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Malaysia Airlines removes offensive year-end promotion tweet
Malaysia Airlines apologized for a year-end promotion tweet that draw anger after it inadvertently drew parallels with the still-missing MH370 flight. "Want to go somewhere...
Taiwan elections 2014: PM PM Jiang Yi-huah resigns after ruling pro-China party loses poll
Taiwan PM Jiang Yi-huah has resigned after his ruling pro-China party suffered stiff defeats in local elections. The Kuomintang party (KMT) appears to have lost...
Taiwan elections 2014: Pro-China test for ruling party KMT
Taiwan is holding the island's biggest local election, which is widely seen as a referendum on the China policy of the ruling party. Almost 20,000...
Black Friday 2014: Lower sales expected as many stores opened on Thanksgiving Day
This year’s Black Friday was notably less intense as bargains spread over two days. The crowds, gathering at the biggest shopping centers, appeared to have...
Oil prices fall after OPEC meeting in Vienna
Oil prices plunged after the OPEC oil producers' cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna. OPEC's secretary general Abdallah Salem el-Badri...
Why Your Meetings Should Be Digital
Hosting an effective meeting can be a costly venture. Between travel expenses, charges for printing and creating effective literature, the cost of refreshments, and...
Gurtel scandal: Spain’s Health Minister Ana Mato resigns over illegal payments accusation
The Spanish health minister, Ana Mato, has resigned after a judge accused her of benefitting from illegal payments. The minister’s ex-husband, Jesus Sepulveda, was found...
Kim Dotcom declares himself broke
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has declared himself "broke". Kim Dotcom said he had spent $10 million on legal costs since being arrested in New Zealand...
Jean-Claude Juncker unveils €315 billion investment plan to kick-start EU economy
Jean-Claude Juncker, the newly appointed European Commission president, has revealed details of a €315 billion ($393 billion) investment plan to kick-start Europe's economy. At the...
How to Break Through Your Company’s Plateau of Growth by Using a Smartphone
You may have been successfully running your business for quite some time without any major hiccups or complications. However, as is the case with...
Hillary Clinton 2016: Barack Obama says Bill Clinton’s wife would be a great president
In a recent interview, President Barack Obama has said that Hillary Clinton would be a "great president" if she decided to run for the...
Tunisia votes in first presidential election since Arab Spring
Tunisia is voting in the first presidential election since the 2011 Arab Spring revolution that triggered uprisings across the region. Twenty seven candidates are in...
Bahrain elections 2014: Shia-led opposition boycotted vote
Bahrain has voted in the country's first parliamentary elections since protests erupted in the wake of the Arab Spring in 2011. The government called on...
Bahrain holds first legislative elections since Arab Spring
Bahrain is voting in its first parliamentary elections since Arab Spring protests broke out in 2011. The government has called on all of the country's...
Delta Air Lines to replace old Boeing planes with 50 Airbus jets
Delta Air Lines will replace its old Boeing planes with 50 Airbus wide-body jets powered by Rolls Royce engines. The order, worth $14 billion, confirmed...
Sotheby’s CEO William Ruprecht resigns after 14 years
Sotheby's CEO William F. Ruprecht has announced his resignation after 14 years in the role. William Ruprecht, 58, would leave his post by "mutual agreement"...
PM Shinzo Abe dissolves Japan’s lower house of parliament for early election
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe has dissolved the lower house of parliament in preparation for an early election. Shinzo Abe is seeking a new mandate for...
Barack Obama announces changes to immigration policy
President Barack Obama will announce his plans to use overriding executive powers to enact major changes to immigration policy. Barack Obama will unveil his strategy...
Silvio Berlusconi promises free trips to cinema for pensioners
Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has said that pensioners will get free trips to the cinema if his party is returned to power. Silvio Berlusconi,...
Commerzbank to charge big corporate clients holding substantial deposits
Commerzbank has announced it will charge big corporate clients fees if they hold substantial deposits at the bank. The German bank is the first major...
Black Friday 2014: Walmart Doorbuster Deals
Wal-Mart announced that on November 21 they will match competitors select Black Friday deals one week early. Some of the deals include 40-inch LED HDTV,...
Keystone XL oil pipeline bill fails to pass Senate
The US Senate has failed to pass a bill approving the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Senate voted by 59-41 in favor of the...
Japan: PM Shinzo Abe calls early election in December
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has called snap election in December, two years ahead of schedule. At a news briefing, Shinzo Abe said he would dissolve...
Indonesia increases subsidized fuel prices by 30% to save economy
Indonesia has decided to increase fuel prices by more than 30% in an attempt to save the economy more than $8 billion in 2015. Prices...
HSBC accused of tax fraud in Belgium
HSBC Private Bank's Brussels branch is being accused of helping wealthy Belgians to avoid taxes. Belgian prosecutors allege that hundreds of clients - including diamond...
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