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Yingluck Shinawatra indicted over Thai rice subsidy scheme
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has been indicted over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. If found guilty on the charge of negligence, Yingluck Shinawatra could...
Greek banks receive extra €3.3 billion emergency cash from ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) has agreed to raise the emergency funding available to Greek banks to €68.3 billion. The €3.3 billion increase in the...
Jeb Bush 2016: Former Florida governor delivers foreign policy speech at Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Jeb Bush has said he admires his father and brother's presidencies but he is his "own man" on foreign policy. In a speech in Chicago,...
Nestle USA to remove all artificial flavors and colors from chocolate products
Nestle has announced it will be removing all artificial flavors and colors from its chocolate products in the US. The Swiss food giant’s US unit...
HSBC Geneva raided by Swiss police for alleged money laundering
Offices of the Geneva subsidiary of HSBC bank are being raided by Swiss police in an inquiry into alleged money-laundering. Prosecutors said they were investigating...
Greece expected to request six-month extension of its loan agreement
According to new reports, Greece is expected to request a six-month extension of its loan agreement on February 18. The loan would not be an...
Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration halted by South Texas federal judge
A South Texas federal judge has put on hold President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration, giving a coalition of 26 states time to...
Greece’s stock market falls by 4% as European finance ministers fail to reach new debt deal
The Greek stock market fell by more than 4% at its open on Tuesday, February 17, after European finance ministers failed to reach a...
Greece debt crisis: Yanis Varoufakis ready to do whatever it takes to reach bailout deal
Greece is ready to do "whatever it takes" to reach agreement on its bailout in the next two days, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has...
Kaspersky Lab report: Bank hackers steal up to $1 billion
According to a new report, up to 100 banks and financial institutions worldwide have been attacked in an "unprecedented cyber robbery". Computer security company Kaspersky...
Michele Ferrero: Nutella billionaire dies aged 89
Nutella billionaire Michele Ferrero, whose global chocolate empire made him Italy's richest man, has died aged 89. Michele Ferrero s privately-owned company is famous for...
South Africa: EFF lawmakers ejected from parliament during Jacob Zuma’s annual speech
The South African parliament descended into chaos as leftist lawmakers scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President Jacob Zuma. The Economic Freedom...
Ukraine parliament brawl: Deputies Yegor Sobolev and Vadim Ivchenko fist fight over anti-corruption bill
Two members of the Ukrainian parliament, Yegor Sobolev of the “Samopomochi” party and Vadim Ivchenko from the “Fatherland” party, were involved in a brawl...
Greece debt talks: Officials fail to reach agreement in Brussels
Greece has failed to reach an agreement with eurozone officials over the country's debt crisis, though both sides said there was still hope for...
Heather Cho found guilty of breaking aviation law over nut rage case
Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho has been found guilty of breaking aviation law over the "nut rage" case. Heather Cho, also known as Cho...
Jeb Bush removes correspondents’ personal information from released emails
Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has edited 275,000 emails he released after it emerged they contained correspondents' personal information. Social security numbers, email addresses and phone...
Greece government to present alternative debt plan at EU finance ministers meeting
The Greek government is to present its first concrete proposals for an alternative debt plan at an emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers in...
UBS under new tax evasion investigation in US
Swiss banking giant UBS has confirmed it is being investigated by US authorities into whether it helped Americans evade taxes through investments banned in...
Netflix launches streaming service in Cuba
Netflix has launched its services in Cuba, as diplomatic relations between the US and the communist island continue to thaw. The internet movie and television...
HSBC helped wealthy clients across world evade hundreds of millions of dollars
According to new reports, HSBC helped wealthy clients across the world evade hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tax. Accounts from 106,000 clients in...
Alexis Tsipras: Greece seeks bridge loan rather than bailout extension
Greece is seeking a bridge loan rather than an extension of its bailout, PM Alexis Tsipras has said. In an address to parliament, Alexis Tsipras...
Nigeria elections 2015: Electoral commission delays vote by six weeks over security fears
Nigeria has postponed the February 14 presidential election to March 28 over concerns about the security situation. The country’s electoral commission chief Attahiru Jega said...
Nicolas Maduro orders takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the takeover of private supermarket chain Dia Dia by the state food agency. During a TV address, Nicolas Maduro...
Pope Francis to become first ever pontiff to speak before US Congress
Pope Francis will be the first ever pontiff to address the US Congress, lawmakers in Washington have announced. The Pope will make his historic speech...
Sony attack: Co-chair Amy Pascal resigns after email hack
Sony Pictures' co-chair Amy Pascal has decided to step down following a debilitating cyber attack that revealed her private emails. Amy Pascal will start a...
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