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A construction worker looks over the top of Queensland Terrace

Queensland Bans Real Estate Price Guides & Deregulates Agent Commissions

The new law which bans real estate price guides in Queensland will take effect from Dec. 1, 2014.

Australians Plan To Spend $8.3B On Christmas Presents; Melbourne CBD Shop To Remain Open Until 9 PM

A woman walks past a window displaying Christmas decorations outside a department store in Tokyo November 25, 2010. Retailers across Australia and Japan are bracing for tight fisted shoppers to hold out for bargains in the lead-up to the ciritical holiday

It would be a happy yearend for Australian retailers with the ka-ching of cash registers expected to ring more often for the last month of 2014. Comparison Web site finder.com.au estimates that Aussies will spend $8.3 billion for Christmas presents shopping alone.

Airlinew News: Jetstar Japan Receives Much Needed A$114M Funding Boost From Qantas, Japan Airlines

People look at a Jetstar aircraft from a viewing gallery at Singapore's Changi Airport February 10, 2009. The low cost airlines world conference will be held in Singapore on Wednesday. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

Qantas and joint venture partner Japan Airlines will be injecting A$114 million ($97 million) into Jetstar Japan.

A lab technician works as Canada's Health Minister Rona Ambrose tours the Level 4 lab at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg November 3, 2014. REUTERS/Lyle Stafford

Wanted: Health-Care Workers To Help Fight Ebola In Africa – Canada

Canada has called on health-care volunteers to join the fight against Ebola in west Africa.

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A member of an expedition group stands on the edge of a newly formed crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northern Siberia November 9, 2014. A group of scientists and discoverers in November went on an expedition initiated by the Russian Centre of Arctic Explor

Plane Freezes in Russian Arctic, Passengers Push (WATCH VIDEO)

A Siberian plane whose wheels got stuck in the freezing cold was moved by passengers so it could take off, an act Russian authorities said is not allowed.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 27, 2014

People hang out in a Publix grocery store after being stranded due to a snow storm in Atlanta, Georgia, in this January 29, 2014 file photo. Atlanta is usually known for its mild winters but when an ice storm began hitting the Metro area directly, traff

Weather Alert: Canada Advised To Brace For Winter Storm Cato

Canada's East Coast is in for an onslaught of snow, ice and rain.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 27, 2014

An oil field is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Brent crude hit a new four-year low on Wednesday before recovering to just under $85 a barrel, as faltering global growth curbed demand for fuel at a time of heavy oversupply.

With Falling Oil Prices All Eyes On OPEC Meeting

Falling oil prices may be something to cheer about for the importing countries, but is a cause for concern for the oil producing countries.

Sachin Trivedi Nov 27, 2014

A Marks & Spencer store sits across the street from a newly opened Simon's depatment store on Ste. Catherine Street in downtown Montreal, April 28, 1999.

Consumer Alert: Retailer Simons Goes Out Of Quebec, To Open Five Stores Across Canada

Gatineau, Vancouver, Calgary, Mississauga and Ottawa will be seeing stores of Quebec-based fashion retailer Simons very soon.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 26, 2014

Signs That You Are A Smartphone Zombie (And The Dangers This Poses)

Perhaps it's time to lay off your phone -- it's getting unhealthy.

Vanessa Doctor Nov 26, 2014

Cans of soda are displayed in a case at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego, California February 13, 2014.

This Is How Obesity Weighs Down Global Economy By 2 Trillion Dollars Every Year

A report by the McKinsey Global Institute shows that the international cost of obesity is almost as bad as smoking or armed violence.

Revathi Siva Kumar Nov 26, 2014

A passenger removes his belt as he puts his belongings into an X-ray machine for screening by airport security at the departure hall of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Travel Alert: Australia Mulls To Review Airport Security Policy, Could Allow Scissors, Metal Cutlery Back In Planes

Australia may soon allow back on its flights small scissors, tools and metal cutlery.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 25, 2014

5 Likely Reasons Why You Are Not Getting Hired

What you're doing might be costing you your chances at your dream job.

Vanessa Doctor Nov 25, 2014

Highest Paid NBA Players 2014: NBA Stars Who Earn More Than LeBron James

Here's how much NBA's royalty is getting.

Vanessa Doctor Nov 24, 2014

Bill Gates At The Global Alliance for Vaccines And Immunisation (GAVI) Conference

Billionaire Money Habits: 5 Financial Habits Practiced By The World's Richest People

Here's how the richest manage their funds.

