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India faces 'extremely grave' flood crisis
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» KOCHI, India: Hundreds of troops led a desperate operation to rescue families trapped by mounting floods in India's Kerala state Thursday as the death toll reached 106 with nearly 150,000 left homeless.
Bayer starts Monsanto integration as stock suffers
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said Thursday that it would begin integrating seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto after a mega-merger, but its stock price was battered by the US firm's legal woes.
EU hits back at Italy govt over bridge disaster comments
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» BRUSSELS - The European Union pushed back Thursday against Italy's populist government over the deadly collapse of a bridge in Genoa, saying that it had given Rome billions of euros to fix infrastructure.
Bayer presses on with Monsanto integration as stock suffers
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said Thursday it would finally begin integrating US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto into its business, after meeting competition authorities' final conditions for the merger.
Madonna turns into 'berber queen' for 60th birthday
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» MARRAKECH (MOROCCO) - Madonna on Thursday took on the mantle of a "berber queen" to celebrate her 60th birthday, touring Morocco's former imperial city of Marrakech under the radar of the paparazzi.
India's three-time prime minister Vajpayee dead at 93
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» NEW DELHI - Three-time Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died Thursday, sparking tributes from across the political spectrum as current leader Narendra Modi mourned the "irreplaceable loss" of the respected statesman.
'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies at 76
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: Aretha Franklin, the legendary singer known as the "Queen of Soul," died Thursday in Detroit, US media reported. She was 76.
'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin has died
AP, Published on 16/08/2018
» DETROIT: Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," "I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advance pancreatic cancer.
Man jailed for hoax bomb call so he could catch flight to LA
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2018
» LONDON: A French man who was running late for his flight from London to Los Angeles tried to delay it by calling police to say there was a bomb on board.
India's three-time prime minister Vajpayee dies aged 93
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» NEW DELHI: Three-time Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has died, current leader Narendra Modi said Thursday of the ailing 93-year-old who had been hospitalised.