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Japan sends $75m flood aid, poll monitors to Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 08/09/2015
» Japan decided Tuesday to provide 9 billion yen ($75.4 million) to help Myanmar cope with damage caused by severe flooding, as well as send a monitoring team for the Southeast Asian country's general election in November.
Blue-ear pig disease outbreak in Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 08/09/2015
» More than 1,000 pigs have died and thousands of others have fallen ill over the last two weeks in an outbreak of blue-ear pig disease in northern Cambodia, a government official said Tuesday.
EU regulators to approve GE-Alstom deal: source
AFP, Published on 08/09/2015
» NEW YORK - The European Union will announce it has approved a deal under which General Electric will acquire the energy business of French company Alstom for $12 billion, a source close to the transaction said Monday.
Frank Schleck wins Vuelta 16th stage, Rodriguez in red
AFP, Published on 08/09/2015
» ALTO ERMITA DE ALBA (SPAIN) - Luxembourg's Frank Schleck won Monday's 16 stage of Spain's Vuelta at Alto Ermita de Alba with another veteran Spaniard Joaquim 'Purito' Rodriguez taking the leader's red jersey.
Prince hits dance floor - and bolts label system anew
AFP, Published on 08/09/2015
» NEW YORK - Prolific pop icon Prince is out with a new album of dance-friendly funk and, in the latest twist to his tortured relationship with the music industry, he is exclusively streaming it.
Wales full-back Halfpenny out of World Cup
AFP, Published on 08/09/2015
» TOULON (FRANCE) - Wales were dealt a hammerblow Monday when full-back Leigh Halfpenny was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after suffering torn right knee ligaments in a warm-up match against Italy on the weekend.
Azarenka into fourth US Open quarter-final
AFP, Published on 08/09/2015
» NEW YORK - Two-time runner-up Victoria Azarenka reached her fourth US Open quarter-final on Monday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Varvara Lepchenko of the United States.
UK drone targets, kills two British ISIS fighters
dpa, Published on 08/09/2015
» London - Britain's military killed two British citizens in a drone attack against Islamic State fighters in Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.
France, Britain raise anti-ISIS stakes
AFP, Published on 08/09/2015
» PARIS - France said Monday it had ordered preparations to begin for air strikes on the Islamic State in Syria while British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would seek parliament's approval to hit at the jihadists.
Tony Parker sets Euro basketball championship points landmark
AFP, Published on 08/09/2015
» MONTPELLIER (FRANCE) - France basketball superstar Tony Parker became the all-time points scorer in European Championship history when he scored a two pointer against Poland on Monday to move on to 1,032 points.