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Monthly Archives: September 2015

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Standard & Poor's has cut Brazil’s sovereign debt rating to "junk" status. As a result, Brazil has lost its investment-grade rating. S&P said mounting political turmoil...

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According to UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), August 2015 saw a 5.2% fall in global food prices, the biggest drop since 2008. The FAO...

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Hyundai Motor union workers voted to strike on September 10 after being unable to reach a deal in wage talks. The union and management agreed...

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Asian stock markets were mostly lower on September 10 as economic data from Japan and China made investors cautious. After surging almost 8% on September...

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California has dropped plans to cut gasoline use in half by 2030, after intense oil industry lobbying. Governor Jerry Brown and other senior lawmakers had...

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A new human-like species have been discovered in a burial chamber deep in a cave system in South Africa, BBC reported. According to researchers, the...

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Former professional tennis player James Blake has been mistakenly detained in New York as he waited for a car to take him to the...

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The Hungarian army has begun exercises to prepare for a possible future role in guarding the southern border to try to stem the influx...

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Anti-virus mogul John McAfee has confirmed he is running for president in 2016. John McAfee, who founded an anti-virus company of the same name, filed...

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China’s rising food prices pushed up inflation to a one-year high in the world's second largest economy. The consumer price index (CPI) unexpectedly rose to...

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Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan have been advised to evacuate their homes, as the country is on high alert over heavy rains...

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They say lightning never strikes the same place twice…. What a common misconception, lightning...

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Denmark has decided to suspend all trains to and from Germany after police stopped hundreds of refugees at the border. Danish police also closed a...

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Apple is launching its larger tablet iPad Pro, a TV box with its own app store and new iPhones that can detect how firmly...

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Chinese Wang Fengying, who posed as a Qing dynasty princess in order to run a fraud scheme, has been sentenced to 13 and half...

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United Airlines chairman and CEO Jeff Smisek has resigned amid a corruption investigation. Two other executives of the US's third largest airline also quit. According to...

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Surf clothing and snowboard outwear company Quiksilver has filed for bankruptcy in the US after it lost 79% of its market value this year. Founded...

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According to latest figures, the sales of Rolls-Royce luxury cars have been affected by a fall in demand in China. Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos said...

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Japan's stock market closes up almost 8% on September 9 in its biggest one-day jump since late 2008. Nikkei 225 index closed up 7.71% at...

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In a "state of the union" annual address in front of the European Parliament, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has announced plans that offer...

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Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has apologized for her use of a personal email account for official business whilst secretary of state between 2009...

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Yusufu Mieraili, a key suspect in the last month’s Bangkok shrine bombing, has confessed to giving a bag containing a device to the man...

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A British Airways plane has caught fire at McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas, forcing the evacuation of 172 people on board on emergency...

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Queen Elizabeth II will become UK's longest-reigning monarch on September 9 when she passes the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth II,...
Google Glass image by Michael Praetorius

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Oregon Trail Screenshot by The Pug Father from Flickr Creative Commons. Digital gaming has come a long way since the days of Oregon Trail....