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Japan's huge pension fund set for major investment shift: reports
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan will announce Friday that its public pension fund -- the world's biggest -- will double the amount of equities it holds in its investment portfolio, reports said, as it seeks out...
View ArticleMyanmar president opens unprecedented talks with Suu Kyi, army
Naypyidaw (Myanmar) (AFP) - Myanmar President Thein Sein opened unprecedented talks with army top brass and political rivals including Aung San Suu Kyi in the capital Naypyidaw on Friday ahead of...
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The Navy SEAL Who Wrote The Book About The Bin Laden Raid Is Under Criminal...
The ex-Navy SEAL who wrote the best-selling memoir "No Easy Day" that provided a first-hand account of the raid resulting in the death of Osama bin Laden is under a Justice Department criminal...
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Hamilton seeks to divert attention from F1's problems
Austin (AFP) - World championship leader Lewis Hamilton will bid to divert attention from Formula One's looming financial crisis by seeking his fifth consecutive race win at this weekend's United...
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We Finally Know The Identity Of The Mystery Woman In 'The Avengers' Sequel...
When Marvel released "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" trailer, fans were left with a lot of questions about the anticipated sequel. The biggest mystery revolved around an unidentified actress spotted at...
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World stocks rally after Japanese stimulus
New York (AFP) - Global stocks soared and US markets powered to fresh records Friday after the Bank of Japan surprised investors with a sharp increase to its stimulus operations.The policy switch,...
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Slack CEO Explains Why He Thinks His 8-Month-Old App Is Now Worth $1.1 Billion
There’s been so many billion-dollar startups these days that it’s almost starting to feel routine in tech. Slack, an enterprise work collaboration app, is the latest one to join the club. It announced...
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These Maps Reveal How Ethnic Groups Are Spread Across America
The United States may be a melting pot, but many ancestry groups still stick together.Take German-Americans, the country's largest ancestry group with 49 million members. While they make up more than...
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This Damning Book Offers Little Hope For The Future Of Afghanistan
"If the central government doesn't stay together, I'll have to find a way to protect my people."That's just one of the many negative outlooks about the future of Afghanistan offered by Afghan...
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This One Feature Might Be The Best Reason To Use BlackBerry's Messaging App...
BBM, BlackBerry's messaging app, updated on Friday and brought along with it a bevy of new features. Among them, though, is something everyone probably wishes they had: the ability to unsend a message....
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The Second Languages Of Every Part Of The World In One Incredible Infographic
The website MoveHub.com is a resource for people looking to move abroad.They've released this eye-opening infographic that shows the second language of every region across the globe. Some are rather...
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The 50 Best Internships For 2015
Internship season just ended — but savvy students are already thinking about their plans for next summer.That's why career website Vault has already released its ranking of the top internships for...
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Untapable wins Breeders' Cup Distaff
Arcadia (United States) (AFP) - Untapable, trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden By Rosie Napravnik, won the $2 million Distaff on Friday, the marquee race on the opening day of the Breeders'...
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Mike Tyson says he was sexually abused as a child
Los Angeles (AFP) - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was sexually abused when he was seven years old by a stranger on the street, he told US radio.The 48-year-old former boxer said an adult male...
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China Wobbled Again
China's manufacturing PMI missed expectations, coming in at 50.8 rather than 51.1.This is also down from September's read of 51.2.Remember that any number lower than 50 in this metric suggests a...
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Greek Orthodox Church bans religious rites at cremations
Athens (AFP) - The Greek Orthodox Church says it will not provide religious rites for those who choose cremation, saying it disrespects the human body."The incineration of the body is not in keeping...
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China manufacturing growth slows in October: govt
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese manufacturing growth slowed in October, the government said on Saturday, as the world's second-largest economy expands at its weakest pace in five years.China's official...
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Arsenal face fight to catch Premier League leaders, says Wenger
London (AFP) - Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal stars they can't afford to lose any more ground in the Premier League title race if they want to overhaul leaders Chelsea.Wenger's side have fallen...
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Boko Haram says kidnapped schoolgirls 'married off'
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram has claimed the 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped in Nigeria earlier this year have converted to Islam and been married off, according to a new video obtained by AFP on...
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Apple Pay fails to unify fragmented market
Washington (AFP) - Apple Pay, meant to inject momentum into a fragmented market for the emerging mobile payments sector, has instead highlighted the squabbles between retailers and the banking and...
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