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Pizza chain to introduce drone delivery service
Business, Reuters, Published on 26/08/2016
» WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: A New Zealand pizza chain aims to become the world's first company to offer a commercial drone delivery service, a milestone in the once-unthinkable quest to save time and money with an air-borne supply chain dispensing with people.
China regulates P2P lending to curb illegal activities
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2016
» BEIJING - China's banking regulator issued tough new rules on Wednesday to tighten regulation of the country's US$60 billion peer-to-peer lending sector, which has been dogged by scandals and fraud.
Tiger tourism expands despite temple raid
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2016
» The tiger tourism business is booming and the captive tiger population is growing fast, experts say, more than two months after Thai wildlife authorities found 40 dead cubs while rescuing animals from the popular Tiger Temple.
Ariya vaults into second at Woburn
Reuters, Published on 30/07/2016
» WOBURN, ENGLAND - Evergreen Catriona Matthew, boosted by having husband Graham back on her bag after a spell looking after their two young children, launched a determined title charge at the Ricoh Women's British Open on Friday.
Southeast Asian stocks sluggish
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2016
» Southeast Asia stocks were sluggish on Tuesday, with Vietnam closing nearly 1% lower after blue chips lost ground, while Singapore fell, dragged down by oil-and-gas stocks.
Indonesia's top diesel buyer says biofuel rule unworkable
Reuters, Published on 11/07/2016
» JAKARTA -- Indonesian state power firm PLN says it cannot comply with government rules that it use diesel fuel with a bio content of at least 30% because it would damage generators, potentially curbing demand for biofuel ingredient palm oil in the world's top producer of the commodity.
Tourists are not welcome as boom brings backlash
Business, Reuters, Published on 31/05/2016
» PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN - On the walls of the grand old houses of this Balearic port which attracts millions of foreigners every year, a new kind of graffiti has flourished: "Tourists go home".
Japan quake kills 9, injures 1,000
Reuters, Published on 15/04/2016
» TOKYO - At least nine people were killed and nearly 1,000 injured by a strong earthquake that hit southwestern Japan, toppling houses and leaving thousands without power, but no problems were reported at nuclear plants in the area.
US court tests abortion regulations
News, Reuters, Published on 01/03/2016
» When the US Supreme Court hears a major abortion case Wednesday, for the first time in nearly a decade, the regulations at issue will not involve foetuses or the mother, but rather standards for doctors and facilities where the procedure is performed.
HSBC decides to keep HQ in London
Business, Reuters, Published on 16/02/2016
» LONDON/HONG KONG: Global banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc has decided to keep its headquarters in London, rejecting the option of shifting its centre of gravity back to its main profit-generating hub Hong Kong after a thorough 10-month review.