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Facebook hits two billion user mark

by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook said Tuesday it now has two billion…

Multinationals hit by global wave of cyberattacks

by By Oleksandr Savochenko with Maria Antonova in Moscow and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- A…

Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence

KIEV, Ukraine (Reuters) - A colonel in Ukraine's military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on…

Rescuers, sniffer dogs search for trapped people after landslide in southwest China

CHINA (Reuters) - More than 2,500 professional rescuers and 25 sniffer dogs are working against time to search for 93…

Youngest professional shogi player breaks record in Japan with 29 consecutive wins

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's youngest professional shogi player, Sota Fujii, set a historical record of 29 consecutive victories on…

UK royals to receive massive tax funding boost

(Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her royal family are set to see a huge boost to the funding they receive…

EU-Japan free-trade negotiators meet in Tokyo to discuss deal

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - The European Union's chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione met his Japanese counterpart Yoichi Suzuki for talks in…

Thousands join memorial service for seven deceased USS Fitzgerald sailors

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) - More than two thousand people in Yokosuka participated in a memorial service held on Tuesday (June…

Pharmacy executive tied to 2012 US meningitis outbreak gets nine years in prison

(Reuters) - A former Massachusetts pharmaceutical company executive was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday (June 26) after…

China lodges protest over Indian border incursion

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has made a formal protest after Indian border guards crossed from Sikkim state into its…

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