Portugal puts Eurovision hopes in big-hearted crooner
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) - A few weeks ago, Salvador Sobral, a 27-year-old crooner tipped as a favorite for Saturday's Eurovision…
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International
History lesson: S. Korea’s Moon scraps state textbooks
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In on Friday scrapped state-issued school history textbooks introduced by…
8 years ago
Turkey detains 57 in post-coup operation
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey on Friday detained 57 people in an operation that is part of an investigation into the failed…
8 years ago
Final verdict looms for Concordia shipwreck captain
ROME, Italy (AFP) - The fate of the captain of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise liner hung in the balance…
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Japan PM, Philippines and Vietnam vice presidents take part in Global Summit for Women in Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday (May 11) received an award for the promotion of…
8 years ago
Pessimism rife in working-class Tehran ahead of poll
by Ali Noorani Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - In a working-class district of Tehran teeming with porters, motorbikes and…
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North Korea says US and S. Korea plot “terrorism” attack against its leader
PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) -- North Korea Foreign Ministry on Thursday (May 11) said it had unveiled a plot attack…
8 years ago
US intel chiefs express doubts about Kaspersky security software
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Top United States intelligence chiefs on Thursday publicly expressed doubts about the global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs because…
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Thoroughbreds lose out in ‘Ben Hur’ duel
ROME, Italy (AFP) - Two thoroughbreds pulling a Roman style chariot just lost out to a top racing driver…
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Security in Afghanistan likely to ‘deteriorate’: US intelligence
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The heads of United States intelligence agencies offered a pessimistic assessment Thursday of the security…
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