AirAsia's Fernandes says looking for a partner in China
Peter Parks | AFP | Getty Images AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes speaks at a press conference in Sydney on March 12, 2015. “Everyone looks at just bringing the Chinese out, but we have a dual market...
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Southern California wildfire forces 82,000 people from their homes
It tore through canyons and flew over ridges in every direction with astonishing speed, sending flames 24 metres skyward and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. The Southern California...
View ArticleTurkey to free 38,000 inmates from overstuffed prisons
Turkey issued a decree Wednesday paving the way for the conditional release of 38,000 prisoners, the justice minister said — an apparent move to reduce its prison population to make space for...
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Why Obama hasn't closed Guantanamo Bay
In 2009, in one of his first acts as U.S. president, Barack Obama signed an executive order calling for the prison at Guantanamo Bay to be closed within the year. He was fulfilling a campaign promise...
View ArticleAustralia to close controversial Manus Island refugee camp
Australia and Papua New Guinea said on Wednesday they had agreed to close a controversial Australian-funded asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island, but gave no timeline, leaving the fate of...
View ArticlePolice issue warrant for IOC exec for scalping Rio tickets
Rio de Janeiro authorities issue an arrest warrant for an International Olympic Committee executive accused of scalping tickets for the Summer Games. Source link The post Police issue warrant for IOC...
View ArticleTaylor Swift is donating $1 million to the Louisiana flooding relief effort
Getty Images Taylor Swift performs during ‘The 1989 World Tour’ night 1 at Lanxess Arena on June 19, 2015 in Cologne, Germany. Taylor Swift is donating $1 million to Louisiana flood relief after...
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Trump shakes up campaign team again in bid to catch Clinton
Donald Trump has shaken up his campaign again, it was revealed Wednesday, bringing in Breitbart News’ Stephen Bannon as CEO and promoting pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager. The move comes...
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Cleanup begins in Louisiana after 'heartbreaking' flood leaves state in shambles
The heartbreaking task of sorting through waterlogged belongings and ripping out carpets and drywall is kicking into high gear Wednesday in flood-wracked southern Louisiana as the state faces a...
View ArticleEx-Wall Street banker convicted for giving father insider tips
Louis Lanzano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sean Stewart, former managing director of Perella Weinberg Partners LP, right, enters federal court in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. A former Wall...
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'It's the not knowing': California wildfire evacuees wonder if their homes...
A ferocious wildfire had swallowed up many homes as it spread across more than 100 square kilometres of mountain and desert east of Los Angeles. Exactly how many, however, and to whom they belonged,...
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Scared off by Sochi: Why the Olympic money problem could be an opportunity...
The Olympics has a problem and it’s all about money. Host cities are spending billions more than they once did — mostly on security and construction — creating a chilling effect for potential future...
View ArticleHaunting image circulates of Syrian boy rescued from Aleppo rubble
Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from the rubble in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike in Aleppo. The image of the stunned and weary looking...
View ArticleSolarCity's slashing costs, including some top execs pay
Rashid Umar Abbas | Reuters Elon Musk, Chairman of SolarCity and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks at SolarCity’s Inside Energy Summit in Manhattan. SolarCity on Wednesday said it would cut operating costs,...
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'A very dangerous game': Russia vs. Ukraine showdown reaches risky new level
The tension flare-ups just keep coming in the armed confrontation between Ukraine and Russia and now the military buildup at the borders has reached the most dangerous level in two years. This is a...
View ArticleUS weekly jobless claims total 262,000 vs 265,000 estimate
Getty Images A job seeker holds employment papers as she attends the Choice Career Fair on November 7, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida. First time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected...
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'They kill with so much hate': Anti-LGBT violence soars in Brazil
A light scar remains where the knife entered, nearly imperceptible now in the dimness of Viviany Beleboni’s Sao Paulo apartment. Laser treatments have helped it fade. The attack happened late one...
View Article6 killed, dozens wounded in 2 car bombs in Turkey
Two bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish militants killed seven members of the security forces and wounded 224 people in southeast Turkey on Thursday, officials and security sources said, in a renewed...
View ArticleFed's Dudley upbeat on US employment, return of middle-wage jobs
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images William Dudley, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Strong recent U.S. jobs growth and a long-awaited return of...
View ArticleRyan Lochte's teammates pulled off plane in Rio amid robbery probe
Two Olympic swimmers were taken off their flight from Brazil to the U.S. on Wednesday by local authorities amid an investigation into a reported robbery targeting Ryan Lochte and his teammates. A...
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