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Japan seeks early Suu Kyi visit after election win
Published on 27/11/2015
» TOKYO — Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday told a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party recently scored a landslide election victory, that Tokyo wants Myanmar's democracy to visit Japan soon and will continue supporting the smooth transfer of power in the Southeast Asian country.
An early start can lead to an early win in retirement
Published on 27/11/2015
» Many people dream of having a relaxed life in their retirement after having worked so hard almost their entire life. However, not many can have their dreamed life because they have not planned their retirement well since the beginning.
Putin tells Hollande 'ready for cooperation' in fight against terrorism
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Francois Hollande that Moscow is ready to cooperate in anti-terrorism efforts in Syria, at the start of crunch talks over forming a coalition against the Islamic State group.
Britain fines Barclays pound sterling72m over 'elephant' deal
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» LONDON - Britain's financial regulator on Thursday fined Barclays bank pound sterling72 million ($109 million, 102 million euros) for failing to carry out proper checks on a vast so-called "elephant" deal for ultra-wealthy clients.
Turkey would have acted differently if it had known jet was Russian: Erdogan
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey would have acted differently if it had known a warplane its forces downed on the Syrian border was Russian.
Brazil mining giant rejects UN anger over 'toxic' flood
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Mining giants responsible for a dam spill in Brazil earlier this month rejected Thursday accusations by the United Nations that "20,000 Olympic swimming pools of toxic mud" spewed into a river.
IAAF president Coe finally quits Nike job
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» MONACO - IAAF president Sebastian Coe bowed to intense pressure and announced Thursday that he had stepped down from his paid role as an ambassador for Nike to focus more on cleaning up world track and field's beleaguered governing body.
Venezuela opposition figure's killing was gangland hit: president
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» CARACAS - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday the shooting dead of an opposition leader appeared to be a gangland score-settling, dismissing claims it was politically motivated ahead of key elections.
Davis Cup debut for Edmund, alongside Murray
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» GHENT (BELGIUM) - Kyle Edmund will make his Davis Cup debut for Britain on Friday when he joins Andy Murray in trying to hand their country its first overall success in the tennis showpiece since 1936.
Surge in French police, army sign-ups after Paris attacks
AFP, Published on 27/11/2015
» PARIS - France's emergency services and military have seen a surge of interest from young people keen to join up after watching the Paris attacks unfold on television.