ECONOMY

Australia, in the midst of a fading mining boom, stands to suffer more losses of at least $100 million a day if tugboat workers at Port Hedland make good their threat to stage a labour strike within the next 30 days. The impending industrial work stoppage could cripple Australia's most lucrative iron ore exports.

A "busload of Australian women" was identified as the reason for the increase in the sales of New Zealand's housing properties. The debate about foreigners owning more of New Zealand property has taken another twist in a televised panel discussion between minor political parties

Not only will climate change affect the temperaments of weather patterns, it elevates sea levels and hampers crop production, the rising levels of carbon dioxide are also bound to affect the nutritional value and content of basic foods.

Hollywood stars such as Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie and more have joined in the #BringBackOurGirls campaign rally against the government of Nigeria and its president Goodluck Jonathan.

Yingluck Shinawatra is no longer Thailand's Prime Minister after a court found her guilty of abusing power that led to a prolonged political crisis that has spurred a number of violent protests.

The radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant that has erupted into the atmosphere and fell into the ocean waters will not trigger any increase in cancer or health problems, a report released by the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation said. What will definitely most kill the people are their overreactions and stress over possible radiation afflictions.

Canada has opened its first ever cannabis marijuana vending machine in Vancouver.

Recently voted as Australia's favourite airline, Qantas is set to squash off 2,200 jobs by June as part of a restructure plan as it announced it will deploy the double-decker Airbus A380 to service the Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth route.

The Government of Saudi Arabia has further intensified its monitoring efforts against cases of the dreaded Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

Financial forecasters are rooting for Bill Gates to be the World’s First Trillionaire

Australia is still a good place to live despite the expected $30-billion budget deficit that could destabilise the Abbott government as citizens express anger due to the administration's failure to live up to its election promise not to raise taxes.

Unresolved military conflicts in Pakistan which unfortunately disrupted polio vaccination campaigns have pushed the virus to spread, forcing the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare polio a global health emergency.

American online shopping store eBay is faced with steady stocks despite the release of its strong first quarter report on Tuesday as investors take into consideration the company's marketplace and second quarter guidance.

Twitter stocks continue to plummet for two consecutive days after the company's first quarter report on Tuesday revealed higher revenue of $250 million but lower user growth of 255 million compared with the analyst estimates of $241.47 million revenue and 257 million user growth.

The United States has started calculating costs now that the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has entered a new phase. Suffice to say, the global economic leader hinted nothing in this world could ever possibly be cost-free.

With roughly only 24 months to go, the International Olympic Committee is wondering if Rio de Janeiro will ever be able to complete its preparations in time for the 2016 Olympic Games. An IOC senior official has blasted the country's preparations for the global games as the worst ever that he has seen so far.

New Zealand exports reached record-breaking heights due to strong demand for the country's various agricultural products. While New Zealand continues to enjoy high demand of all things dairy in China, meat, fruits and wood are also surging.

The fierce tornado that hit Arkansas killed more than a dozen people and left survivors in shock and others in despair. Below survivors recount their ordeal in-order to escape the devastation caused by the tornado.

On April 28, 2014 a massive tornado slammed the state of Arkansas. Mayflower and Vilonia were among the cities badly damaged.

Business confidence in Australia went down in March 2.7 points compared to the December quarter, according to the business index prepared by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

Food markets around the world are being strongly advised to conduct the necessary preparations as the "boy child' weather phenomenon El Niño has been predicted to highly likely occur this year.

A new report found that Australians pay up three times more superannuation fees amounting to $10 billion

The Australian economy will continue to struggle at a slow growth pace to remove pressure from the rising unemployment rate which is currently on its ten-year high. In the latest regional report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the country's economy to grow below the trend.

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, yielding to national pressure, had ordered the suspension of the construction of what could have been the country's fourth nuclear power plant.

Despite the controversy embroiling Western Australia due to its shark cull policy, the state has emerged as Australia's top performing economy followed by Northern Territory. Western Australia is leading the country's economy because of its strong growth in construction.

Gas prices in New South Wales are set to increase by 17.6 per cent effective July 1, making typical NSW households' gas bills jump between $150 and $225 annually.

The lucrative Mt Everest climbing season about to start in mid-May has been cast into doubt as sherpa guides united on Tuesday to abandon 2014's climbing activity following the death of 16 comrades by an avalanche on Friday.

Singapore Airlines announced on Tuesday it has made necessary reductions in its Airbus A380 flights to Sydney and Melbourne.

Concerns over "production practices" had prompted Health Canada to issue a recall notice against a British Columbia supplier of medical marijuana. The specific pot is Purple Kush, Batch PK-10-20-13, manufactured by Greenleaf Medicinals that is based in Nanaimo.