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Iran wrestling head quits, refusing to lie over facing Israelis
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» TEHRAN - The head of Iran's wrestling federation resigned on Wednesday after criticising authorities for letting athletes pay the price for the ban on facing Israeli opponents.
Student-survivors in emotional return to Florida high school
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» PARKLAND, Florida: With tears, fears and defiance, students made an emotional return Wednesday to their Florida high school where a former classmate went on a shooting rampage two weeks ago, killing 17 people.
Super-sized iPhone may come in gold this year
Business, Bloomberg, Published on 28/02/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI: Apple Inc is preparing to release a trio of new smartphones later this year: the largest iPhone ever, an upgraded handset the same size as the current iPhone X and a less expensive model with some of the flagship phone's key features.
Trump 'willing' to negotiate US return to TPP
Bloomberg, Published on 28/02/2018
» US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday he had "begun to have very high-level conversations" on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and rejoining the regional trade pact is an option for President Donald Trump.
Icy Europe, balmy North Pole: the world upside down
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» PARIS - Not for the first time in recent years, Europe has descended into a deep freeze while the Arctic experiences record high temperatures, leaving scientists to ponder the role global warming may play in turning winter weather upside down.
Maybank, CIMB see regional boost to loans growth in 2018
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank and CIMB, Malaysia's top two banks, expect stronger demand for corporate and consumer loans in the Southeast Asian region, driven by improving economies, to support their overall loans growth in 2018.
'Beast from the East' keeps Europe in deep freeze
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» PARIS - School was cancelled across swathes of Europe on Wednesday as a blast of Siberian weather dubbed the "Beast from the East" kept the mercury far below zero.
'Beast from the East' sends Siberian cold blast across Europe
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» PARIS - Europe remained Wednesday gripped by a blast of Siberian weather which has killed at least 24 people and carpeted palm-lined Mediterranean beaches in snow.
Mixed-use developments a popular option
JLL, Published on 28/02/2018
» Rising land prices and volatility in different property sectors are making single-use developments less favourable.
Church at Jesus's traditional burial site reopens after protest
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» JERUSALEM - The Jerusalem church built at the site many see as the holiest in Christianity reopened on Wednesday after a three-day closure to protest against Israeli measures had left thousands of visitors locked outside.