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Italian parliament passes 2018 budget, clearing way for elections 23 Dec 2017 - 03:06 pm
File photo. GIAMPIERO SPOSITO / REUTERS
Ryanair flights take off despite strike 22 Dec 2017 - 12:54 pm
Passengers queue before checking in at the desk of the Irish low-coast airline company Ryanair in the Frankfurt Hahn Airport in Hahn, western Germany, on December 22, 2017. AFP / dpa / Thomas Frey
Britain, Poland sign defence treaty ahead of Brexit 21 Dec 2017 - 08:06 pm
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May shake hands during a news conference in Warsaw, Poland December 21, 2017. Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Gazeta/ REUTERS
Bank of Japan holds rates as inflation remains low 21 Dec 2017 - 11:37 am
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World Bank approves $825m loan for Pakistan infrastructure 20 Dec 2017 - 03:33 pm
This photograph taken on November 1, 2017, shows Chinese engineers working on a power distribution point of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project in Chattar Klass on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.  AFP / SAJJAD
Trump eyes major tax reform victory in Congress 19 Dec 2017 - 08:07 pm
The United States Congress is poised to pass huge tax cuts in both the House and Senate December 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/ AFP
Pakistan considering plan to use yuan in trade with China 19 Dec 2017 - 11:16 am
Photo: Reuters.
Lauda says Lufthansa wants to 'destroy' Niki airline 17 Dec 2017 - 04:25 pm
A grounded aircraft of bankrupt Niki Luftfahrt GmbH is pictured at the Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Austria, on December 14, 2017.   AFP / ALEX HALADA
H&M says to close more stores as customers go online 15 Dec 2017 - 12:54 pm
The logo of Swedish fashion lebel H&M is seen outside a store in Vienna, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/ File photo
Disney to buy Fox film, some TV businesses for $52 billion 14 Dec 2017 - 05:10 pm
A logo of Walt Disney company is displayed on a monitor outside of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Lufthansa gives up on buying Austria's Niki 13 Dec 2017 - 05:16 pm
FILE: A Lufthansa airliner parks next to the Air Berlin aircraft at Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Trump to make final tax push as Republican negotiators near deal 13 Dec 2017 - 03:13 pm
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Malabar Gold opens new showroom in Karnataka 13 Dec 2017 - 12:49 pm
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Bitcoin futures make muted stock exchange debut 11 Dec 2017 - 04:20 pm
A gold plated souvenir Bitcoin coin is arranged for a photograph on a smart phone displaying current value of a single bitcoin, and options to buy or sell, on an app for the digital asset broker, Coinbase, in London on November 20, 2017.   AFP / Justin TA
Five things emerging markets can do to woo talent 11 Dec 2017 - 11:23 am
File photo used for representation. Reuters
Joyalukkas opens new showroom in Delhi 10 Dec 2017 - 12:46 pm
Vijay Prakash Jain (fourth left), Secretary General, Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal, inaugurating the Joyalukkas Showroom in South Extension, Delhi, India, yesterday.
Bitcoin surges above $15,000 after climbing $2,000 in 12 hours 07 Dec 2017 - 05:24 pm
A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Malabar Group receives award 07 Dec 2017 - 11:52 am
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