Apparently, the Ebola virus now enveloping three West African nations wouldn't have developed into an outbreak if not for the people's ignorance and belief in witchcraft.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Aug 04, 2014
The Fed's view being proven correct. Over the weekend, the non-farm payrolls showed over 200,000 jobs were created, however part-time employment is leading the way and wage inflation is stagnant at best. Average hourly earnings month-on-month fell to 0%, and unemployment rose with participation still sitting near 1977 levels.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 04, 2014
In US economic data, non-farm payrolls (employment) rose by 209,000 in July, just short of forecasts tipping a 233,000 lift in jobs. The unemployment rate rose from 6.1% to 6.2%. Personal income rose 0.4% as expected in June. The ISM purchasing managers index rose from 55.3 to a 3-year high of 57.1 in July, above the forecast of 56.0.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 04, 2014
The timely intervention of Air Services Australia saved a Malaysia Airlines jet last week from a possible hit by a Tiger Airways.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 04, 2014
Fruits are ordinarily sold in boxes when offered in bulk. A Chinese shopowner thought of a brilliant marketing idea to move the fruit in his warehouse faster.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 04, 2014
In a move to boost the company's finances, Australian air carrier Qantas is adding six economy class seats for 71 of its Boeing 737s. However, to give way to the added seats, the air carrier would have smaller lavatories and galleys. The current lavatories measure 3 x 3 foot.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 04, 2014
Australia's technology sector has outperformed the United States and the UK.
Reissa Su
Aug 01, 2014
A channel war is brewing in the TV sector of New Zealand, with new challenger Telecom announcing its intent to take on the entrenched contender Sky TV with streaming videos.
Kalyan Kumar
Aug 01, 2014
Under the leadership of Tim Cook, Apple will make sure it has a device in every aspect of a person's life.
Reissa Su
Aug 01, 2014
West African nation Sierra Leone, which has been reeling from an Ebola virus outbreak since May, has declared a state of emergency. Police and military units have been instructed to quarantine the epicentres of the disease as the death toll reached 729 on Thursday.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Aug 01, 2014
With the many import scandals involving China in other countries, should Australia be concerned?
Vanessa Doctor
Aug 01, 2014
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory warning against non-essential travel to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in light of the deepening Ebola virus outbreak in the three countries.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Aug 01, 2014
The Glazer family, majority owners of Manchester United, are set to sell about 5% of their shares to the public via the New York Stock Exchange.
Mark Wayne Eubank
Jul 31, 2014
The trial of those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine on July 17 will be convened in either a Malaysian or Dutch court, but not at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 31, 2014
Four incidents that rocked the global aviation industry in just a span of four months have created the inevitable phobia among air travellers. While Superman did say that air travel is still the safest mode of transportation, the fate of the four airlines doesn't seem to jive to this testament.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 31, 2014
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the closure of all schools in Liberia amid the deepening Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, which has been categorised as "out of control" by Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Nigeria's major ASKY airline had announced it is stopping all flights bound for Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 31, 2014
Tests looking for possible Fukushima radiation contamination on the waters along the U.S. coast continued to yield negative results, a group of scientists said on Tuesday. However, they warned low levels of radiation from the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan are still expected to reach the US shore.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 31, 2014
Authorities in Britain have called for a crisis meeting to tackle possible measures to fight off as well as cope with the spreading deadly Ebola virus. UK pressed the panic button after an infected man managed to fly out from disease-affected Liberia to the major international travel hub of Lagos, Nigeria. Although no British national has been infected yet, the British government views the incurable disease as a "very serious threat."
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 31, 2014
New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to experience photo and video messaging app, Bolt, created by Instagram. The company has rolled out its latest app in New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa.
Reissa Su
Jul 31, 2014
Trading at the Shanghai Stock Exchange will remain from 9:30 to 11:30 am and 1 to 3 pm. The Chinese bourse has little chance of extending its trading hours to match Hong Kong's, which ends at 4 pm and has just a one-hour lunch break from 12 noon to 1 pm.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 30, 2014
A rise in Qatar's real estate prices is no reason for investors to panic as it is unlikely to shake the country's economy, a Gulf Times report said.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 30, 2014
Despite pulling back a touch from the highs reached at midday, the Australian market still managed to close at a fresh six-year high. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rose by 0.6 per cent and improved for the 12th time in 16 trading sessions. With only one day remaining this month, local shares have surged by 4.3 per cent in July; making it the best month in a year for the Australian market.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 30, 2014
Toyota rules the car sales market in the world in the first six months of 2014. The companies which it beat to be the No. 1 in the business are Volkswagen and General Motors in the United States.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Jul 30, 2014
Air New Zealand has given its stranded passengers NZ$1,000 or US$850 as compensation for enduring a three-night flight delay. Passengers aboard Flight NZ9 were due to leave late July 26 from Honolulu to Auckland when airline officials announced it was experiencing mechanical problems.
Reissa Su
Jul 30, 2014
Australia's AAA credit rating has been affirmed by Standard & Poor's due to the country's strong public finances, low debt and deficit. The credit rating agency appears more "relaxed" about the federal government's budget, according to reports.
Reissa Su
Jul 30, 2014
Citing building code violations, police in China's city of Wenzhou have removed a 10-foot cross from a local church. Wenzhou is considered be "China's Jerusalem" due to its large Christian population.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 30, 2014
Investors initially kicked off the session a little hesitant ahead of major updates on both the US and Chinese economies over the next few days. Caution has been set to one side however; with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) cracking through 5600 points for the first time since June 2008.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 30, 2014
Even the biggest food chains in the world suffered sales-crippling scandals at some point.
Vanessa Doctor
Jul 30, 2014
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has said it will be creating a task force on airline safety in light of the fatal downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 over war-torn Ukraine. This, as the global aviation industry rallied that governments must relay or share intelligence information to avert future incidents on flying over war-zone declared areas.
Jul 30, 2014
Here' s a list of the top 10 big bosses in tech according to the approval rating of their own employees.
Christine Joy Dacanay
Jul 30, 2014
