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Chaos amid shooting at YouTube headquarters
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Gunshots erupted at YouTube's offices in California Tuesday, sparking a panicked escape by employees and a massive police response.
Spotify soars in $26 billion stock debut
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» NEW YORK - Spotify soared Tuesday to a value of more than $26 billion in its long-awaited stock debut as the market delivered a ringing endorsement of the future of music streaming.
China, US nearly at (trade) war
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: The temperature is rising between the United States and China but the simmering confrontation has not yet boiled over into a trade war, since the tit-for-tat countermeasures so far have been confined to a few specific products.
US identifies $50 bn in Chinese imports facing tariffs
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - US officials published Tuesday a list of $50 billion in Chinese imports set to be targeted by US tariffs, the latest move in President Donald Trump's simmering trade confrontation with Beijing.
Bowhead whales not only singers, but avid composers too
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» PARIS - How do bowhead whales in the unbroken darkness of the Arctic's polar winter keep busy during breeding season?
Ronaldo magic fires Real past 10-man Juventus
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» TURIN (ITALY) - Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in 10 successive Champions League games as he struck twice for holders Real Madrid in a 3-0 win at Juventus in Tuesday's quarter-final first leg.
Neanderthal nose: All the better to breathe with
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» PARIS - Neanderthals had large, protruding noses to warm and humidify cold, dry air, a study into the distinct design of our extinct European cousin's face suggested Wednesday.
Thousands protest ahead of Brazil court's ruling on Lula prison
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» SAO PAULO - Thousands of Brazilians demonstrated Tuesday in favor of prison for former president and election frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the eve of a Supreme Court ruling on whether he should start serving a 12 year sentence for corruption.
France faces second day of transport chaos as rail workers strike
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» PARIS - France faced a second day of transport chaos Wednesday as rail workers pursued rolling strikes, causing major disruptions for train travellers in the biggest challenge yet to President Emmanuel Macron's resolve to push through sweeping reforms.
New Zealand passes law to quash historic gay convictions
AFP, Published on 04/04/2018
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand's parliament has passed legislation to erase historic convictions for engaging in gay sex, saying the bill would help right past injustices.