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China stocks rebound 5.3%; most global markets rise
28 Aug 2015 6:08 AM ISTChina’s key stock market index surged 5.3 <g data-gr-id="17">per cent</g> on Thursday, its biggest gain in eight weeks, as markets across...
Indonesian airliner with 54 on board loses contact over Papua region
16 Aug 2015 11:10 PM ISTThe Trigana Air Service plane was flying from Papua's provincial capital, Jayapura, to the Papua city of Oksibil when it lost contact with Oksibil's...
Greek stock market re-opens with 22% bloodbath
4 Aug 2015 7:10 AM ISTBank shares suffered most, hitting or nearing the daily trading limit of a 30 <g data-gr-id="33">per cent</g> loss. Markets in the rest of...
Facebook to test giant drone to Net-connect remote areas
1 Aug 2015 6:22 AM ISTEngineers at the giant social network say they've built a drone with a 140-foot wingspan that weighs less than 1,000 pounds. Designed to fly at high...
Shell to shed jobs in face of long cheap oil period
31 July 2015 7:19 AM ISTRoyal Dutch Shell announced deep cuts to jobs and investment on Thursday as the global energy giant prepares for a prolonged period of low oil prices....
Robots do check-in & check-out at Japan cost-cutting hotel
17 July 2015 5:16 AM IST Hideo Sawada, who runs the hotel as part of an amusement park, insists using robots is not a gimmick, but a serious effort to utilise technology and...
3 indicted in $1.5-bn Las Vegas investment fraud
11 July 2015 4:48 AM ISTAuthorities in the US are seeking the arrest of the chief executive of a Las Vegas investment company and two of his former Asia-based executives on...
Global finance sharks to wait till Sunday for Greek pound of flesh
10 July 2015 5:01 AM ISTFrustrated and angered <g data-gr-id="26">eurozone</g> leaders gave Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a last-minute chance to finally...
Greek pensioners line outside banks despite 7-day closure
1 July 2015 4:32 AM ISTDespite the closures, pensioners lined up just after dawn at bank branches hoping they would be able to receive their pensions, which were due to be...
Greece Parliament approves referendum on creditor proposal
30 Jun 2015 5:01 AM ISTGreece’s parliament voted early on Sunday in favour of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ motion to hold a July 5 referendum on creditor proposals for...
Nationalist Greek PM puts bailout deal to referendum
29 Jun 2015 3:36 AM ISTGreece’s fraught bailout talks with its creditors took a dramatic turn early on Saturday, with the nationalist government announcing a referendum in...
France: 1 decapitated, many hurt in suspected Islamist attack
27 Jun 2015 1:22 AM IST"According to the initial findings of the enquiry, one or several individuals on board a vehicle drove into the factory. An explosion then took...