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US campaign donation limits annulled by Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has struck down overall donor limits for political campaigns. The court ruled 5-4 that individuals could give to candidates, parties and...
Segolene Royal joins France’s new government as environment minister
Segolene Royal, President Francois Hollande's ex-partner and the mother of his four children, has joined France’s new government in a major reshuffle by the...
Philip Morris closes Australia factory
Philip Morris has announced it will cease production of cigarettes at its factory in Moorabbin, Australia. The closure of the factory, which has been in...
Greece to receive 8.3 billion euro bailout in three installments
Greece is to receive its next 8.3 billion euro ($11.4 billion) bailout in three installments, eurozone finance ministers have announced. A first tranche of 6.3...
Obamacare sign-up ends with massive surge
The Obamacare enrollment period ended midnight Monday with hundreds of thousands of Americans signing up for insurance under Barack Obama's healthcare program, in a...
Mark Zuckerberg made $3.3 billion on Facebook stock in 2013
Mark Zuckerberg earned $3.3 billion on the sale of his Facebook share options in 2013, a new regulatory filing has revealed. The Facebook founder has...
GM recalls 1.3 million more cars over potential loss of power steering
General Motors is recalling 1.3 million more cars for power steering loss. The latest recall includes the 2004-2006 Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Malibu, and Malibu Maxx,...
Lufthansa cancels 3,800 flights ahead of pilots strike
Lufthansa has announced the cancelation of 3,800 flights for this week because of a strike by pilots over pay and working conditions. The company said...
Turkey local elections 2014: Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims personal victory
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory for his party in local elections, and vowed that his enemies would "pay the price". Recep Tayyip...
Holyland affair: Israel’s former PM Ehud Olmert convicted of bribery
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been convicted of bribery in a case which forced him to resign to office in 2008. Ehud Olmert was...
Turkey local elections 2014: Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party takes strong lead
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party has taken a strong lead in Turkey’s local elections. The polls are being seen as a key test for PM Recep...
France local elections 2014: Francois Hollande’s socialists suffer big losses
Francois Hollande's socialists have suffered big losses in France’s municipal elections, according to early results. The opposition UMP claims victory and the far right National...
Cuba backs new foreign investment law
Cuba's National Assembly has passed a new foreign investment law on Saturday that aims to make the Communist-run island more attractive to foreign businesses. The...
Turkey local elections 2014: Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces popularity test
Turkey is voting in municipal elections that analysts say could determine the political future of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They are the first elections since...
Andrej Kiska wins Slovakia’s presidential election
Andrej Kiska has won Slovakia's presidential election, despite having no previous political experience. Tycoon Andrej Kiska, standing for office for the first time, defeated current...
Vitaly Klitschko pulls out of Ukraine’s presidential elections
Former boxing champion and leading politician Vitaly Klitschko has pulled out of Ukraine’s presidential elections planned in May. Vitaly Klitschko said instead he would back...
Lufthansa pilots to hold three-day strike from April 1
Lufthansa pilots’ union has decided to hold a three-day strike from 22:00 GMT on April 1. Lufthansa pilots’ strike, over pay and working conditions, is...
GM recalls 824,000 more cars over defective ignition switches
General Motors is recalling 824,000 more cars over defective ignition switches that have caused some engines to shut off and to disable airbags. GM said...
BlackBerry posts $5.9 billion annual loss
BlackBerry has reported a net loss of $5.9 billion for its latest financial year. However, in the first quarter of 2014, BlackBerry recorded a smaller-than-expected...
GM stops selling some models of Chevrolet Cruze
General Motors has halted sales of some models of the popular Chevrolet Cruze car. The giant carmaker did not give details of the reasons behind...
Wal-Mart sues Visa for $5 billion over credit card transaction fees
Wal-Mart has sued Visa for $5 billion, alleging that the credit card company worked with large banks to fix the price of transaction fees...
Obamacare: Six million people sign up for medical insurance
President Barack Obama has announced six million people have signed up for medical insurance under his healthcare law – dubbed Obamacare - meeting the...
El Salvador elections 2014: Norman Quijano admits presidential vote defeat
Norman Quijano, the candidate of El Salvador opposition party, Arena, has accepted defeat in the presidential election held on March 9, after losing several...
Patrick Cannon: Charlotte mayor resigns after corruption arrest
Patrick Cannon, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, has resigned on Wednesday night after only 114 days in office. Patrick Cannon, 47, was arrested on...
Yulia Tymoshenko to run for Ukraine’s presidency
Former Ukraine’s PM Yulia Tymoshenko has announced she is planning to run for presidency in May elections. Yulia Tymoshenko was released from prison in February...
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