Facebook CEO and wife commit 3 billion USD to medical research

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said on Wednesday it would commit 3 billion U.S. dollars over the next 10 years to help cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the 21st century. An emotional Priscilla Chan, wife of Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer (CEO) of Facebook, Inc., told an event in San Francisco about her educational experience growing up in a...

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Cambodia's Angkor heritage site attracts over 460,000 Chinese tourists in 9 months

The Cambodia's famed Angkor archeological park received 460,045 Chinese tourists, or 29.4 percent of the total tourists to the park, during the first nine months of 2016, according to the latest figures released on Thursday. China was the largest source of tourists to the ancient site during the January-September period this year, followed by South Korea and the United...

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Samsung's operating profit rises by brisk sales of semiconductors and display panels

Samsung Electronics saw its operating profit rise in the third quarter by brisk sales of semiconductors and display panels, the company said on Frida...

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Philippines "can live" without U.S. military aid: defense chief

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday that his country can get by without U.S. military aid...

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U.S. blames Russia for hacking political groups

The United States on Friday blamed Russia for hacking U.S. political sites, an accusation immediately dismissed as "nonsense" by Moscow...

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Cambodian mango in great demand by Thai fruit processors

A large volume of Cambodia's fresh mangoes are being delivered to Thailand's fruit processing plants from where it is bound to be re-exported...

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Haiti takes stock of hurricane as death toll climbs, int'l aid mobilized

Haiti's interim President Jocelerme Privert has called for rapid, effective and coordinated action to help people affected by Hurricane Matthew. Privert held a meeting on Friday to assess the damage of the hurricane, the Haiti Libre daily reporte...

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U.S. lifts economic sanctions on Myanmar

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday issued an executive order to lift economic sanctions on Myanmar...

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