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  • Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

    Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

    Reuters
    Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

    By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now giving. "Living here is better than staying at home alone. We help each other and have a common language," said the spritely Zhang, an enthusiastic dancer. "We are very happy here. ...

  • Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

    AFP News
    Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

    US officials opened an investigation into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured more than 70 passengers and severed a key rail link.

  • Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells

    AFP News
    Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells

    Americans have lined up in droves across the country to buy Powerball Lottery tickets in the hopes of winning the record $600 million jackpot, the largest in the 21-year history of the game.

  • Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says

    Reuters
    Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says

    By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not news. Francis, who has made straight talk and simplicity a hallmark of his papacy, made his unscripted comments in answers to questions by four people at a huge international gathering of Catholic associations in St. Peter's Square. ...

  • New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

    New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

    Reuters
    New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

    By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market. ...

  • India could face junk status, S&P warns

    AFP News
    India could face junk status, S&P warns

    India faces at least "a one-in-three" chance of losing its prized sovereign grade rating, global ratings agency Standard and Poor's has warned, amid new threats to economic growth and reforms.

  • Three new suicides at Apple supplier's China factory

    AFP News
    Three new suicides at Apple supplier's China factory

    Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, a labour rights group said on Saturday.

  • India Walmart lobby case 'closed'

    AFP News
    India Walmart lobby case 'closed'

    India's investigation into whether Walmart may have bribed Indian officials to gain wider access to the country's vast market has been "closed" due to lack of evidence, a report said on Saturday.

  • Yahoo! sets event amid Tumblr talk

    Yahoo! sets event amid Tumblr talk

    AFP Relax
    Yahoo! sets event amid Tumblr talk

    Yahoo! scheduled a news conference Monday amid reports it was in talks on with the popular blogging platform Tumblr about an acquisition or strategic alliance.

  • New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

    Reuters
    New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

    By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market. ...

  • Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

    Reuters
    Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

    By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette when using the recording-capable gadget, which some attendees faithfully wore everywhere - including to the crowded bathrooms. Google Glass, a cross between a mobile computer and eyeglasses that can both record video and surf the Internet, is now available

  • Samsung announces ‘Google' version of the Galaxy SIV

    AFP Relax
    Samsung announces ‘Google' version of the Galaxy SIV

    Samsung has yet another variation of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy SIV, on the way.

PARLIAMENT SEATS: FINAL TALLY

                                                   
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222 seats total, 112 to win, 148 for two-thirds