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French drug giant Sanofi vows hostile bid for US prey
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» PARIS - French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi vowed to open a hostile takeover battle Friday after its $9.3 billion (8.2 million-euro) offer for US cancer drug maker Medivation was dismissed for being too cheap.
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Rapper Drake releases long-awaited album 'Views'
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Drake, one of the most successful rappers of the moment, on Friday released his long-awaited new album, "Views" -- an ode to his hometown Toronto.
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Afghan hospital bombing a mistake, not a war crime: US general
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - US forces attacked a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz last year after a series of errors and will be disciplined, but they did not commit a war crime, their commander said Friday.
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US consumer spending flat in March
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - US consumers held tight to their wallets in March, spending barely more than they had in February despite enjoying higher incomes, according to Commerce Department data issued Friday.
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Sharp-toothed cat scares off British postmen
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» LONDON - Postmen have long been wary of dogs biting their fingers, but in one British home, a cat is causing so much trouble that the postal service has threatened to stop deliveries.
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ExxonMobil earnings plummet 63% on plunging oil prices
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» NEW YORK - US energy giant ExxonMobil reported Friday that first-quarter earnings dived 63 percent to $1.8 billion due to plunging oil prices.
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Nepali girls 'marry' Hindu god to protect from widowhood
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» KATHMANDU - It's a big day for nine-year-old Nepali schoolgirl Riddhima Shrestha and her three-year-old sister, Ishita, as they dress up in silk brocade and gold jewellery, preparing to wed a Hindu god.
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Helicopter carrying up to 17 people crashes off Norway
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» OSLO - A helicopter crashed off the western coast of Norway on Friday, police said, with media reporting that 13 to 17 people were on board.
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Kenya demands total ivory ban to stop elephant slaughter
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» NANYUKI (KENYA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday demanded a total ban on trade in ivory to end trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild.
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Gucci warns over Hong Kong paper fakes for the dead
AFP, Published on 29/04/2016
» HONG KONG - Luxury fashion brand Gucci has warned Hong Kong shops selling paper handbags and other goods as offerings for the dead not to market items resembling their products.
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