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Obama Tells Putin To Rein In Syrian Air Raids
US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to stop airstrikes against moderate Syrian rebels, says the White House.In Saturday's telephone call, Mr Obama stressed to Mr Putin the need to relieve the blockade of besieged parts of the war-torn country…
In Poor, Violent Enclave of 'Saint Death,' Pope Slams Mexico's Rich
ECATEPEC, Mexico — Celebrating Mass for more than 300,000 people in one of Mexico's poorest and most dangerous cities Sunday, Pope Francis took a swipe at the country's rich and corrupt elite.Decrying "a society of the few and for the few," he denounced deep…
Corporate America's Detroit love affair
Last April, Shell flew me to Detroit for the company’s annual Powering Progress Together conference. This edition of the event was held in the cavernous Cobo Center, Detroit’s newly renovated downtown convention hall, and the conversation was all technocratic optimism. The Houston-based oil company had…
Plan Colombia's mixed legacy: coca thrives but peace deal may be on horizon
In the lowlands surrounding the town of La Hormiga, coca was once king.Fields of the bright green bushes stretched to the horizon in every direction and farmers were flush with cash. The surrounding municipality was the one with the most coca crops in the…
Zika virus pregnancy case confirmed in Spain - first in Europe
Spain has confirmed that a pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus - the first such case in Europe.The health ministry said the woman had recently returned from Colombia, where it is believed she was infected.Zika, which is spreading through the…
Top IS commanders 'taking refuge' in Libya
Senior commanders from so-called Islamic State (IS) have moved to Libya from Iraq and Syria recently, a top Libyan intelligence official says.The official told BBC Newsnight that increasing numbers of foreign fighters had arrived in the city of Sirte.Representatives from 23 countries met…
£20m Boost To UK's Driverless Car Technology
Trials of driverless cars are currently being worked on in Bristol, Coventry, Milton Keynes and Greenwich, London.Eight new projects in the UK have been given £20m to research and develop driverless car technology.The money will be used to help improve the communications systems…
Obama To Seek $755m For Cancer 'Moonshot'
The multi-agency task force headed by Vice President Joe Biden hopes to accelerate private and public cancer research.President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for $755m (£523m) to kickstart a cancer research task force, the White House has said.The aim of the Cancer…
Irish EuroMillions Player Claims €66m Prize
The National Lottery in Dublin says the claimant has been in touch but is yet to produce the ticket.A ticketholder in Ireland has claimed a €66m (£50m) share of Friday's EuroMillions jackpot, the National Lottery in Ireland says.The claimant says they matched the…
Oil Giant BP Slumps To £3.6bn Annual Loss
The UK-based firm has slumped into the red amid a plunge in the global price of oil over the last 18 months to 12-year lows.BP has announced thousands of fresh job cuts as it crashed to a £3.6bn ($5.2bn) annual loss for 2015 amid…