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Airbus offers extra-wide seats for obese passengers on A320 jets
Airbus is offering airlines the option of installing extra-wide seats for overweight passengers on its A320 jets to cope with what it describes as...
Cyprus seeks help from EU to reduce burden of bailout conditions
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has announced he will appeal for extra assistance from the EU after it emerged yesterday that the country would need...
Cyprus bailout to be finalized in Dublin eurozone finance ministers talks
Eurozone finance ministers meet in Dublin on Friday to finalize Cyprus bailout amid news that the country needs much more money than previously thought. The meeting...
Jose Mujica apologizes for referring to Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an “old hag”
Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica has apologized for apparently referring to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an "old hag". In a radio interview Jose...
US Senate begins gun control debate
The US Senate has begun debate on a proposal to expand criminal background checks on gun buyers. The bipartisan move marks the most serious consideration...
Cyprus bailout cost rises to 23 billion euros
According to a draft document prepared by Cyprus' creditors, the cost of the bailout for the country has increased to 23 billion euros ($30...
Tamiflu demand boosts Roche sales in Q1 2013
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has reported a 5% rise in sales for the first quarter of 2013, boosted by strong demand for its flu...
Cyprus sells its gold reserves to finance bailout
Cyprus has decided to sell off much of its gold reserves to help finance part of its bailout. An assessment by the European Commission says...
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda recall 3.4 million cars worldwide over airbag defect
Top four Japanese carmakers are recalling 3.4 million cars globally over a defect in passenger airbags. Toyota, which is recalling 1.73 million cars, said the...
Barack Obama unveils $3.77 trillion budget plan including Social Security and healthcare cuts
President Barack Obama has unveiled a $3.77 trillion budget plan that includes new taxes on the wealthy along with cuts to benefit programmes. The White...
Luxembourg to relax bank secrecy from 2015
Luxembourg has announced it would ease the secrecy surrounding its banks by implementing rules on the automatic exchange of bank account information with its...
Francois Hollande calls for tax havens eradication
France’s President Francois Hollande has called for "eradication" of the world's tax havens and told French banks they must declare all of their subsidiaries. Francois...
Belgium sends EU complaint over Germany’s mini-jobs and low wage practices
Belgium has sent a complaint to the European Commission regarding low wages at some German firms, described by Belgium as unfair "social dumping". The Belgian...
Margaret Thatcher branded racist by Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Lateline
Some of Margaret Thatcher’s comments have been described as "unabashedly racist" by Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr in an interview with a local broadcaster. In...
MasterCard investigated by European Commission over inter-bank fees
The European Commission is investigating MasterCard over fees charged for card transactions made by people visiting Europe. The Commission said some of MasterCard's "inter-bank fees...
North Korea boycotts Kaesong Industrial Complex as its workers fail to report for work
North Koreans workers have failed to report for work at Kaesong Industrial Complex, suspending one of the few points of co-operation between the two...
Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya’s new president
Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in as Kenya's president after winning elections against Raila Odinga back in March. Dignitaries and tens of thousands of people...
Barack Obama in tears as he urges Congress to vote gun control bill during Connecticut speech
President Barack Obama made an emotional plea as he urged lawmakers to vote on gun control legislation that appears to be stalling in Congress. Speaking...
Mary Jo White confirmed as new head of SEC
Mary Jo White has been confirmed by the US Senate as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the body that...
Is Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016?
Chelsea Clinton says she simply wants her mother to take it easy as speculation swirls over whether Hillary Clinton will run for the White...
Who was Margaret Thatcher? Her biography at-a-glance.
A guide to the extraordinary life and career of the first British female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher: Who was Margaret Thatcher? Margaret Thatcher, born Margaret Hilda...
Margaret Thatcher Dead: UK first female prime minister dies at 87 following stroke
Margaret Thatcher, UK's first female prime minister, has died at 87 following a stroke, her spokesman has announced today. Lord Bell said: "It is with...
Wikileaks publishes 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence reports from 1970’s
Wikileaks has published a new collection of more than 1.7 million of US diplomatic and intelligence documents from the 1970s. The documents include allegations that...
Japanese yen reaches its lowest level since 2008 against US dollar following stimulus plan
The Japanese yen has reached its lowest level since 2008 against the US dollar after the central bank began the latest round of its...
Portugal: PM Pedro Passos Coelho announces alternative cuts to avoid second bailout
Portugal's PM Pedro Passos Coelho has said a court ruling striking down parts of his government's budget means it will have to make other...
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