ECONOMY

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.

More states in the U.S. have joined New York, New Jersey and Illinois and issued much stricter regulations concerning the Ebola virus.

FIFA highly supports the staging of the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

Getting infected with Ebola is also fatal to one's pocket.

The report highlights the advantage of savings on time and travel costs despite the limited space in inner city.

A Russian government agency has warned its young people against taking selfies.

Agents from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has been directed to inspect all vessels entering the waters of United Kingdom for potential Ebola infections.

Civil rights groups in the U.S. are worried the mandatory isolation for people returning from Ebola infected nations could set off abuse of police powers.

In Raqqa, the ISIS continues to administer its caliphate government with very visible warnings of its strict terror.

GDF Suez and BP have discovered a major UK North Sea source of oil.

Australia's fertility rate has declined to its lowest in 10 years. Low confidence in the economy may be holding back people from investing in family.

Medical historian Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan said this won't be the first time health practitioners will refuse patients afflicted with a deadly virus as like that of the Ebola.

Edward Baptist's book pointing out that slavery was the foundation of US economic development lures a lot of interest.

The LG G Watch R will be available for purchase in European countries, North America, Asia and others through retail sites and Play Store in November.

Individuals designated as suicide bombers by the ISIS are first drugged so they can perform the supposed act of martyrdom.

The WHO targets to release an Ebola blood serum within two weeks.

Canadian biopharmaceuticals firm Tekmira has started manufacturing in small numbers its TKM-Ebola drug.

Canadians are warned to take necessary precautions when travelling to the Caribbean region.

Travellers to the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are mandated to pass at five designated airports before being allowed entry into the country.

Growth prospects in the developed countries as well as some emerging markets look promising.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott may have won votes when as Opposition leader he promised to repeal the carbon tax pushed by then PM Julia Gillard. While he succeeded in repealing the measure after the coalition got the majority in the September 2013 federal election, Aussie voters now appear to get the short end of his electoral promise.

It is quite expensive to block pirate websites like The Pirate Bay.

Nigeria's been Ebola-free for six weeks now, according to the World Health Organisation.

New Zealand has set a new record for the highest number of migrants flocking to the country for the year ended Sept. 30.

Amber Joy Vinson's family refuted the claims of the CDC that she had been careless in handling her Ebola symptoms.

The stock market crash in 1987 was one of the largest in U.S. history. The lessons learnt from that crash are also relevant today.

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor for Economic Forecasts Christopher Kent has supported a federal government initiative to further increase the retirement age in the country that would make the proposed retirement age the highest in the world.