WASHINGTON: More people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, but the increase wasnt sharp enough to disrupt the job markets positive momentum. To continue reading…
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Jeweller Graff buys back ruby for record USD8.6mil
GENEVA: London luxury jeweller Laurence Graff has paid a record 8.2 million Swiss francs (USD8.6 million) for a Burmese ruby, the top lot at a…
View More Jeweller Graff buys back ruby for record USD8.6milBosnia arrests 11 suspected jihadists
SARAJEVO: Police in Bosnia today arrested 11 people suspected of fighting alongside Islamist forces in Syria and Iraq and assisting terrorist activities in the two…
View More Bosnia arrests 11 suspected jihadistsHyperactive autism boys “playful act” led to fall of six year old from school block
SEREMBAN: A hyperactive autistic student playful act is believed to be the cause of a six-year-old Adam Zikri Faizul Khairy to fall from the second…
View More Hyperactive autism boys “playful act” led to fall of six year old from school blockWomen in workforce increased to 5.15mil last year
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s effort to increase the participation of women in the workforce showed positive results when the number of women in work place…
View More Women in workforce increased to 5.15mil last yearRTD to nab vehicle owners with number plates against specifications
KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (RTD) will proceed with its operations to nab vehicle owner with number plates that do not conform with standard…
View More RTD to nab vehicle owners with number plates against specificationsCamerons flood: Illegal farmers will not be compensated
KUALA LUMPUR: Illegal farmers who were affected by landslides and flash floods in Cameron Highlands recently will not be compensated. To continue reading the rest…
View More Camerons flood: Illegal farmers will not be compensatedPolice hunt for tiger on the loose in Paris
MELUN: Police and firefighters were desperately hunting for a tiger on the loose near Paris today after a local resident took a photo of the…
View More Police hunt for tiger on the loose in ParisPaper giant UPM slashes European paper production, cuts 550 jobs
HELSINKI: The worlds leading maker of magazine paper, Finlands UPM-Kymmene, announced 550 job losses in Europe today in an industry hard hit by readers moving…
View More Paper giant UPM slashes European paper production, cuts 550 jobsSpace agency releases 1st picture from comet
BERLIN: The European Space Agency today published the first image taken from the surface of a comet, and said that its Philae lander is still…
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