Shell strikes Nigerian oil spills compensation deal
LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell has agreed a multi-million-dollar settlement to compensate 15,600 Nigerian fishermen over two serious oil spills in…
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French union boss to put job on line over huge expenses
PARIS: The head of France’s biggest union said Tuesday he will put his job on the line after coming under…
Workers: The poor orphans of the US economic boom
WASHINGTON: It is one of the contradictions of the US economic boom: the unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest…
Oil plunge a ‘golden opportunity’ for Asia economies
SINGAPORE: The plunge in crude prices will give a much-needed boost to Asia’s oil-guzzling economies and provides governments a ‘golden…
Sony CEO sees no major financial impact from cyber attack
LAS VEGAS: Sony Corp chief executive Kazuo Hirai said he does not expect the November cyber attack on the company’s…
Boulevard Hypermarket to hold monthly ‘Love Our Planet’ lucky draw
MIRI: Beginning this year, Boulevard Hypermarket will be holding ‘Love Our Planet’ lucky draw every month end, whereby 30 lucky…
US benchmark falls below US$50 a barrel for first time since 2009 as global glut persists
BENCHMARK US oil prices dropped below US$50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009 as surging supply signalled…
Not all doom and gloom for AirAsia’s shares
KUCHING: The situation is not all ‘doom and gloom’ for low cost carrier AirAsia Bhd (AirAsia) in the midst of…