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Monthly Archives: January 2016

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Starbucks has reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings as sales rose over the festive period. The coffee giant’s total net revenue rose to $5.37 billion from $4.8...

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Schlumberger has cut 10,000 jobs in Q4 of 2015 amid the plunge in oil prices. News of the near-10% jobs cull came as the oilfield...

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Boeing has decided to cut production of its 747-8 jumbo jet in half and take a charge of $569 million in its fourth quarter. Starting...

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American student Otto Frederick Warmbier has been arrested in North Korea for committing a "hostile act" against the state. Otto Frederick Warmbier is a University...

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Asian stock markets have continued recovery, picking up on a rebound in oil prices and a strong lead from the US and Europe. The recovery...

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East coast is prepared for a huge blizzard which is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region. More than...

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Mariah Carey got engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer, multiple outlets have reported. The singer and her fiancé went public with their relationship in June...

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Hasna Ait Boulahcen, who died in a police raid after the Paris attacks, died of asphyxiation, French prosecutors say. However, her family argues she was...

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Mexican regional politician Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez is being questioned by police about her alleged links to recently recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo"...

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Global stock markets have risen, a day after billions were wiped off the value of shares amid global market turmoil. In the US, the Dow...

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Europe’s stock markets have opened slightly higher 24 hours after global turmoil saw billions wiped off the value of shares. London's benchmark FTSE 100 share...

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President Barack Obama has pledged his support to the city of Flint in Michigan in the water contamination crisis. Speaking from nearby Detroit, Barack Obama...

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According to new figures, more Brazilian babies were born with abnormally small heads to mothers infected with the Zika virus. There have been 3,893 cases...

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Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our Solar System orbiting...

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The release of Star Wars: Episode VIII has been delayed until the end of 2017, Disney has announced. The next installment of Star Wars saga...

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Abba’s members have reunited for the opening of a new business venture in the capital Stockholm. The dining-entertainment venue, based on the Greek taverna featured...

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Global stock markets have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth. Germany’s Dax,...

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The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by ISIS, satellite images confirmed. St. Elijah's monastery, or Dair Mar Elia, stood on a hill...

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A Florida mansion once owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is being demolished. The mansion’s new owners have hired professional treasure hunters to comb...

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has signed a $5 million deal for an Ebola vaccine, to protect against future outbreaks of the deadly disease. The deal...

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At least 19 people were killed and 50 injured in a gun and bomb attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, north-west Pakistan. Four suspected...

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ISIS has confirmed the British militant Mohammed Emwazi known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November 2015. The Islamic State group's online...

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According to Pyongyang reports, North Korean scientists have invented a hangover-free alcohol. The state-run Pyongyang Times says the "suave" liquor will spare you wincing when...

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Sarah Palin has announced her endorsement for Donald Trump’s presidential bid. The populist ex-governor of Alaska was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008. "Are you ready...

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One of President Barack Obama's key immigration reform plans could be challenged by the Supreme Court. The plan would lift the threat of deportation from...