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Rising homelessness to ageing population: Five challenges facing cities in 2020 31 Dec 2019 - 09:29 pm
A woman balances a load on her head as she crosses a street near India Gate in heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on December 6, 2019. AFP / Jewel Samad
Carlos Ghosn joins ranks of big-time white-collar fugitives 31 Dec 2019 - 07:58 pm
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Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn flees to Lebanon, says won't be 'held hostage' by Japan's justice system 31 Dec 2019 - 12:49 pm
This picture taken on December 31, 2019, shows a house identified by court documents as belonging to former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn in a wealthy neighbourhood of the Lebanese capital Beirut. (AFP / ANWAR AMRO)
Recession, robots and rockets: another roaring 20s for world markets? 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm
A CloudMinds robot uses a needle at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 26, 2019. AFP / Pau Barrena
NYC congestion fees loom, yet bureaucratic delays casting shadow 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm
People gather outside the 5th Avenue entrance to Trump Tower in New York City, April 10, 2018. Reuters / Brendan McDermid
Wheat could be surprise winner of the US-China trade deal 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
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Innovative fashion designers lead the way on sustainability 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
A so-called media influencer takes pictures at Berlin Fashion Week, January 19, 2017. Reuters / Hannibal Hanschke
UK launches full probe of Amazon investment in Deliveroo 27 Dec 2019 - 06:17 pm
A biker wearing a Deliveroo backpack drives in the central Barcelona, Spain, July 23, 2019. Reuters/Albert Gea
Wells Fargo’s poker-faced CEO sows angst while considering change 27 Dec 2019 - 06:02 pm
A woman walks past teller machines at a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco in this October 10, 2013 file photo. Reuters / Robert Galbraith
Brazil set to lead world cocoa market 26 Dec 2019 - 11:21 pm
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Not so lonely this Christmas: Britain's ethical businesses tackle isolation epidemic 26 Dec 2019 - 10:08 pm
A girl plays with Unice Unicorn at the launch of Hamleys top Christmas toys launch in London, September 26, 2018. Reuters / Peter Nicholls
New hotel encapsulates Milan tourist renaissance 26 Dec 2019 - 08:28 pm
A picture shows sleeping pods at the new
From medicine to recycling, 6 African start-ups doing business for good in 2019 26 Dec 2019 - 08:28 pm
Students take part in an AI programming course at the Dakar Institute of Technology in Dakar, Senegal. November 5, 2019. Thomson / Reuters Foundation / Nellie Peyton
Facing US trade uncertainty, China seeks closer ties with neighbours 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
This file photo taken on May 14, 2019 shows the US and Chinese flags displayed outside a hotel in Beijing. AFP / Greg Baker
Boeing document dump shows 'disturbing' picture on 737 MAX: official 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing plant in Renton, Washington, December 8, 2015. Reuters / Matt Mills McKnight
After Ethiopia crash, victims’ relatives say they were hounded by US law firms 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
Candle flames burn during a commemoration ceremony for the victims at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash near the town Bishoftu, March 14, 2019. Reuters / Tiksa Negeri
Job jitters mount as China's factories sputter ahead of Lunar New Year 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man sits under lanterns and decorations on a street ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Chinatown, Yangon, Myanmar. January 23, 2017. Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun
Fund manager brings Bollywood turn to India’s operation twist 24 Dec 2019 - 10:16 pm
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management chief investment officer Lakshmi Iyer (Photo courtesy: Kotak Mutual Fund Repository) n