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Olympics: Tokyo logo design ruffles feathers abroad
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» TOKYO - Tokyo's 2020 Olympic emblem has triggered astonishment in Europe due to its resemblance to the logo of a Belgian theatre and a separate Spanish design.
Grevin's first Asian museum waxes lyrical over K-pop
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SEOUL - Psy, Paris Hilton and Queen Elizabeth II all made it, but South Korean President Park Geun-Hye turned down her chance of immortality in the first Asian outpost of France's famous waxwork museum, Musee Grevin, that opened in Seoul Thursday.
Mel Gibson back to Aussie roots to direct new movie
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SYDNEY - Mel Gibson is returning to his Australian roots to direct his first film in a decade, the true story of a conscientious objector who saved 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
Royal Dutch Shell to cut 6,500 jobs on oil price slump
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» LONDON - Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday said it plans to reduce its headcount by 6,500 this year owing to sliding oil prices and as it looks to complete a mega takeover.
Certainty grows that washed-up wreckage from 'lost' MH370
Associated Press, Published on 30/07/2015
» SYDNEY – A sea-crusted wing part found on an island in the western Indian Ocean may be the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 found since it vanished nearly a year and a half ago, and a tragic but finally solid clue to one of aviation's most perplexing and expensive mysteries.
Refugees live in fear of German anti-foreigner protests
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» FREITAL (GERMANY) - It's an astonishing statement for a refugee from war-torn Syria, but Taher has had enough of the xenophobia he has experienced in Germany.
Landslides kill 24 in Nepal monsoon misery
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» KATHMANDU - Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 24 people Thursday and left more than a dozen missing as homes were swept away in three districts of quake-hit Nepal.
Dollar up on Fed rate talk, Asia markets mostly rise
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» HONG KONG - The dollar pushed higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve upgraded its outlook on the US economy, fuelling talk of a September interest rate hike, while Asian shares were mostly up after a Wall Street rally.
Santander bank reports profits surge on Britain, euro
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» MADRID - Europe's biggest bank by capitalisation, Santander of Spain, said Thursday quarterly profits surged 17.2 percent to 1.7 billion euros ($1.9 billion) on growth in markets including Britain and a weak euro.
S. Korea FIFA hopeful slams 'cannibal' Blatter and stooge Platini
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SEOUL - South Korean billionaire Chung Mong-Joon pushed his candidacy for the FIFA presidency in uncompromising terms Thursday, calling Sepp Blatter a corrupt "cannibal" and painting his main election rival Michel Platini as an untrustworthy stooge.