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Google and Facebook team on undersea cable to Hong Kong
--> Thu, 13 Oct 2016-09:33am , Mumbai , AFP Google and Facebook announced plans to work with a China Soft Power Holdings subsidiary to connect Los Angeles and Hong Kong with a high-capacity internet cable. The Pacific Light Cable Network will stretch 12,800 kilometers (8,000 miles), crossing beneath...
Study says selfies increase happiness
The selfie epidemic has one possible side effect: The good feeling captured by the camera may far outlast the split-second smiles. Maria Villarreal reports. ......
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US stocks join global slide following weak report from China
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Thursday, following global markets lower after a steep drop in China's exports. China is the second-largest economy in the world and its weakness could slow down growth in the U.S. Banks are taking the largest losses, and investors are favoring stocks that pay...
China tops US in numbers of billionaires
China's annual rich list has indicated that, once again, the country has more dollar billionaires than the US, and the gap is widening. Property magnate Wang Jianlin of Dalian Wanda tops the list of 594 billionaires in the country, ahead of 535 billionaires in the US. Alibaba's Jack Ma was second,...
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In NYC, rare abortion death leads to rarer prosecution
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York doctor who once billed himself as a "world renowned expert" in gynecological cosmetic surgery is facing a manslaughter charge after a patient died following an abortion, an uncommon death that has spurred an even more rare prosecution. Prosecutors say Dr. Robert...
Study finds high rate of overdiagnosis from mammograms
(Reuters Health) - Better treatment and not earlier detection with screening mammography may be the reason rates of death from breast cancer have declined in recent years, according to controversial results from a large U.S. database study....
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Arsene Wenger: England Should Retain Gareth Southgate, Make Job Permanent
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is strongly urging England to retain interim manager Gareth Southgate and make his job permanent, FourFourTwo reported Thursday. Southgate has reportedly impressed the Football Association after two games of his four-match interim role, picking up four points in the...
Infantino: FIFA to decide in January on expanded World Cup
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA wants to decide in January if the 2026 World Cup will expand from its current 32-team format. FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he expects a decision on expanding to 40 or 48 teams when the ruling council next meets. The January session is likely to be ... ......
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World's Longest-Reigning King, Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, Dies After 70 Years On Throne
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Portugal's Antonio Guterres elected UN secretary general
Portugal's Antonio Guterres elected UN secretary general
Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary general. Mr Guterres, 67, will become the world's top diplomat on 1 January when Ban Ki-moon's second five-year...
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Maldives leaves Commonwealth amid democracy row
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The Maldives has withdrawn from the Commonwealth, accusing it of interfering in domestic affairs and "unfair and unjust" treatment. The Commonwealth had warned the Maldives of possible suspension if it failed to show...
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World's Longest-Reigning King, Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, Dies After 70 Years On Throne
The BBC reported Thursday the world’s longest-reigning monarch, Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, has died after 70 years on the throne, the palace said. The widely revered Thai king, 88, was seen as a stabilizing...
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German top court backs EU-Canada trade deal CETA
German top court backs EU-Canada trade deal CETA
Germany's top court rejects a legal challenge to the EU-Canada trade accord brought by campaigners who say it is undemocratic. ......
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This Twitter bot is tracking dictators' flights in and out of Geneva
This Twitter bot is tracking dictators' flights in and out of Geneva
A Swiss journalist has created a Twitter bot that tracks dictators’ flights to and from Geneva, as part of a...
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GM seed firm Monsanto dismisses 'moral trial' as a staged stunt
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US agri-business declines to attend peoples’ tribunal at which toxicologists and scientists will argue its activities have harmed human health and environment...
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Rodrigo Duterte: US alliance will remain
Rodrigo Duterte: US alliance will remain
(CNN)The Philippines will not break its military alliance with the US, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday. He also said there will be no joint military exercises with the US "next year" in a marked change from...
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BBC Will Cut 300 Production Jobs Under Restructuring Plan
BBC Will Cut 300 Production Jobs Under Restructuring Plan
The BBC is about to undergo a cut of 300 production jobs under restructuring plans, staff were told Thursday. According to BBC News, the cuts were part of a...
Houston 911 Operator Arrested For Hanging Up On Callers
Houston 911 Operator Arrested For Hanging Up On Callers
After hanging up mid-sentence on a caller, a Houston 911 call center operator was heard on a recording saying, "Ain't nobody got time for this. For real,"...
Turkey, Israel Consider Natural Gas Pipeline To Serve Europe
Turkey, Israel Consider Natural Gas Pipeline To Serve Europe
Turkey and Israel have agreed to examine the possibility of constructing a natural gas pipeline to carry Israeli fuel to Turkey and on to European markets, The...
Paul Ryan: Trump Could Lose Worse Than McCain Did
Paul Ryan: Trump Could Lose Worse Than McCain Did
The House Speaker, Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, has warned top GOP donors that the scandals currently engulfing the campaign for Republican...
Parents accused of trying to sell 40-day-old baby on eBay for $5,500
Parents accused of trying to sell 40-day-old baby on eBay for $5,500
Police in the western German city of Duisburg say they’re investigating the parents of a 40-day-old girl on allegations they were trying to sell their infant...
[AUDIO]: Trump Tells Howard Stern He Wanted OJ Simpson On 'The Celebrity Apprentice'
[AUDIO]: Trump Tells Howard Stern He Wanted OJ Simpson On 'The Celebrity Apprentice'
With 26 more days until the U.S. presidential election, more bad news keeps surfacing from Donald Trump’s past, some of which are surprising and awful and some...
Three elephants rescued from reservoir in China
Three elephants rescued from reservoir in China
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