Melanie Griffith happy to be ‘free’
Actress Melanie Griffith is looking forward to being ‘completely free’ following her split from husband Antonio Banderas. The 57-year-old actress filed for divorce from The...
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Samsung to buy US tech firm SmartThings
AFP, Seoul :Samsung said Friday it had reached a deal to buy a US home automation startup SmartThings, as the South Korean electronics giant aims...
Young people leave Portugal for jobs
Xinhua, Lisbon : “Securing a job in Portugal is extremely difficult,” says Irina Cruz, 28, an unemployed nursery teacher.“There are so many people applying, and even...
Chinese firm to help upgrade Venezuela’s biggest hydropower plant
Xinhua, Caracas :Venezuela has embarked on the renovation of the country’s largest hydroelectric plant together with a Chinese firm, a top official said yesterday.Electric Energy...
Russian sanctions cost Austrian agri-food sector $6 m
Xinhua, Vienna :Russian import sanctions on European food products have cost the Austrian food and agricultural sector an estimated six million U.S. dollars so far,...
Dollar steady after Russia calls for end to Ukraine crisis
AFP, Tokyo :The dollar held steady in Asia Friday on easing concerns over the situation in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an...
EU moves to protect food producers hit by Russian embargo
AFP, Brussels :The European Commission said yesterday it would take exceptional measures to support growers in the EU affected by Russia’s ban on Western food...