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Chinese demands, rebels and Buddhist ruins stall Afghan copper dream

China and Afghanistan remain deadlocked over a stalled $3 billion copper mine five months after Beijing demanded royalties be slashed by almost a half, underlining Kabul's struggles to support itself as foreign aid dries up.


German economy minister plays down boost from EU-U.S. trade deal: magazine

Germany's economy minister warned on Saturday against overblowing expectations for an economic boost from a trade deal between the United States and European Union but said the pact was needed to set high common standards for consumers.

Euro zone officials shocked by Greece's stance: Germany's FAS paper

Euro zone officials were shocked at Greece's failure to outline plans for structural reforms at last week's talks in Brussels, a German newspaper on Saturday cited participants as saying, adding the Greek representative behaved like a "taxi driver"

Greece may have blown best hope of debt deal

Even if it survives the next three months teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Greece may have blown its best chance of a long-term debt deal by alienating its euro zone partners when it most needed their support.


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French media group Vivendi (VIV.PA), with cash to spend after selling a chunk of its business, has no plans to bid for smaller rival Lagardere (LAGA.PA).
China's economy faces increased downward pressure, the premier has said, as the country prepares to announce first-quarter economic growth.
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be lean, clean and green, its interim chief said, playing down concerns over transparency and standards governing the institution.
The hit TV Castle may no longer extend for season 8 following Fillion and Katic’s silence with renewing their contracts for the instalment. Despite lack of confirmation from both parties and ABC’s, Katic’s Instagram posts hint that fans may need to bid this show goodbye on April 20.
The late King of Pop Michael Jackson child molestation charges have surfaced once again as a recent report reveals his former prosecutor has turned over files of the previous cases to Wade Robson, one of Jackson’s latest sexual abuse accusers.
DMX has denied recent allegations that he and his entourage robbed a man at gunpoint at a Newark gas station earlier this month.
The first clip is talkless but it says it all about much-awaited, much hash tagged True Detective Season 2 which is finally coming.
A phone with a model number LG-VS999 reportedly had an "eye-popping screen resolution of 2880 x 1620 pixels." It was also assumed that it could be the LG G4 and Google's Nexus 2015 phone. The G4 sports features such as a Quad HD resolution, and many more. Further, LG company recently decided to dole out 4,000 G4 smartphones in US, UK, and other regions.
The release date of Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts 3 has been much speculated but never confirmed. Although rumours say that the release date of the game may come later this year, more reliable sources argue that the game won't be launched until early next year. Aside from Kingdom Hearts 3, Square Enix is also working on a couple of other projects and even teased an upcoming game in their website.
LG G4 is the phone Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note Edge need to watch out for. Recent teaser video of this upcoming model boast of a stunning camera capture pegged to be better than that of Samsung’s flagship.