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New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight...
Economy and business Related articles 25 November 2021: New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month t...

Australian Fair Work Commission rules that farm work...
Friday, November 5, 2021 Australia Related articles 5 November 2021: Australian Fair Work Commission rules that f...

Evergrande real estate firm makes missed September b...
Economy and business Related articles 23 October 2021: Evergrande real estate firm makes missed September bond payment, avoids default 12 October 2021: Texas governor bans COVID-19 vaccine mandate by any 'entity' 10 October 2021: California to require large retailers to have gender-neutral toy sections from 2024 21 July 2021: Technological University Dub...

California governor signs new state budget, eligible...
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130 OECD countries agree to back global corporate ta...
Sunday, July 4, 2021 Economy and business Related articles 4 July 2021: 130 OECD countries agree to back global corporate tax rate 30 June 2021: 'Each makes the other more difficult to recover from': University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit 16 June 2021: Wikinews interviews Victor Kline, leader of newl...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces UK budget 2021
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Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free t...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 African Union Related articles 10 July 2019: Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc 26 September 2015: Civilian government restored as Burkina Faso coup ends 9 March 2015: Nigeria allies join fight against Boko Haram 10 September 2014: WHO warns of thousands of new Ebola cases 26 November 2011: Yahya Ja...

Trump says he may put US into state of emergency to ...
United States Related articles January 7, 2019: Trump says he may put US into state of emergency to build border wall January 6, 2019: Senator Ted Cruz proposes amendment to U.S. Constitution setting Congressional term limits January 5, 2019: Florida highway pileup, fire kills five children, two truck drivers January 4, 2019: Nancy Pelosi again elected Sp...

Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank ...
Thursday, November 22, 2018 Israel Related articles 22 November 2018: Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings 14 November 2018: Israel and Palestinian militants agree to ceasefire after worse Gaza violence since 2014 24 October 2018: Jordan declares intent not to renew land lease to Israel 20 October 2018: Israel...

Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Comm...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Economy and business Related articles 23 May 2018: Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion 24 March 2018: Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us, dies at 94 15 March 2018: US toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us files for liquidation in United States 4 March 2018: Maria Con...

Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail gian...
Saturday, March 24, 2018 Marquee of the flagship Toys "R" Us store in Times Square, Manhattan as seen in 2012 Image: Dstlife. United States Related articles 24 March 2018: Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us, dies at 94 21 March 2018: Uber suspends self-driving car program after pedestrian death in Arizona, United States 17...

US toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us files for liquidatio...
Thursday, March 15, 2018 United States Related articles 15 March 2018: US toy retail giant Toys 'R' Us files for liquidation in United States 13 March 2018: United States President Trump dismisses Secretary of State Tillerson 13 March 2018: Pixar Studios animator Bud Luckey, designer of Toy Story's Woody, dies aged 83 7 March 2018: Winter storm fells US...

Saudi Arabia: Princes arrested after protesting aust...
Saudi Arabia Related articles 8 January 2018: Saudi Arabia: Princes arrested after protesting austerity 27 December 2017: Israeli chess players barred at chess tournament in Saudi Arabia 28 September 2017: Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive 21 September 2017: Al Jazeera says Snapchat's act a 'clear attack on the rights of journalists' as Snapchat blocks Qa...

Uber London to lose operator licence after September
Monday, September 25, 2017 United Kingdom Related articles 20 August 2017: New South Wales police extradict 'self-healer' Hongchi Xiao from London over death of six-year-old boy at conference 5 August 2017: Prince Philip of UK makes last solo public engagement after 65 years 30 July 2017: British dancer and talent show winner Robert Anker dies in car acci...

US toy retail giant Toys R Us files for bankruptcy i...
Thursday, September 21, 2017 Economy and business Related articles 21 September 2017: US toy retail giant Toys R Us files for bankruptcy in US, Canada 1 August 2017: Anthony Scaramucci leaves role as US White House communications director after ten days 7 July 2017: Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019 17 June 2017: Amazon.co...

A halved Kinder Surprise chocolate egg, revealing a plastic cannister containing a toy. (Image: Mysid.)

William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise eggs, die...
On Thursday, William Salice, credited with creating Kinder Surprise eggs, died at age 83 in Pavia, Italy because of a stroke, according to his foundation "Color Your Life Campus". Salice had worked with the businessman Michele Ferrero in the 1960s, the creator of the Nutella cream and owner of Ferrero Rocher. Ferrero died in 2015. In 1974, Kinder Surprise w...

Senior UK politicians talk at Confederation of Briti...
May formally announced plans to cut corporation tax from 20%, without giving details, in order to discourage businesses from leaving the UK post-Brexit. Corbyn said in his speech he believes investment by the government on things such as infrastructure improvements is shared ground between Labour and businesses but "businesses will need to contribute" meaning ...

A 2000 rupee note printed in Mysore (Image: Agastya Chandrakant.)

India discontinues ₹500, ₹1000 denominations; releas...
On Wednesday, India demonetised ₹500 (about US$7.50) and ₹1000 notes, announced as a measure to fight corruption, fake notes, and black money. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian citizens late Tuesday, and said 500 and 1000 rupee notes would cease to be legal tender at midnight. To minimise possible difficulties to citizens, transactions using o...

Chelsea announces Nike sponsorship
Yesterday, English capital football club Chelsea FC announced a long-term deal with US sports company Nike. Currently, German company Adidas made the kits for The Blues, a deal worth £30 million annually. Chelsea's contract with Adidas runs till 2023. Chelsea is obliged to pay about £40 million to the German firm. Chelsea's termination of Adidas's contract wa...

ARM to be bought by SoftBank
The United Kingdom's (UK) largest technology company, ARM Holdings, confirmed this morning that it had accepted an offer from the Japanese company, SoftBank. ARM logo ARM designs microchips used in many devices, including smart phones made by Apple and Samsung. It is expected to invest in the so-called Internet of Things, where many everyday items are e...

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