ECONOMY

Despite the slowdown in its red-hot economy, China's growth story continues, threatening to dethrone the US as the world's largest economy in 2014 in terms of one indicator. This is the purchasing power parity, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Japan could experience waves as high as 50 feet when category 5 super typhoon Vongfong arrives.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) named of Wednesday Australia as the best country to live in and its capital, Canberra, the best city where to reside.

A painful food poisoning outbreak has spread in New Zealand due to contaminated carrots and lettuce. More than 100 cases have been reported across the country with 38 still in the hospital.

Japan's being advised to brace for Category 5 super typhoon VongFong, dubbed 2014's strongest cyclone.

Air Canada will be having a 10-year labour contract with its pilots, pending ratification of the latter.

Canada has sent out a second mobile lab team to Ebola-stricken nation Sierra Leone.

A vegetable garden doesn't always require a yard.

Some indicators from the U.S point to some resilience in the economy but the possibility of a global recession remains.

Pope Francis is heavily favoured by bookmakers to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Canadian higher education institutions isnt faring well, according to a 2014-2015 World University Rankings.

Over 1,000 new jobs are up for grabs at the Ford Motors Oakville Assembly plant in Ontario.

Saudi Arabia is expecting three million pilgrims for the annual Hajj 2014.

Air Canada will start offering the Toronto-Amsterdam route beginning June on 2015.

Australia's scientific investments have reached a 30-year low. Experts fear the country will fall behind other nations in terms of R&D capabilities in the future.

Australia continues to be New Zealand's leading investor with assets worth $115 billion. The New Zealand dollar has fallen to a new low after the central bank expressed its concerns of a possible intervention.

A Paraguay bishop accused of shielding a paedophile priest has been sacked by the Vatican.

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At least three provinces in Canada now have patients inflicted with the rare enterovirus D68. These are in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.

Vatican has done the unimaginable and impossible on Tuesday when it placed under house custody former Dominican Ambassador Josef Wesolowski over pedophilia charges. It was the first time the Vatican has ever executed an arrest in its ranks inside the city state.

Cases of Ebola infections in Liberia and Sierra Leone could reach millions as early as January 2015.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was informed of the U.S.- led airstrikes.

Roubini Global Economics warned on Monday that Australia's economy would slow down in 2015 due to the weaker Chinese economy and trimmer Australian federal budget. It would lead to growth of only 2 per cent, more interest rate cuts and a 20 per cent decline in the value of the Aussie currency.

U.S. airlines have been advised to treat all body fluids of sick passengers as infectious.

Classes finally resumed for British Columbia's half a million public school students.

The Vatican has vowed to simplify the process of getting annulments in the Roman Catholic Church.

Air Canada's new first checked bag policy rule will come into effect on Sept 18 to bookings and later, for travel on or after Nov 2.

A former NHS nurse has become the first volunteer from the U.K. to undertake the Ebola vaccine trial on humans.

Rare enterovirus D-68 (EV-D68) has reportedly entered Canadian shores.