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(ATTN: REWRITES headline; ADDS more info in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Cuba reaffirmed their friendly ties as a senior North Korean official visited Havana to attend Fidel Castro's memorial service, Pyongyang's media said

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PARIS, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- French President François Hollande appointed Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve to the prime minister's position Tuesday.

Tom Hardy flashes a big smile and strips off his shirt for Esquire UK magazine’s January 2017 issue, available on newsstands today (December 6)! Here’s what the 39-year-old Mad Max star had to share with the mag: On why he’s lured to the darker side of the human experience in his roles: “I enjoy the [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an important development and consumers globally will see it playing a much more prominent role -- both in society and at work -- next year, a new report said on Tuesday.

Ikea is offering longer parental leave to employees who are new parents, as it strives to keep good workers in an improving job market.

As blizzard conditions mounted, a representative of the protest camps just south of the Dakota Access Pipeline construction zone issued a clear message Monday. "We declare here today, we are not going anywhere," said John Bigelow, head of the camp's media committee and a member of the Standing Rock Sioux.

Supreme Court hears second day of arguments over whether MPs should have a vote on Article 50

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn is named Europe's Ryder Cup captain for the 2018 event in Paris.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De waarschuwing 'Let op! Geld lenen kost geld' heeft geen effect op het gedrag en de houding van consumenten die online een lening afsluiten. Dat concludeert de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) na onderzoek dat in samenwerking met het ministerie van Financiën tot stand kwam.

The oil company company responsible for constructing the Dakota Access Pipeline has openly stated that they will defy an order by the Army Corps of Engineers who refused to grant them permission to extend the pipeline beneath a Missouri River reservoir on Sunday. Energy Transfer Partners have said that the denial of an easement necessary to drill under the river is of no consequence for its plans to complete the project. According to a statement from Dallas based Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a man charged with burglary was naked when he was taken into custody. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris tells al.com (http://bit.ly/2hbdSEP) that 40-year-old Mark Tucker, of Flat Rock, is charged with third-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, breaking into a vehicle and attempted murder.

PHILADELPHIA — Cam Newton should start wearing khakis and a navy blue blazer on team flights.

China’s Alipay payments platform, part of Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, will collaborate with three banks and a payments company in Europe as it seeks to expand its presence there.

EuroSkills, de Europese kampioenschappen voor beroepen, vond dit jaar plaats in Göteborg, Zweden. Vijf studenten van ROC van Twente namen hieraan deel en sleepten zilver en brons in de wacht. EuroSkills werd georganiseerd van 1 tot en met 3 december.

Google is latest major streaming video provider to adopt 4K Ultra HD resolution, adding more than 125 4K movies to its Google Play online library.

Burning sage and campfire aromas wafted through the air Saturday afternoon near the site where dozens of U.S. veterans set up another big, long green tent on packed snow.

- Professor Ben Nwabueze has challenged Nuhu Ribadu to show how his actions undermined the war against corruption in the country.

The lead negotiator in Brussels for Britain's exit from the European Union, Michel Barnier, has said the terms need to be agreed by October 2018 in time to be ratified before the next European parliament elections and that "cherry-picking" is not an option for Britain.

The suspects, detained in 2013, were accused of forming a spy ring in collaboration with Iran and leaking classified information on Saudi military zones.

Environment minister Josh Frydenberg has been forced into an humiliating u-turn on climate policy, less than 48 hours after releasing details for a pending review.