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Saudis vow nuclear arms race with Iran
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit -- just days before he arrives in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump.
US hits Russia with sanctions for election meddling
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's administration on Thursday levied sanctions against Russia's top spy agencies and more than a dozen individuals for trying to influence the 2016 US presidential election and conducting separate cyberattacks.
Jones drops Care and Ford in major England rugby shake-up
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» BAGSHOT (UNITED KINGDOM) - Eddie Jones tried to draw a line under his disparaging comments about Ireland and Wales as he announced a raft of changes to England's side for their Six Nations finale.
If Iran gets nuclear bomb, Saudi Arabia will follow suit: crown prince
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Likening Iran's leader to Adolf Hitler, Saudi Arabia's crown prince warned in a US television interview that if Tehran gets a nuclear weapon, his country will follow suit.
Philippine poor pay the price for divorce ban
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» MANILA - For well-off people like politician Pantaleon Alvarez, getting out of a bad marriage in the Philippines is pricey but feasible -- but for the nation's poorest and most vulnerable citizens it is nearly impossible.
Black holes dissolving like aspirin: How Hawking changed physics
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» PARIS - When Stephen Hawking postulated in the mid-1970s that black holes leak radiation, slowly dissolving like aspirin in a glass of water, he overturned a core tenet of the Universe.
Stephen Hawking, British scientist who became cultural icon, dies at 76
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» LONDON - Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76, his family said Wednesday.
Cathay Pacific sees annual loss, outlook upbeat
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday booked the first back-to-back annual loss in its seven-decade history but said it was in the black for the second half and was upbeat about the next year.
British scientist Stephen Hawking dead at age 76
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» LONDON - Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76, his family said Wednesday.
In the US, small organic milk producers face turmoil
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» NEW YORK - With supply exceeding demand, large farms taking center stage and plant-based alternatives luring consumers away, times are hard for small organic milk producers in the United States.