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Not just Bali: Indonesia to develop more tourism sites
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: Hundreds of tourists, many of them young Westerners, sat on grey stone steps atop the world's largest Buddhist temple, occasionally checking mobile phones or whispering to each other as they waited for daylight.
Facebook currency plan under scrutiny in Congress
Associated Press, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook's ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers, as it's shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
Michael Kors ups the glamour, buys Versace for $2bn
Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2018
» NEW YORK: Michael Kors is buying the Italian fashion house Versace in a deal worth more than $2 billion (€1.83 billion), continuing its hard charge into the world of high-end fashion.
Coca-Cannabis? Coke analysing cannabis in drinks
Associated Press, Published on 18/09/2018
» The Coca-Cola Company said Monday it is "closely watching" the expanding use of a cannabis element in drinks, another sign cannabis and cannabis-infused products are getting more acceptance in mainstream culture and a harder look from long-established pillars of American business.
Musk says investors convinced him Tesla should stay public
Associated Press, Published on 25/08/2018
» DETROIT: Electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc will remain on the public stock exchanges after CEO Elon Musk said Friday that investors have convinced him the company shouldn't go private.
Japan's economy shrank in first quarter
Associated Press, Published on 08/06/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's economy declined in the first quarter on weak consumer spending, revised data showed Friday.
Amazon to block Australians from global websites due to tax
Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2018
» CANBERRA: Amazon will block Australians from buying from its international e-commerce websites and restrict them to a smaller local platform from July in response to new tax rules that consumer advocates fear will reduce the range of choice for customers in Australia.
Toys 'R' Us founder dies days after chain shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 23/03/2018
» NEW YORK: Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys "R" Us six decades ago and transformed it into an iconic piece of Americana, died Thursday at age 94, a week after the chain announced it was going out of business.