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US EPA glyphosate ruling: 'No risks to public health'

The EPA draft review says the agency found potential risk to mammals and birds that feed on leaves treated with glyphosate, and risk to plants. The material i...

Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite USA move: Parliament speaker

Upping the ante, the White House announced last week it would end oil purchase waivers granted to Iran's main customers -- including China , India and Tur...

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A young shareholder, brought to Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting by her father, asked Warren Buffett what his favourite investment was outside of the conglom...

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Hackers Target Microsoft-Owned GitHub, demand ransom

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Dr Reza Baqir assumes charge as Governor SBP

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A new report on cannabis use in Canada shows how many have tried it for the first time, how many smoke daily, and how many think it is okay to drive within two ...

Volkswagen Golf Might Only Be Available as GTI or R in America

The Golf's death comes as we approach the debut of the eighth-generation model , which up until now, was green-lit for the U.S. "The [next-generation] Golf R...

Uber sued by thousands of taxi drivers

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Uber barring its ex CEO from NYSE balcony during IPO | AP business

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Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (CCEP) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.69

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Billionaire Warren Buffett gives new hint about his successor

During the 2016 presidential election cycle, Buffett donated to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign, albeit relatively small donations (he and his wif...

Bitcoin Jumps As Much As Six Percent To New Six-month High

With the market cap hovering at just over $102 billion at press time with a value of $5814, the cryptocurrency needs one final push to find its way past the $...

Australia's Macquarie Group books record annual profit, flags slightly weaker FY20

The so-called "Millionaires Factory" reported a 17 per cent increase in its full-year net profit for the 12 months to the end of March of $2,982 million, up fro...

Cash here to stay as government commits to protecting access

As well as establishing the new joint authorities cash strategy group (JACS), the Treasury says it will support the Bank of England's work to develop a new wh...

HSBC beats estimates with 31% Q1 profit rise as costs decline

Earlier this year, HSBC warned profits would be hit by a slowdown in China. However, HSBC Global Private Banking arm's adjusted pre-tax profit dropped 12% to ...

Superloop share price jumps on QIC takeover offer

Superloop's closing share price on 2 April was $1.465. The indicative offer of $1.95 per share was received on 26 April, and represented an increase of $0.05 ...

No injuries, minor damage after cruise ships bump in Vancouver harbour

But, she says, the Oosterdam hit the starboard side of her ship and came to a stop against the dock. According to a statement from Holland America, shortly ...

McAfee provides tips for World Password Day 2019

In fact, a good password is generally the opposite , with McAfee's Ian Yip, Chief Technology Officer for APAC, telling Pickr passwords are more likely to be ...

Uber sued by thousands of Australian taxi drivers in class action

Thousands of cabbies are alleging that Uber gained an unfair advantage and destroyed their livelihoods by knowingly operating above the law, according to a fi...

Widespread growth sees Paddy power on

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Fed ignores pressure from Trump and holds rates steady

Central bankers also acknowledged the economy was growing strongly. The Federal Open Market Committee did, however, make a technical adjustment aimed at keepi...

SGX to move blockchain platform to Amazon Web Services

Amazon specifically notes that AMB can scale to support thousands to millions of transactions. It eliminates the need for provision hardware, creates and manage...

No rate changes from Bank of England

Policymakers voted unanimously to maintain rates of interest regular at 0.75%, as anticipated in a Reuters ballot, however, caught to their view tighter coverag...