Softbank's Son says will surpass $10 billion investment commitment for India
Japanese telecom and media group SoftBank's investments in India will top $10 billion in 10 years, the company's chairman Masayoshi Son said on Friday. "I am going to surpass my commitment," Son told the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, referring to an earlier $10 billion
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Honda outselling Toyota in China, sets up photo finish for 2016
Honda Motor Co's sales in China surpassed those of Toyota Motor Corp for the first 11 months of 2016 as fresh models lured consumers and set the Japanese rivals up for a photo finish for full-year sales ranking in the world's top auto market. Chinese consumers have flocked to Honda's raft
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Indonesian police: Treason suspects planned to incite chaos
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police arrested 10 people including prominent citizens for suspected treason and other crimes and said they were planning to use a mass protest in the capital on Friday to cause chaos and overthrow the government.
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Rush to spend as India 'cash catastrophe' prompts chaos
Indians endured more turmoil Friday as they rushed to spend old notes at petrol stations before a midnight deadline as the opposition denounced the scrapping of high denomination bills as a catastrophe. Indians had been given until December 15 to use the old bills at filling stations but the government
AFP NewsThe Latest: Russia: Syrian troops reclaim city near Damascus
The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 1:15 p.m. The Russian military says the Syrian government has taken over a city just outside of the capital after a rebel retreat. The military's ...
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Indonesia blasphemy protest draws 200,000; ends peacefully
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least 200,000 conservative Muslims rallied peacefully in the Indonesian capital on Friday in the second major protest against its minority Christian governor, who is being prosecuted for alleged blasphemy.
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U.S. military veterans to join North Dakota pipeline protest camp
By Terray Sylvester and Alicia Underlee Nelson CANNON BALL/WEST FARGO, N.D. (Reuters) - More than 2,000 U.S. military veterans are expected to join a protest at a camp in North Dakota on Friday where thousands of activists, braving frigid conditions, are demonstrating against a pipeline project near
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French leftwing field wide open after Hollande bows out
French President Francois Hollande's dramatic announcement that he will not seek a second term opens the way for his prime minister Manuel Valls to make a bid for power in next year's increasingly open election. Hollande's decision to bow to historically low approval ratings and step down
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Europol warns of Islamic State attacks, says dozens of militants may be in Europe
Islamic State is likely to launch more attacks in Europe, the EU police agency Europol warned on Friday, with several dozen militants already in place and more possibly arriving as IS faces setbacks in Syria and Iraq. In a report on the threat the Islamist group poses to the 28-nation bloc, Europol
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Greek ferries tied up in port at start of 48-hour strike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ferries across Greece are to remain tied up in port for two days as seamen walk off the job to protest proposed tax hikes.
Associated PressOpen for business: Signs point to recovery after wildfires
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The charred city of Gatlinburg is still days away from reopening after devastating and deadly wildfires, but all around the city, communities in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains are welcoming back residents and visitors.
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International push aims to protect endangered heritage
Representatives from dozens of countries began meeting in Abu Dhabi on Friday to discuss the creation of a $100-million fund to protect and restore heritage sites threatened by extremism and conflict. The two-day conference reflects growing international alarm over the destruction of ancient artefacts
AFP NewsA Guide to Utah's National Parks
Utah is known for its five extraordinary national parkshere's what to see in each one. Read on for details.
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EU police report highlights ongoing IS threat to Europe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Islamic State group is likely to carry out new attacks in the European Union in the near future, probably targeting countries that are members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the extremist organization in Syria and Iraq, EU police agency Europol said in a report published
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Russia says foreign spies plan cyber attack on banking system
By Christian Lowe and Natalia Zinets MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had uncovered a plot by foreign spy agencies to sow chaos in Russia's banking system via a coordinated wave of cyber attacks and fake social media reports about banks going bust. Russia's domestic intelligence
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Magic-mushroom compound boosts cancer patients' mindset
Cancer patients often experience mental anguish and stress, but a single dose of a hallucinogen found in psychedelic mushrooms, along with psychological counseling, improved their mindset, two studies said Thursday. The approach "significantly lessens mental anguish in distressed cancer patients
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Cambodia's king pardons opposition leader at PM's request
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni on Friday granted a royal pardon to a leader of the main opposition party, at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen, holding out hope for compromise after a period of rising political tension. Kem Sokha, a leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was
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Russia says foreign spies plotted huge cyberattack
Russia on Friday said it had uncovered plans by foreign intelligence services to carry out massive cyberattacks this month targeting the country's financial system. The FSB security service said in a statement that it had received information on "plans by foreign secret services to carry out
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South Korean opposition seeking to impeach Park next Friday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's main opposition parties said Friday they will push for a vote next week on President Park Geun-hye's impeachment.
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Airbnb imposes limit on London home rentals
Airbnb will impose a 90-day limit on the sharing of private homes in London, the home rentals website has revealed amid fears over the British capital's housing market. The online lettings firm announced the move on Thursday after studying its impact in London and elsewhere, adding it would also
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China's Xi says "watching closely" following U.S. election
Chinese President Xi Jinping told former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger on Friday that China was watching U.S. politics "very closely" following the presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump. Trump lambasted China throughout the U.S. election campaign, drumming up headlines
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Pro-EU candidate wins 'Brexit by-election' in London
Prime Minister Theresa May's government suffered a rebuke over its plans to pull Britain out of the EU on Friday after voters in the London suburb of Richmond ousted a eurosceptic lawmaker in favour of a pro-European candidate. In a stunning upset, Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney overturned
AFP NewsFrench presidential race centres on "top cop" Valls after Hollande bow-out
By Brian Love PARIS (Reuters) - The focus of France's presidential election swung on to Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Friday as the possible standard bearer of the ruling Socialists following Francois Hollande's shock announcement that he would not seek a second term. Hollande's dramatic
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Malibu mountain lion gets reprieve after alpacas killed
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A California mountain lion placed under a death sentence for killing nearly a dozen alpacas owned by a Malibu woman was granted a reprieve when the woman announced she wouldn't act on a state-issued permit giving her the right to kill the animal.
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Teenager brings guns to school, but his parents disarm him
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Police are applauding the parents of a 15-year-old student who disarmed their son at a Utah junior high school, after they noticed him acting strangely in the morning and realized he had taken the family's shotgun and handgun.
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