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Hollywood expects photo finish for Oscar Best Picture
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - Hollywood is set for a real-life cliffhanger Sunday at the Oscars -- the race for Best Picture is coming down to the wire to cap an awards season overshadowed by scandal over sexual misconduct in showbiz.
Burkina Faso captures likely key attack suspect: govt source
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» OUAGADOUGOU - A suspected key figure in the deadly Burkina Faso attacks has been arrested, a government source said Sunday, adding the assailants had seemingly benefited from inflitrating the army.
EU aims to tax internet giants at '2 to 6%': France
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» PARIS: The European Union will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy of 2 to 6% on revenues in every country where they operate, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Sunday.
British athletics great Roger Bannister has died - family
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» LONDON:- Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday.
Fighting shakes Syria enclave after regime advances
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» DAMASCUS - Fighting rocked Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Sunday as rebels battled to retake territory seized in a devastating regime assault on the last major opposition enclave near Damascus.
Italy international footballer Davide Astori found dead
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» ROME: Italy international defender Davide Astori died in his hotel room during the night of Saturday to Sunday, his club Fiorentina said on Sunday.
Majority uncertain about election by February: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 04/03/2018
» A majority of people are not sure there will be an election by February next year, as promised by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, according to the result of an opinion poll carried out by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
EU countries, lawmakers strike deal to open up 5G spectrum
Published on 04/03/2018
» BRUSSELS: EU countries and lawmakers have struck a deal to free up radio frequencies for next-generation 5G services that will be valid for 20 years, as the bloc tries to catch up with the United States and China in rolling out internet-connected products.
Europe's bruised 'Queen' Merkel lives another day
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» BERLIN - Long dubbed the "Queen of Europe", Germany's veteran Chancellor Angela Merkel emerges as the bruised survivor of her deepest crisis to govern for what many expect will be her final term.
Tibetans greet new year with giant Buddhas, dancing and lamb carcasses
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» REBKONG COUNTY (CHINA) - Despite a few elbows to the face, Tsering pushed through the broil of Tibetan worshippers and lifted her bawling two-year-old over the mad crush, briefly pressing the girl's forehead to a passing sacred scroll.