ECONOMY

Qantas Airways has entered into a partnership with China Eastern.

The rise in demand and the fall in production of cocoa is affecting the manufacture of chocolate.

The Chinese president approved the free-trade agreement with Australia and surprised many.

Keep calm and control your urges during this Black Friday.

Jacob J. Lew is the current U.S. Treasury Secretary. He has held this office since Feb 27, 2013.

A commission has been formed by the Vatican that will handle the sexual abuse appeals lodged by convicted priests.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has released its latest financial report with warnings of increased risk to the dairy sector.

A new study finds that wealth is concentrated in just a few hands in the top levels of the U.S.

Middle East countries are moving their focus to rail connectivity with big ticket investments.

Canada is selling one of its properties in Rome.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) recently concluded the Ministerial Meeting in Beijing. The main aim of the group is to remove barriers to trade.

A lady passenger almost lost her head in last week's emergency landing by Air Canada flight 8481.

A new report that looked into the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 said that despite its denials, it was indeed Russia that has provided the missile launcher to the Ukraine separatist rebels.

Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea may soon be seeing robots working to combat the dreaded Ebola in their countries.

Cruise ships could be taking in more passengers these days, no thanks to the terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq.

The United Nations is calling for more help to fight the Ebola outbreak right in the region where it started.

Typhoon Nuri could put parts of the United States experiencing single digit temperatures in the coming days.

Australia has been negotiating for 10 years with China to finalise the one-billion cattle deal.

Canada and Australia have been sought by the WHO to explain their respective visa bans imposed against travellers from Ebola afflicted west African nations.

Amid concerns of a recession in the Euro zone, the European Commission forecasts a slow GDP growth.

A number of investors of Virgin Galactic have turned cold feet after Friday's crash.

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The One World Trade Center opens after 13 years since 9/11.

A memorial erected in Russia in honour of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs was brought down because Tim Cook outed himself as gay.

Canada has temporarily banned issuing visas to the Ebola-afflicted nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

One of the two things said to be permanent in life is set to hit Australians in the next four years. And it would be a painful and big hit, costing them $25 billion until 2018.

Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is already threatening homes in Pahoa.