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IS families escape Syria camp as Turkey battles Kurds
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» QAMISHLI, Syria: Hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria, Kurdish authorities said Sunday, as the number of people fleeing a Turkish assault soared to 130,000.
Croquet an unlikely hit for Vietnam retirees
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» HANOI: Best known as a historic pastime among Europe's upper crust, croquet has found an unlikely fan base among Vietnamese retirees eager to fill their diaries and move their limbs.
Facebook researchers use maths for better translations
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» PARIS: Designers of machine translation tools still mostly rely on dictionaries to make a foreign language understandable. But now there is a new way: numbers.
China's blacklisted AI firms: what you should know
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» BEIJING: The Chinese high-tech companies blacklisted by Washington over alleged ties to rights abuses are rising stars in China's ambitious drive to overtake the United States in the technology sector.
Populists eye victory in deeply divided Poland
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» WARSAW - Poles began voting on Sunday in a polarising election which the governing populists look set to win on the back of welfare measures and attacks on LGBT rights, but their majority is at risk, giving opposition parties a narrow chance to snatch power.
Pope to elevate British convert Newman to sainthood
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis creates five new saints on Sunday, including Britain's Cardinal John Henry Newman -- one of the Catholic Church's most renowned converts -- and a nun dubbed the "Mother Teresa of Brazil".
Vettel's epic lap sets up Ferrari front-row lockout in Japan
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» SUZUKA: Sebastian Vettel produced an epic lap at Suzuka on Sunday as his Ferrari took pole position for the typhoon-affected Japanese Grand Prix ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc.
Property investors turn to SE Asia amid Hong Kong unrest
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: From luxury Singapore apartments to Malaysian seafront condos, Hong Kong investors are shifting cash into Southeast Asian property, demoralised by increasingly violent protests as well as the China-US trade war.
Media magnate, law master face off in Tunisia presidential vote
AFP, Published on 13/10/2019
» TUNIS - Almost a month since the launch of Tunisia's presidential vote and whittled down from more than 20 candidates, conservative law professor Kais Saied and media magnate Nabil Karoui face off Sunday before the country's electorate of seven million.