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Maritime issue in spotlight as Asia summit season winds down
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Asia-Pacific leaders opened a final summit Sunday with attention expected to swing back to the maritime standoff in the South China Sea, closing a marathon week of diplomacy largely overshadowed by the recent jihadist attacks.
Swiss alternative bank breaks negative rates taboo
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» ZURICH - A tiny Swiss bank specialised in financing social and environmental projects will on January 1 go where no retail lender has gone before, applying negative interest rates on individual clients.
Retailers cautious ahead of US holiday shopping season
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» NEW YORK - Lackluster earnings reports from retailers have raised questions about whether the 2015 holiday shopping season will bring as much of a boost to the US economy as hoped.
James storms off in frustration as Cavaliers romp
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» CLEVELAND - LeBron James walked off the court in frustration at bad passes and silly turnovers Saturday -- and that was with Cleveland leading by a game-high 26 points in an NBA romp over Atlanta.
Two arrested for extorting motorcycle taxis
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/11/2015
» Crime Suppression Division police have arrested a man, who allegedly claimed to be a CSD officer, and a woman for extorting operators of motorcycle taxis.
Turkish Airlines plane diverted to Canada after bomb threat: police
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» OTTAWA - A Turkish Airlines plane en route from New York to Istanbul was diverted to Canada because of a bomb threat, police said Sunday.
'Resurrection plants' offer hope as climate turns hostile
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» JOHANNESBURG - As the race to adapt to climate change quickens, a South African scientist is leading global research into developing crops that mimic the extraordinary survival skills of "resurrection plants".
Unbeaten Vargas stops Japan's Miura to take title
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» LAS VEGAS - Mexico's undefeated Francisco Vargas rose from his first career knockdown to capture the World Boxing Council super featherweight title Saturday by dethroning Japanese champion Takashi Miura with a ninth-round stoppage.
Alvarez outpoints Cotto to capture world title
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» LAS VEGAS - Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez captured the vacant World Boxing Council middleweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto.
North Korea's Om wins third weightlifting world title
AFP, Published on 22/11/2015
» HOUSTON - North Korea's Om Yun Chol won his third consecutive title Saturday at the World Weightlifting Championships, breaking a world record in the process and vowing to defend his Olympic title next year.