Nineteen feared dead amid heavy flooding in French Riviera

Violent storms and flooding send water cascading through Antibes, Cannes and Nice, inundating a retirement home and killing three people inside  Nineteen people are feared dead after violent storms and severe flooding swept the French Riviera, including three people who drowned in a retirement home after a river broke its banks. Heavy flooding along the Cote d’Azur...

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What's in a brand name? In China, everything

If you're a well-to-do Shanghai resident, you might start a typical day with a cup of Starry Hope, and then check email on your Triple Stars before driving to the office in your Treasured Horse. After work, you might unwind with a cold bottle of Hundred Prestige. In case you missed it, that's actually Starbucks (SBUX), Samsung, BMW and Budweiser. The Chinese...

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Russia bombs Syrian targets for 4th day as international concerns grow

Russian forces bombed targets in Syria for a fourth day despite international concerns over Moscow's intentions in the war-torn nation. The Russian defense ministry said its soldiers bombed nine ISIS positions Saturday near the terror group's de facto capital in Raqqa. In the past 24 hours, the air force conducted 20 airstrikes near Raqqa, the ministry said. Tactical bombers destroyed various militant facilities, including ammunition and ...

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