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Emin launches show in Hong Kong as Art Basel comes to town
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HONG KONG - The pain of intimacy, raw physicality, love, sadness, loneliness: British artist Tracey Emin's trademark themes run through her new Hong Kong show "I Cried Because I Love You" -- her first in greater China.
Paris attacks suspect's 'accomplice' identified
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» BRUSSELS - Belgian prosecutors on Monday said they had discovered the real identity of a possible accomplice of Paris terror suspect Saleh Abdeslam, as they met with French counterparts to discuss the probe into November's carnage.
Starwood swings back to Marriott in bid battle
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» NEW YORK - Marriott International on Monday made a roaring comeback in its battle to build the world's biggest hotel group, winning Starwood Hotels's green light for an improved bid and pushing Chinese rival Anbang to the sidelines.
1,600 migrants land in Greece, despite EU-Turkey deal
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» ATHENS - More than 1,600 migrants have landed in Greece since a landmark EU-Turkish deal on curbing the influx took effect, officials said Monday, highlighting the challenges still facing efforts to tackle the crisis.
Climate changing at 'unprecedented' rate: UN
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» GENEVA - January and February 2016 smashed temperature records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday as it warned climate change was advancing at an "unprecedented" rate.
Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet in Havana
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HAVANA - US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro met Monday in Havana's Palace of the Revolution for groundbreaking talks on ending the standoff between the two neighbors.
Judge urges Madonna to resolve son spat
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» LONDON - A judge at England's High Court on Monday pleaded with US pop megastar Madonna and her British film director ex-husband to resolve a legal dispute over their son Rocco amicably.
French 'Spiderman' scales Paris skyscraper
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» PARIS - Security services looked on helplessly on Monday as France's "Spiderman" Alain Robert, who holds a world record for urban climbing, scaled the Total skyscraper in Paris's La Defense business district.
Rain, deserted streets, police greet Obama in Havana
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HAVANA - Driving rain, deserted streets and hordes of police -- this was the Havana greeting Barack Obama on Sunday when he became the first US president to visit the Cuban capital in 88 years.
Brexit could cost British economy pound sterling100 billion: study
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» LONDON - Leaving the European Union could cause a "serious shock" to Britain's economy, with the risk of losing almost one million jobs, according to a CBI business group study released.