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China to lift foreign ownership limits on automakers
AFP, Published on 17/04/2018
» BEIJING: China announced a timeline for lifting ownership limits on foreign automakers Tuesday, meeting a longtime demand of the United States and other countries seeking better access for their companies in the world's biggest car market.
Oscar-winning director Milos Forman dies at 86
AFP, Published on 15/04/2018
» PRAGUE: Oscar-winning Czech-born film director Milos Forman, celebrated for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," has died aged 86, his agents told AFP on Saturday.
Chinese urged to boycott US firms, but Big Mac fans unconvinced
AFP, Published on 14/04/2018
» The messages began to pop up on Chinese social media as the trade spat with the United States sizzled, urging people to boycott McDonald's and other American firms to "defend the economic Great Wall".
Chinese urged to boycott US firms, but Big Mac fans unconvinced
AFP, Published on 14/04/2018
» BEIJING - The messages began to pop up on Chinese social media as the trade spat with the United States sizzled, urging people to boycott McDonald's and other American firms to "defend the economic Great Wall".
US, France, Britain launch strikes on Syria, says Trump
AFP, Published on 14/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States, Britain and France launched punitive military strikes against Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime in response to its latest alleged chemical weapons atrocity, President Donald Trump announced Friday.
Trump as 'Mob' boss, 'forest fire': excerpts from Comey book
AFP, Published on 14/04/2018
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Former FBI director James Comey's memoir, "A Higher Loyalty," is to be released next week.
UN's health body urges Hepatitis C offensive
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Hepatitis C is easily cured. Yet, about 400,000 people die of the liver disease every year as only a smattering get the medicine they need.
EU urges Facebook to 'cooperate fully' in data scandal
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The European Commission on Thursday called on Facebook to "cooperate fully" with investigators into the scandal over the harvesting of personal data of millions of users which were then shared with the British political consultancy, Cambridge Analytica.
Juventus set to unleash fury on seventh straight title bid
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» MILAN - Massimiliano Allegri warned that Juventus will unleash fury in their quest for a seventh straight Serie A title after another shattered Champions League dream.
'Burning man' image wins AFP top prize at World Press Photo
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) - Agence France-Presse photographer Ronaldo Schemidt won the prestigious 2018 World Press Photo of the Year Award Thursday with a fiery image of a masked Venezuelan protester which judges said symbolised a country "burning".