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Japan's commercial whaling bid rejected by IWC
AFP, Published on 14/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil: Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was rejected by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Friday in a tense vote that exposed a deep split in the 72-year old organisation.
Ex-Trump aide Manafort pleads guilty, to cooperate with Mueller probe
AFP, Published on 14/09/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate in the special counsel investigation of possible campaign collusion with Russia.
Ex-Trump aide Manafort to cooperate in Russia probe after guilty plea
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate in the special counsel investigation of possible electoral collusion with Russia, raising the stakes in a probe which increasingly threatens the White House.
Trump Supreme Court pick denies 1980s sexual assault story
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's conservative pick for the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh denied Friday involvement in an alleged sexual assault on a woman while they were in high school in the 1980s.
Japan on brink of IWC pullout after commercial whaling comeback blocked
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was rejected by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Friday in a tense vote that left the 72-year old organization at a crossroads.
French ex-skinheads jailed for killing leftist teenager in brawl
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» PARIS - Two former skinheads were handed seven- and 11-year jail terms by a Paris court Friday for killing an 18-year-old antifascist in a 2013 brawl.
Still dangerous Florence weakens from hurricane to tropical storm: forecasters
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» WILMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US authorities on Friday downgraded Florence from a hurricane to a tropical storm, as the still dangerous weather system unleashed torrential rains but saw its wind power weaken slightly.
Optimism trumps despair at climate summit
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Mayors, governors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, investors and celebrities delivered a double-edged message Friday at the close of a climate summit in San Francisco: global warming is making the planet unliveable -- but we know how to fix it.
Nike shares at record high after Kaepernick ads
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» NEW YORK - Nike shares reached an all-time high this week as data pointed to an uptick in online sales following the sporting goods giant's envelope-pushing ad campaign featuring athlete Colin Kaepernick.
Samsung sets new Galaxy device launch for October
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung sent out invitations Friday for an October 11 event to launch a new mobile device under its Galaxy line.