DRESDEN, Germany, (APP/AFP) – In a basement of Dresden University, German scientists are busy refining a technique that could save millions of fluffy chicks from being shredded to death moments after they hatch. The young hatchlings are usually condemned to a violent end simply because they are male, as roosters are deemed largely useless in […]
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German scientists seek way to end live chick shredding
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US to send up to 250 more military trainers to Syria: official
HANOVER, Germany, (APP/AFP) – The United States is to send 250 more military trainers to Syria, a senior administration official said late Sunday, as President Barack Obama visited Germany as part of a European tour. Obama “tomorrow will announce that he has authorised up to 250 additional forces deploying to Syria,” the source said, adding […]
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Norwegian F-16 machine-guns control tower by mistake
OSLO, April 24, (APP/AFP) – A Norwegian fighter jet on a training exercise jet mistakenly machine-gunned a control tower with three officers inside, who survived unhurt, the military said Sunday. Two F-16s were taking part in a mock attack on the uninhabited island of Tarva off Norway’s west coast when one of them opened fire […]
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Abe-backed candidate wins Japan vote ahead of key summer election: media
TOKYO, April 24 (APP/AFP): Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party won an important by-election on Sunday, media projected, welcome news for Japan’s leader before summer elections at which revising the pacifist constitution will be a key issue. In the upcoming upper house elections the hawkish Abe is aiming to secure a two-thirds majority for his […]
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Obama sharpens Brexit warning as leaves for Germany
LONDON, April 24, (APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama has sharpened his warnings about Britain’s reduced global influence in the event of it leaving the EU, warning it could take ten years to reach a UK-US trade deal. In an interview with the BBC broadcast on the final day of his four-day visit to Britain […]
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EU-US trade deal ‘will fail’ if US refuses concessions: German ministe
FRANKFURT, April 24, (APP/AFP) – Negotiations on a US-EU free trade deal “will fail” if the US refuses to make concessions, German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel warned Sunday ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama. “The Americans want to hold fast to their ‘Buy American’ idea. We can’t accept that. They don’t want […]