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China to try 30 in business paper corruption case
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SHANGHAI - China will try 30 people tied to a massive media corruption case involving one of the country's best known financial newspapers, the 21st Century Business Herald, including former executives, Shanghai prosecutors said Thursday.
Germany expects record 'up to 800,000' asylum-seekers this year
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» BERLIN - Germany expects to receive up to 800,000 asylum-seekers in 2015, a new record, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Wednesday, as he urged action from Europe on the crisis.
Tata aids Uber in India with $100m deal
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» NEW DELHI - Tata Opportunities Fund (TOF) on Wednesday announced "significant investment" in the India arm of controversial app-based taxi hailing firm, Uber, with a source describing the investment pact as worth between $75-$100 million.
Russia tightens screws on Auchan chain with more checks
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» MOSCOW - Russian authorities on Wednesday said they were carrying out a new wave of inspections of French chain Auchan, in the latest official move against the supermarket giant.
Senegal's 'living treasure' drummer Doudou Ndiaye Rose dies: family
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» DAKAR - Senegal's master drummer Doudou Ndiaye Rose, who has collaborated with Miles Davis and the Rolling Stones and is considered a "living human treasure" for keeping his country's traditional rhythms alive, died Wednesday aged 85, his nephew told AFP.
Brady, Goodell urged to settle 'Deflategate' row
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» NEW YORK - A federal judge urged New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and NFL chief Roger Goodell to reach a settlement over the 'Deflate-gate' scandal on Wednesday, ordering the two sides to return to court on August 31 if no deal is reached.
'No fairytales' for retiring Clarke
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» LONDON - Australia captain Michael Clarke accepted there would be no storybook ending to his international career but said he he still hoped his side could salvage a win in the fifth Test at The Oval from the wreck of their Ashes series.
Media chief of southern Philippines killed
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» DAVAO (Philippines) - The head of a local press association in the southern Philippines has been killed in an ambush, sparking condemnation on Wednesday from a national government embarrassed by a spate of unsolved media murders.
UN expert slams China's lack of transparency in wake of Tianjin disaster
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» GENEVA - More transparency from Chinese authorities on the handling and storage of hazardous waste could have mitigated, or possibly even prevented, the disaster in Tianjin, a UN expert said Wednesday.
Australia, Indonesia discuss defunding extremists
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» JAKARTA - Australia and Indonesia will co-host a meeting of regional law enforcement and national security agencies to discuss ways of blocking funding for extremists, it was announced Wednesday.