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Airbus pulls out of Canada fighter jet race, boosts Lockheed Martin's chances 30 Aug 2019 - 07:24 pm
An Airbus A350-1000 performs during the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, June 18, 2019. Reuters / Pascal Rossignol
Strong Canadian economy gives Trudeau a boost ahead of election race 30 Aug 2019 - 06:50 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with airport staff as they await Syrian refugees to arrive at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, December 10, 2015. Reuters/Mark Blinch
US, France to lead talks on a global digital tax 29 Aug 2019 - 10:28 pm
French Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire (L) flanked by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary General Jose Angel Gurria give a joint press conference at the Ministry of economy in Paris, on August 29, 2019.
Ex-Google worker elaborates on claims about executive Drummond 29 Aug 2019 - 08:51 pm
Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of Google logo in this picture illustration, March 28, 2018. Reuters / Dado Ruvic
US economy slowing, but consumers limiting downside 29 Aug 2019 - 07:50 pm
FILE PHOTO:  A US five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo, June 1, 2017. Reuters/Thomas White
Boost for global climate fund as rich states pledge fresh billions 29 Aug 2019 - 06:03 pm
Vultures feed on the carcass of a dead cow which lies on the mud of the drought-affected Lake Ngami on August 29, 100km away from Maun, Botswana.  AFP / Monirul Bhuiyan
Hikvision, a surveillance powerhouse, walks US-China tightrope 29 Aug 2019 - 04:58 pm
People visit a Hikvision booth at a security exhibition in Shanghai, China May 24, 2019. Reuters/Aly Song
China's yuan set for longest losing streak since 2015 28 Aug 2019 - 11:12 pm
A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and US dollar bills at a bank counter in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province on August 28, 2019. AFP
Mexico strikes deal with gas companies in pipeline row 28 Aug 2019 - 11:12 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (C), Mexico's Finance Minister Arturo Herrera (L), Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) Manuel Bartlett, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim (2nd R) and Business Coordinating Council (CCE) Carlos Salazar applaud after
Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets 28 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
The Sicpa Oasis validator system (bullion protect) is pictured on one kilogram bar of gold at Swiss refiner Metalor in Marin near Neuchatel, Switzerland July 5, 2019. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Apple's data shows a deepening dependence on China as Trump's tariffs loom 28 Aug 2019 - 09:02 pm
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Privatize Petrobras? Lofty ambition, higher hurdles 28 Aug 2019 - 09:02 pm
A logo of the Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company is seen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 25, 2019. Reuters/Sergio Moraes
Facebook tightens political ad rules, but leaves loopholes 28 Aug 2019 - 08:16 pm
A man reads advertisement taken out by Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook to apologise for the leak of personal data on the backpage of a newspaper in Ripon, England, on March 25, 2018. AFP/Oli Scarff
Stop terrorising flight crews, Hong Kong protesters tell Cathay 28 Aug 2019 - 07:43 pm
Pilots walk up to a new Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 after being received by the airline at Hong Kong Airport May 30, 2016. Reuters/Bobby Yip
Crypto lobby fights to contain backlash from Facebook’s Libra 28 Aug 2019 - 07:43 pm
This file picture taken on February 28, 2014 shows a man talking on a mobile phone in a shop displaying a bitcoin sign during the opening ceremony of the first bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong. AFP
Costco cuts short China debut after shoppers swamp store 28 Aug 2019 - 12:15 am
People visit the first Costco outlet in China, on the stores opening day in Shanghai on August 27, 2019.  AFP / Hector Retamal
Ferdinand Piech, longtime Volkswagen patriarch, dies at 82 27 Aug 2019 - 10:09 pm
Ferdinand Piech, chairman of the supervisory board of German car manufacturer Volkswagen AG, waits for the start of a trial at the district court in Brunswick (Braunschweig) January 9, 2008.  Reuters/Fabian Bimmer
From Ikea to Gap, firms aim to use scarce water more wisely 27 Aug 2019 - 10:09 pm
A woman drinks water during sunset as a heatwave hit France in Cagnicourt, near Cambrai, France, June 25, 2019. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol