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Germany got almost all of power from renewable energy
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/05/2016
» LONDON — Clean power supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for the first time on Sunday, marking a milestone for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “Energiewende” policy to boost renewables while phasing out nuclear and fossil fuels.
Warren Buffett takes $1bn stake in Apple
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» NEW YORK - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has taken a $1 billion stake in Apple, whose stock has been in an extended slump.
17 people killed, 4 missing in Indonesia floods
Published on 16/05/2016
» SIBOLANGIT, INDONESIA -- Rescuers on Monday found the bodies of 17 people who were among 20 university students and two guides who went missing in rain-triggered floods and landslides at a popular waterfall in western Indonesia, an official said.
Private investors to set new flagpole record
Published on 16/05/2016
» Construction of the world’s tallest national flagpole will begin soon in Thailand's northernmost province of Chiang Rai after engineers complete soil testing and other on-site technical inspections, project head Trin Nilprasert said on Monday.
Strong quake shakes eastern Japan, no tsunami danger
Published on 16/05/2016
» TOKYO -- A strong earthquake shook Tokyo and other cities in eastern Japan on Monday, but officials said there is no danger of a tsunami.
World powers in crunch talks on IS in Libya
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» VIENNA - Major powers including the US discussed in Vienna on Monday the growing threat posed by the Islamic State group in conflict-wracked Libya, just across the Mediterranean from Europe.
Zuckerberg to meet with conservatives on bias claims
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has invited conservative leaders to a meeting this week to discuss allegations that the social network has been suppressing some political views.
French groups file suit against Twitter over racism
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» PARIS - Two French groups say they have filed a suit against Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for allegedly failing to uphold requirements to delete content deemed racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic or defending terrorism.
Fitbit paces wearables market, Xiaomi second
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - The market for connected wearable devices jumped in early 2016, led by fitness tracker maker Fitbit, while Chinese group Xiaomi raced past Apple to second place, a survey showed Monday.
First US penis transplant performed on 64-year-old man
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - A 64-year-old man who lost most of his penis to cancer is recovering well after undergoing the United States' first penis transplant operation, doctors said Monday.