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Quantum leap for mass as science redefines the kilogramme

SEVRES, France (AFP) -- Sealed in a vault beneath a duke's former pleasure palace among the sycamore-streaked forests west of Paris sits an object the size of an apple that determines the weight of t...

November 13, 2018
World News
Crazy in love? The Japanese man 'married' to a hologram

Akihiko Kondo's mother refused an invitation to her only son's wedding in Tokyo this month, but perhaps that isn't such a surprise: he was marrying a hologram. "For mother, it wasn't something to ce...

November 13, 2018
World News
Korean wartime slaves demand Japan steel giant asset seizure

TOKYO -- Supporters of four South Koreans who served as wartime forced labourers for a Japanese firm visited its Tokyo headquarters Monday to demand court-ordered compensation. South Korea's highest...

November 12, 2018
Social affairs
World leaders mark WWI centenary in sombre Paris ceremony

US President Donald Trump, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and dozens of other world leaders joined France's Emmanuel Macron in commemorating the centenary of the end of World War I in a solem...

November 12, 2018
World
Clash erupts during Israel operation in Gaza, six dead: officials

An exchange of fire erupted during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, leaving six Palestinians dead, officials said, while potentially dashing hopes that a recent agreement wo...

November 12, 2018
World News
Paradise lost: California fires rage on

Firefighters in California on Saturday battled raging blazes at both ends of the state that have left at least nine people dead and thousands of homes destroyed, but there was little hope of containi...

November 11, 2018
World News
Russia raises North Korea sanctions at UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The UN Security Council is expected to meet behind closed doors at Russia's request on Thursday to discuss sanctions imposed on North Korea, diplomats said. The...

November 8, 2018
North Korea
Trump preaches love, makes threats after midterms

An upbeat President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised a post-elections era of "love" in Washington, saying he can work with opposition Democrats in a newly divided Congress, yet warning the gloves c...

November 8, 2018
World News
Migrants unwittingly take center stage in US vote

The Central American migrants trekking toward the United States in a caravan have unwittingly become key players in Tuesday's US midterms, though many are not even aware the elections are happening. ...

November 7, 2018
World News
US exempts Indian-backed port in Iran from sanctions

The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the project to Afghanistan. Iran late last year inaugurate...

November 7, 2018
World News
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China's toilet revolution

As one of the world's richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. So it came as a surprise when the founder of Microsoft brandished a jar ...

November 7, 2018
World Business
Metoo, Brexit, environment inspire new dictionary entries

"Single-use" was named the Collins Dictionary word of the year on Wednesday, following a four-fold increase in usage since 2013 in a reflection of increased concerns about sustainability. It edged o...

November 7, 2018
World News
Rajapakse rally gathers as Sri Lanka showdown toughens

COLOMBO, Nov 5, 2018 (AFP) - Thousands of supporters of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse headed for the capital on Monday to rally in support of his controversial nomination as prime min...

November 5, 2018
International
Iranians feeling US sanctions ‘in their bones’

TEHRAN, Nov 5, 2018 (AFP) - The latest round of US sanctions on Iran’s vital oil industry may have just started on Monday but some Iranians say they have already become a basic fact of life. “I don’...

November 5, 2018
International
Riyadh sent experts to cover up Khashoggi murder: Turkey

ISTANBUL, Nov 5, 2018 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia sent two experts to Istanbul with the specific aim of covering up evidence after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul, a Tu...

November 5, 2018
International

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