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Cult of Gareth Southgate grows, England World Cup fever mounts
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» LONDON - England is basking in unexpected World Cup success as coach Gareth Southgate is elevated to national hero status, cathedral organs belt out football anthems and the country prepares to shut down for Wednesday's semi-final.
Angry, grieving relatives identify Phuket tourist boat victims
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» PHUKET: Distraught relatives descended on a Phuket hospital Sunday as many waited for news of missing family members who disappeared when a tourist boat sank in rough weather, killing dozens of Chinese passengers.
Danske Bank's money laundering scandal spinning faster
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» STOCKHOLM - Denmark, a Nordic kingdom not often associated with financial shenanigans, is facing a massive scandal with banking champion Danske Bank accused of helping to launder $8.3 billion through an Estonian subsidiary.
Cave rescue: the greatest dangers ahead
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave will have to squeeze through an extremely narrow tunnel in pitch blackness -- the main "crisis" point that looms near the end of their treacherous escape bid.
US farmers caught in trade war with China
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» HARVARD (UNITED STATES) - Terry Davidson expects to be farming long after the US-China trade tariffs that took effect Friday become a distant memory.
Business booming for plastic giants as change beckons
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» PARIS - It's the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers.
EU has 'card to play' in trade war: IMF
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France: The European Union has "a card to play" if it offers a united front in its response to the trade war pitting the United States against China, International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday.
Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees in new decree
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» ANKARA: Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree published on Sunday.
England bask in World Cup glow as Russia suffer agonising exit
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» MOSCOW - England celebrated reaching the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in a generation as Russia came to terms Sunday with a heartbreaking exit from their own party.
Zimbabwe opposition chief eyes 'Obama effect' in historic poll
AFP, Published on 08/07/2018
» HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader and presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa believes he will ride a wave of youthful optimism to election victory, emulating Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau.