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Europe's news agencies blast Google, Facebook
AFP, Published on 04/09/2018
» PARIS: Europe's biggest news agencies accused Google and Facebook of "plundering" news for free on Tuesday in a joint statement that called on the internet giants to share more of their revenues with the media.
Poaching arrest leads to tall tale
News, Published on 04/09/2018
» Last week marked a milestone for anti-poaching campaigners. Usually, forest patrols are only able to net the small fish -- hired poachers -- but hardly ever a ringleader.
JD.com CEO arrested in the US
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2018
» BEIJING/SHANGHAI: JD.com Inc's billionaire founder was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct during a US business trip, as local police begin an investigation into the chief executive officer of one of China's largest internet corporations.
Tris upgrades IVL on value-added strength
Business, Published on 03/09/2018
» Tris Rating has upgraded the company rating on Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL) and its senior unsecured debentures to AA- from A+.
One party to rule them all
Asia focus, Published on 03/09/2018
» As Cambodia prepares to join the growing club of one-party states in Asean when its new parliament convenes on Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen has been taking steps to get back into the good books of the international community. It might not be easy, given how he secured his new five-year term as the country's undisputed leader.
Why demonetisation was a 'failure'
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 03/09/2018
» The Indian central bank's final tally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2016 demonetisation drive -- intended to take money derived from tax evasion out of circulation -- showed that 99.3% of outlawed high-value banknotes had been returned. That's a severe loss of face for officials, who had argued that holders of the cash would rather destroy it than return it to banks, providing a windfall for the government.
Federer out-maneuvers Kyrgios, Cilic survives as Kerber, Zverev fall at US Open
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» NEW YORK - Five-time champion Roger Federer found a new way to amaze Saturday as he reached the US Open last 16 with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Nick Kyrgios.
'Lehman Weekend': the biggest bankruptcy in American history
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» WASHINGTON - It was "Lehman Weekend." The moment in September 2008 when the 150-year-old investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed, precipitating the worst global economic crisis since the 1930s.
Federer out-guns Kyrgios as former champ Kerber toppled at US Open
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» NEW YORK: Five-time champion Roger Federer found a new way to amaze Saturday as he reached the US Open last 16 with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Nick Kyrgios.
Election 'reform' is a sham
News, Postbag, Published on 02/09/2018
» Re: "Limited primary vote draws flak", (BP, Aug 30).