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MERS cases in South Korea rise to 95, seven dead
09 Jun 2015
India asks its citizens to leave Saudi city of Najran
08 Jun 2015
India has asked its citizens in conflict-hit Saudi Arabian city of Najran bordering Yemen to leave immediately, following a missile attack on the province by Houthi rebels from Yemen
BCC cuts forecast for UK’s economic growth
06 Jun 2015
US economy added 280,000 jobs in May
06 Jun 2015
Hackers breach data of millions of US government employees
05 Jun 2015
US law enforcement officials say a "foreign entity or government" was believed to be behind the cyber attack, with a possible Chinese connection being probed
S Korea reports two MERS deaths
02 Jun 2015
Petrobras raises $2.5 bn in 100-year debt
02 Jun 2015
US drops Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism
30 May 2015
Cuba was formally dropped by the US from a list of state sponsors of terrorism yesterday, in a major step toward restoration of full diplomatic ties
California turns to Australia for strategies to counter record drought
27 May 2015
Facing the longest and sharpest drought on record, Californian authorities are increasingly looking for solutions from Australia, the world's driest inhabited continent
Switzerland starts naming black money holders, two Indians in the list
26 May 2015
The Swiss Federal Tax Administration is reported to have published the names of several foreign nationals with Swiss bank accounts, including two Indian women
Israeli ex PM Olmert sentenced to eight month for graft
25 May 2015
The new sentence comes on top of six years in prison Olmert is already facing for taking bribes related to a controversial Jerusalem housing project while he was mayor
China offers $318 bn of projects to private investors to drive growth
25 May 2015
China is looking at the PPP model because of a widening funding gap amidst changes in borrowing procedures that could worsen its economic slowdown after years of double-digit growth
Global protest over Monsanto’s GM crops, pesticides
25 May 2015
US biotech giant Monsanto is at the receiving end for its prime products, the co-called Roundup crops and neonicotinoid pesticides that have now turned up to be carcinogenic
Greece set for June default if talks fail
25 May 2015
For Greece, which is deprived of the bond market now, a deal with the international creditors in the next few days is crucial to avoid a bankruptcy
ISIS wants to use Pak N-bomb on US
23 May 2015
With billions of dollars in extorted money in its coffers and support from divergent Islamic militant groups, ISIS hopes to secure its first nuclear weapon from Pakistan within the next 12 months
Obama signs bill to give Congress powers over Iran nuclear deal
23 May 2015
Under the bill Obama, would be barred from waiving congressional sanctions for at least 30 days, as lawmakers examined any final deal
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