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Iceland Begins ‘Thor’ Scheme To Produce Geothermal Energy From Magma

If successful, the experimental project could produce up to 10 times more energy than an existing conventional gas or...

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Thais Revoke Passport of Red Bull Heir Over Hit-and-Run

Thailand has revoked the passport of the fugitive heir to the Red Bull billions, an official said Friday, after he left...

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Uber Faces Criminal Probe In US Over ‘greyball’ Code

Uber has been criticised many times over the way it runs its business Ride-sharing firm Uber is facing a criminal...

International

Oil Prices Have Plunged 15% In 3 Weeks

Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% Renewed fears about the oil supply glut...

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Google Docs Users Hit By Phishing Scam

Google says it has stopped a phishing email that reached about a million of its users. The scam claimed to come from...

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WhatsApp Apologises For Global Outage, Restores Services

WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that...

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‘Troops Mistakenly’ Kill Somali Minister

Somalia’s security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant...

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‘Troops Mistakenly’ Kills Somali Minister

Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist,...

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HSBC First-Quarter Pre-Tax Profit Falls 19%

HSBC said on Thursday that pre-tax profit fell 19 percent to US$4.96 billion in the first three months of the year. The...

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Facebook Profit Jumps As User Base Nears 2 Billion

Facebook on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit jumped just over $3 billion as its ranks of monthly users closed in...

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Illicit Capital Flows Hits US$3.5 Trillion In 2014-Study

Illicit capital flows into and out of developing economies ranged from $2 trillion to $3.5 trillion in 2014, with...

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US Private Sector Hiring Slows In April

Private US companies hired at a slightly slower pace in April, with new employment nearly entirely in the services...

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US Private Sector Hiring Slows In April

Private US companies hired at a slightly slower pace in April, with new employment nearly entirely in the services...

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Zenith Bank Ghana Held Its First Health Walk For the Year 2017

The walk was to create awareness on the need for a healthy lifestyle. The management and staff of zenith bank who were...

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Hong Kong Firm Snaps Up London Skyscraper In $1.47bn Deal

A Hong Kong property developer has confirmed the near completion of its almost $1.5 billion purchase of London's...

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Thai Police Struggle To Locate Fugitive Red Bull Heir

Thai police said Wednesday they were trying to locate Red Bull heir Worayuth Yoovidhya who reportedly fled to Singapore...

International

‘Dozens Killed’ In ISIL Attack On Northeast Syria

At least 37 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in an attack by ISIL fighters targeting a crossing...

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The ‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Challenge That’s Killing Kids

A so-called suicide game that’s allegedly targeting teens in Russia may now be finding its way around the globe,...

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Three Police Killed In Cairo Attack

Suspected militants have killed three police officers and wounded five others in an attack in the Egyptian capital,...