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Monthly Archives: February 2016

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WhatsApp has reached the milestone of one billion active users every month, Facebook has reported. That's nearly one in seven people on Earth now use...

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Asian stock markets were trading largely lower on February 2 following a lackluster lead from the US overnight and as oil prices fell again. Japan's...

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The San Francisco Police Department will be investigated over Mario Woods’ death, eight weeks after the fatal shooting of the 26-year-old black man provoked...

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Ted Cruz has won the first vote of the US 2016 presidential election in the Iowa Republican caucuses. The Texas senator declared as he railed...

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Twitter’s shares have dropped after major gains earlier in the day following reports that a deal with private equity firm Silver Lake is not...

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Rolls-Royce has announced a $2.7 billion deal with Norwegian Air Shuttle. The company will manufacture and service Boeing 787 Dreamliner engines for the low-cost airline. Rolls-Royce...

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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has posted an Instagram video showing Russian opposition politician Mikhail Kasyanov in a sniper's crosshairs. Former PM Mikhail Kasyanov is a...

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The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting in Geneva to discuss the "explosive" spread of the Zika virus. The meeting will decide whether...

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Credit Suisse and Barclays have been fined a total of $154 million over their "dark pool" trading operations in the US. "Dark pool" operations allow...

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Japan’s stock market traded sharply higher on February 1 as investors continued to cheer January 29 surprise move by the central bank to cut...

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This year’s presidential candidates are to make final pitches to people in Iowa, where the first votes for party nominations will take place later. Polls...

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Chef Benoit Violier, whose restaurant was named the best in the world in December 2015, has been found dead at his home in Switzerland. French-born...