Daily Archives: Sep 1, 2015
Google’s New Logo Unveiled
Google has unveiled its updated logo for the company’s core search services. The changes smooth out some of the features in the letters that make...
World Stocks Plunge on China Manufacturing Data
Global stock markets have been hit by renewed fears over China’s economic growth, with the main indexes falling sharply. Wall Street traded sharply lower, with...
China Stock Market Hit by Weak Manufacturing Data
China’s stock market has continued its recent slide after fresh data provided further evidence of a slowdown in the country's economy. According to an official...
Eurozone Unemployment Falls to Lowest Rate in Three Years
Eurozone unemployment fell in July 2015 to its lowest rate in more than three years, Eurostat figures have shown. According to the EU statistics agency,...
Canada Entered Recession in Q2 2015
Canada has entered recession in Q2 2015, official figures have shown. The Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) fell by an annualized rate of 0.5% between...
Joy Beverley of Beverley Sisters Fame Dies at 91
Joy Beverley of Beverley Sisters fame has died at the age of 91. The British singer was the eldest sister in the trio, who were...
China Market Crisis: Fresh Manufacturing Data Confirms Slowdown
According to fresh economic data, the Chinese factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in three years in August, confirming the slowdown in the...
Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games Logo Scrapped over Plagiarism Allegations
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games logo has been scrapped after allegations that it was plagiarized. The Games organizing committee said there were too many doubts...
Migrants Stage Protest at Sealed Keleti Train Station in Budapest
Crowds of migrants have been protesting outside Keleti train station in Hungary's capital Budapest after police sealed off the terminal to stop them travelling...
Bangkok Bomb Attack: Police Arrest Second Foreign Suspect
Thai police have arrested a second foreign suspect in connection with the deadly bombing at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine on August 17, PM Prayuth Chan-ocha...
Palmyra’s Temple of Bel Destroyed by ISIS, UN Satellite Images Confirm
According to the United Nations, a satellite image confirms that Palmyra’s Temple of Bel in northern Syria has been destroyed. There had been earlier reports...
Hillary Clinton Email Scandal: 7,000 Pages Released by State Department
Thousands of pages of Hillary Clinton's emails while secretary of state have been released, including many that have been censored after being deemed classified. Hillary...
New Zealand Flag Design Contest Finalists Unveiled
New Zealand has unveiled the four finalists in the country's public competition to design what could be its new national flag. The response has been...