Economy & Business
Greek police turn to teargas as tempers flare over pensions
Scuffles broke out and police used teargas during a mass rally in Athens on Thursday as Greeks railed against government pension reforms ...Yahoo to cut 1,700 workers as CEO tries to save her own job
Yahoo is laying off about 1,700 employees and shedding some of its excess baggage in a shake-up likely to determine whether CEO ...Protests rattle Azerbaijan as oil price slump hits economy
Hit hard by falling oil prices, ex-Soviet Azerbaijan has plunged into an economic crisis that has seen rare protests shake the authorities ...EU Parliament delays vote on new car pollution limits
The European Parliament on Thursday postponed a vote on new car pollution limits that could have killed a compromise agreed by EU ...Three winners hit $1.6 bn US lottery jackpot
Three winning tickets shared a $1.6-billion bonanza in the US Powerball lottery on Wednesday, after millions of people tuned in to see ...Oil prices fall below $30 a barrel
US crude prices fell below $30 a barrel for the first time in 12 years on Tuesday as OPEC member Nigeria called ...Chinese stock markets closed after shares slump 7%
China stock markets closed for the day less than half an hour after opening Thursday when shares fell more than seven percent, ...Canadian dollar hits lowest level since 2003
The Canadian dollar, weighed down by weak oil prices, fell Wednesday to its lowest level against the American currency since August 2003, ...Malaysia Airlines lifts baggage ban on Europe flights
Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has lifted a ban on check-in baggage on flights to Paris and Amsterdam, after the move angered ...Panama named best place to retire in 2016
In Panama, a retired American couple can live on the beach and eat farmer\'s market fruits and vegetables all year-round, without sacrificing ...




