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Europe under pressure as Iran 'nears nuclear red line'
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» PARIS: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Iran on Wednesday that its plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity took it close to a "red line", as Europe sought to protect its companies from a nuclear standoff between the US and Tehran.
Kate Spade suffered from mental illness for years: sister
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» NEW YORK - Designer Kate Spade, who committed suicide in New York, suffered for years from mental illness but had refused treatment, her sister said Wednesday.
Ponting to join Australia coaching staff on England tour
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» LONDON - Australia great Ricky Ponting will join the backroom staff of head coach Justin Langer during the team's tour tour of England.
First tropical storm of east Pacific hurricane season forms off Mexico
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» MIAMI - The first named tropical storm of the east Pacific hurricane season formed Wednesday off the coast of Mexico, but posed no immediate threat to coastal communities, meteorologists said.
Facebook deals with Chinese firm draw ire from US lawmakers
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook drew fresh criticism from US lawmakers following revelations that it allowed Chinese smartphone makers, including one deemed a national security threat, access to user data.
Israeli bid to host Messi in Jerusalem thrust politics to fore
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» JERUSALEM - Israel's bid to stage a high-profile football match against Argentina in the disputed city of Jerusalem inevitably thrust politics and the festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the fore.
New crew blasts off for ISS
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - A relatively inexperienced crew of two astronauts and a cosmonaut blasted off Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.
Microsoft sinks data centre off Scottish archipelago
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» LONDON - US tech giant Microsoft has submerged a data centre off the Orkney archipelago in northern Scotland in a project to save on the energy used to cool the servers on land, the firm said Wednesday.
Police chief returns from Frankfurt alone after ex-monk 'claims asylum'
Online Reporters, Published on 06/06/2018
» National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda returned to Bangkok from Frankfurt on Wednesday -- without the fugitive former monk from Wat Samphanthawong he hoped to escort back to Thai soil from Germany.
Merkel predicts 'contentious' G7 summit with Trump
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she expected "contentious discussions" at a G7 summit this week, given differences with US President Donald Trump on trade, climate and security.