Vanessa Doctor Nov 24, 2014

This Is The Lammily Doll With Freckles And Acne That Make It More Attractive Than Barbie

Nickolay Lamm, 26-year-old toy maker, has created a realistic doll called Lammily, with freckles, acne, scars and tattoos.

Revathi Siva Kumar Nov 24, 2014

An Apple Watch is shown during an Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino

Apple Inc (AAPL) Stock May Reach $150; First Trillion Company Talks, iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Boost Price

With Apple stock surpassing the $115 mark set by analysts before, many have revised their estimates with Morgan Stanley bullish at $150 per share.

Reissa Su Nov 24, 2014

A stack of Australian one dollar coins stand on a U.S. one dollar note in this photo illustration taken in Sydney July 27, 2011. Australian consumer prices rose by more than expected last quarter while underlying inflation proved alarmingly high, reviving

Australia Ranks 11th In World Ultra Wealth Report As 175 Aussies Amass $440B In 2013

More Australians have joined the ranks of mining magnate Gina Rinehart as ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals, or people with net assets of at least $30 million.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 24, 2014

A baby stroller is seen as mothers play with their children at a public area in downtown Shanghai November 19, 2013. China will further ease its family planning laws after announcing last week that it would allow millions of families to have two children,

Product Recall: Graco Recalls Baby Strollers in Canada, U.S. Due To Amputation Risks

Graco will be recalling a five million baby strollers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 22, 2014

Delta planes line up at their gates while on the tarmac of Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah September 28, 2013. Picture taken September 28, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Travel Alert: New Delta Air Lines Airbuses Could Be Seen In Australia Soon

Australia could soon be flying aboard the new Airbus carriers of Delta Air Lines.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 22, 2014

A Virgin Australia Airplane At Denpasar Airport In Bali, Indonesia

Travel Alert: Frequent Flyer Tie-Up Between Virgin Australia, South African Airways Enhanced

Virgin Australia and South African Airways have expanded their frequent flyer tie-up programme.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 22, 2014

Metro Police Officers Are Shown Outside Walmart

Walmart Canada Feeling The Heat As Grocery War Intensifies

Walmart Canada, despite its rapid expansion plans, is feeling the heat of heavy competition by a slew of rivals.

Kalyan Kumar Nov 22, 2014

Pharmaceutical tablets and capsules in foil strips are arranged on a table in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana September 18, 2013. Picture taken September 18. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic

Australia, NZ Ditch Proposed Joint Therapeutic Products Agency

Australia and New Zealand will no longer be pursuing the Joint Therapeutic Products Agency.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 21, 2014

AirAsia planes are seen on the runway at Kuala Lumpur International Airport August 19, 2014. AirAsia Bhd, Asia's largest budget airline by passengers, said second-quarter net profit rose 529 percent due to foreign exchange gains, the deferment of tax

Travel Alert: Malaysia’s AirAsia Cuts Number Of Australian Flights

AirAsia will be slashing its number of flights to Australia.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 21, 2014

Air Canada's Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives at Pearson International Airport in Toronto May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Aaron Harris

Air Canada Expands Vancouver Boeing 787 Dreamliners To Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo-Narita Routes

Travellers of Air Canada will soon get to experience its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners on the Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo-Narita routes.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 21, 2014

A row of Tim Hortons coffee cups are lined up for customers at Penn Station in New York, July 13, 2009. Tim Hortons Inc. today began serving its coffee, baked goods and soups and sandwiches for the first time in New York. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Canada Consumer Alert: Tim Hortons Prices Of Coffee, Sandwiches To Go Up Effective Nov 26

Prices of a cup of coffee as well as sandwiches in Tim Hortons are set to go up on Nov 26.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 20, 2014

A lake-effect snow storm with freezing temperatures produces a wall of snow travelling over Lake Erie into Buffalo, New York. November 18, 2014. A whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a "polar vortex" descended Tuesday into much of the Northe

Real Life ‘Frozen’: Snow Overwhelms The US, Kills 7; More To Come (Pictures)

New York residents have been warned to brace for more snow this weekend.

Nov 20, 2014

Visitors enjoy beer during their visit to the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich September 28, 2014. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital for the Oktoberfest, which runs until October 5. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Germany, Not U.S., Is The World’s Favorite Country; UK, Canada, Australia Maintain Top 10 Spots

The U.S. has lost the prime spot of being the world's favourite country to Germany, no thanks to Russia and Egypt which heavily tested its commitment to global peace and security.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 19, 2014