NEW YORK: Citigroup Inc (Citi) has told senior staff in Europe that they would receive fixed monthly pay in addition to their salaries in an…
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Alibaba IPO comes with unusual business structure
FOREIGNERS who want to buy Alibaba Group shares in the Chinese e-commerce giants United States public offering will need to get comfortable with an unusual…
View More Alibaba IPO comes with unusual business structureChina universities vow ideology clampdown on staff, students
BEIJING: Three top Chinese universities have vowed to tighten œideological control over students and teachers, as a wider clampdown on free expression in the country…
View More China universities vow ideology clampdown on staff, studentsSuspected Ebola patient tests negative in Sweden
STOCKHOLM: A man suspected of being infected with the deadly Ebola virus ravaging several African countries tested negative in Sweden on Monday, local health officials…
View More Suspected Ebola patient tests negative in SwedenIndonesian female governor jailed for corruption
JAKARTA: Indonesias first female provincial leader, and head of one of the countrys most powerful political dynasties, was jailed for four years Monday for bribing…
View More Indonesian female governor jailed for corruptionTaiwans first budget airline set for maiden flight
TAIPEI: Taiwans first budget airline said Monday it was scheduled to launch its maiden flight later this month, tapping into the robust demand for cheap…
View More Taiwans first budget airline set for maiden flightTurkey detains dozens of police in new swoop against Erdogan foes
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities on Monday detained some two dozen police officers in new nationwide raids over an alleged plot to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government of…
View More Turkey detains dozens of police in new swoop against Erdogan foesSaudi crown prince in Paris for talks on arms, jihadist threat
PARIS: Saudi Arabias crown prince arrived in Paris Monday for talks with President Francois Hollande likely to touch on a Saudi-financed French package of arms…
View More Saudi crown prince in Paris for talks on arms, jihadist threatPPS chairman released on bail
GEORGE TOWN: Chairman of illegal Penang Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) Phee Boon Poh was released on police bail at 6pm today. To continue reading the…
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REYKJAVIK: A fissure eruption near Icelands Bardarbunga volcano was still spouting lava on Monday but no ash, a day after an eruption that briefly caused…
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