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Hilton hotels hit by cyber attack
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - US hotel chain Hilton revealed Tuesday that hackers stole credit card information from some of its point-of-sale computer systems.
'Carol' leads Spirit Awards film nominations
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» LOS ANGELES - "Carol," the story of a 1950s housewife who falls for a store clerk, led the pack of independent movies tipped for Oscars glory as the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations were unveiled Tuesday.
Chicago appeals for calm after police shooting video
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» CHICAGO - Chicago's mayor appealed for calm as officials released a "chilling" video of the police shooting of a black teen Tuesday, hours after the white officer was charged with murder.
Amazon pulls Nazi ads over New York backlash
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» NEW YORK - It's the land of the free and Americans don't like Nazi insignia laid over the stars and stripes. Nor do they want to sit on it.
UK's Osborne sharpens axe for austerity spending plan
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» LONDON - Britain's finance minister will on Wednesday unveil budgets for government departments over the next five years, in a spending review expected to herald further austerity measures and bitter recriminations.
Tunisia declares state of emergency after bombing
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» TUNIS - Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a nationwide state of emergency and a curfew in the capital after a bomb attack on a presidential guard bus killed at least 12 people.
South Korea 'webtoon' craze making global waves
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» SEOUL - Seoul office worker Park Sun-Min constantly checks his smartphone -- trawling for updates on an insect apocalypse, ghost soldiers haunting the inter-Korean border, and a supermarket worker's struggle to form a trade union.
Good COP, bad COP: Will Paris climate summit prevail?
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» PARIS - "Copenhagen". The mere mention of the Danish capital's name can send a chill down the spine of even the toughest climate negotiator.
Australia to use drones to track sharks from the air
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» SYDNEY - Testing of aerial drones to track the movements of sharks in Australian waters began Wednesday as the government admitted there was "no easy way" to protect swimmers from the predators.
Obama hails Spielberg's 'boundless imagination'
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama awarded the highest civilian honor to filmmaker Steven Spielberg, the man behind Hollywood hits "E.T.," "Jurassic Park" and "Indiana Jones."