees face 'deplorable' conditions: MSF
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Tens of thousands of Malian refugees are suffering "deplorable" conditions in Mauritanian desert camps, with just one toilet between 3,000 people, and two infants dying every day, an aid charity said on Friday.
Putin unveils $50 bn Russian space drive
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to space by the end of the decade.
Vietnam ends same-sex marriage fines
Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2013
» Vietnam has repealed regulations to fine same-sex couples who marry in a move that will bolster the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.
Taiwan train bomb scare
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» More than 600 passengers were evacuated from a high-speed train bound for Taiwan's capital Taipei Friday after suspected explosives and triggering devices were found on board, police said.