Russia restores contact with Angolan satellite
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian specialists on Friday said they have restored communication with Angosat-1, the first national satellite it…
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Cold Canada cancels some New Year’s events
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadians pride themselves on living with cold weather -- but sub-zero temperatures proved too much even for them…
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Apple apologizes for slowing iPhones, offers discounted batteries
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple on Thursday apologized to its customers for slowing down the performance of older…
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Top Italian chef to open community kitchen in Paris
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Top Italian chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was named the world's best restaurant last year,…
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Epson, Apple face French legal pressure over planned obsolescence
by Anne LEC'HVIEN and Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French prosecutors have launched a probe into Japanese…
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Apple CEO must fly private aircraft for ‘security, efficiency’
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States (AFP) -- Apple's board has instructed chief executive Tim Cook to use only private aircraft…
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UPDATE: Russia loses contact with Angolan satellite
by Olga Rotenberg and Anna Smolchenko Agence France-Presse moscow, Russia (AFP) -- Russia has lost contact with Angola's first national…
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Nintendo eyes 20 mn Switch sales
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nintendo is expecting to sell more than 20 million of its new "Switch" consoles in the…
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Self-healing glass: a cracking discovery from Japan
by Hiroshi Hiyama Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese researcher has developed -- by accident-- a new type…
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US Library of Congress backtracks on complete Twitter archive
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Library of Congress has scaled back plans to archive…
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