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Michelin-starred French chef closes Moscow restaurant
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» MOSCOW - Michelin-starred French chef Pierre Gagnaire is to close his restaurant in a Moscow luxury hotel, a spokeswoman said Monday, with Russian media blaming the economic crisis and the embargo on many Western foods for the decision.
S. Korea Olympic swim champion banned for drugs
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» LAUSANNE - South Korea's four-time Olympic swimming medallist Park Tae-hwan was banned for 18 months by world swimming body FINA on Monday for failing a dope test.
Paterski wins first stage in Catalonia
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» CALELLA (SPAIN) - Poland's Maciej Paterski won the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia on Monday as a three-man breakaway left the peloton nearly three minutes behind.
Japan PM Abe set for one-week US tour
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will embark on a week-long US tour next month as the two former enemies prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
S. Korea activists postpone 'The Interview' DVD balloon launch
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» SEOUL - South Korean activists on Monday postponed plans to send thousands of copies of the Hollywood movie "The Interview" to North Korea, following criticism from Seoul and dire warnings of military reprisals from Pyongyang.
China eyes return of 'stolen' mummy
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» BEIJING - A Chinese province is seeking the return of a 1,000-year-old mummified monk, saying it was stolen two decades ago before resurfacing at an exhibition in Hungary, where it was suddenly withdrawn.
Black Keys cancel Asia tour over drummer injury
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» NEW YORK - The Black Keys have scrapped a tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan due to drummer Patrick Carney's injury, which earlier led to the cancellation of European dates.
Majority winner Netanyahu apologises to Arab Israelis
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who won majority support Monday from newly-elected MPs to form Israel's next government, apologised for saying Arabs were voting in "droves" in comments that drew US condemnation.
Time 'running out' for wild elephants
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» KASANE, Botswana - African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned on Monday at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching for ivory.
Farah record not European, claims former Spanish athlete
AFP, Published on 24/03/2015
» MADRID - Former Spanish long-distance runner Fabian Roncero doesn't believe British double Olympic champion Mo Farah's European record for the half-marathon should stand due to his Somalian roots.