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Spain's Abengoa says preliminary deal reached with creditors to avoid bankruptcy
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» MADRID - Spain's renewable energy giant Abengoa said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with its creditors aimed at staving off bankruptcy.
AI beats human Go grandmaster... again
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» SEOUL - A Google-developed supercomputer bested a South Korean Go grandmaster again Thursday, taking a commanding 2-0 lead in a five-game series that has become a stunning global debut for a new style of "intuitive" artificial intelligence (AI).
HRW slams reduced sentences in mob killing of Afghan woman
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» KABUL - Human Rights Watch has slammed Afghanistan's justice system after the country's top court upheld reduced sentences in the savage mob killing of a woman falsely accused of burning the Koran.
S.African woman found guilty 18 years after kidnapping newborn
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» CAPE TOWN - A South African woman was Thursday convicted of kidnapping a newborn baby and raising her for 17 years before an astonishing coincidence reunited the girl with her biological family.
Possible MH370 debris arrives in Malaysia for analysis
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - A piece of debris found in Mozambique arrived in Malaysia on Thursday for initial investigations into whether it came from missing flight MH370 before being taken to Australia for deeper analysis, officials said.
Abe says Japan 'cannot do without' nuclear power
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said Japan "cannot do without" nuclear power, speaking on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the devastating Fukushima disaster.
Philippine militants holding foreigners set ransom deadline
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» MANILA - Islamic militants holding two Canadians and a Norwegian in the southern Philippine jungles have set a one-month deadline for millions of dollars in ransom to be paid, according to a video released Thursday.
Suu Kyi's right hand man turns presidential proxy
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» NAY PYI TAW - As he stood beside Aung San Suu Kyi at the gates of her mansion celebrating her release from house arrest in 2010, Htin Kyaw likely never imagined he would be named to rule in her place.
Global volatility shaking up worldwide living costs, survey finds
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» SINGAPORE - Yo-yoing currencies, spiralling inflation and plunging commodity costs are shaking up the rankings of the world's most expensive cities, an annual survey said Thursday, with Tokyo sliding and Shanghai shooting up.
England unchanged for Wales as Tuilagi returns to bench
AFP, Published on 10/03/2016
» LONDON - England coach Eddie Jones has named an unchanged starting side for Saturday's potential Six Nations title showdown against Wales at Twickenham but recalled powerhouse centre Manu Tuilagi to the bench.