Oil prices steady after weak start
LONDON: Oil prices steadied Tuesday after starting the week with losses amid concerns over ample supply and the breakdown in…
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‘Stop eating Nutella’ urges French ecology minister
PARIS: France’s ecology minister, Segolene Royal, has rankled the company that makes Nutella by urging the public to stop eating…
China says Nepal quake moved Everest southwest
BEIJING: A devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in April moved Mount Everest three centimetres (just over an inch) to the…
Philippine Muslim rebels hand over weapons in push for peace
SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines: The Philippines’ largest rebel group retired nearly 150 guerrillas and handed over 75 firearms for decommissioning yesterday…
Jeb Bush: I will run to win the race
MIAMI: Jeb Bush jumped headlong into the presidential race Monday, insisting ‘America deserves better’ after eight years of Barack Obama,…
Chocolate may be good for your heart, study suggests
PARIS: New research has added to tentative evidence that eating chocolate in modest quantities may be good for the heart,…
Bangladesh upholds death sentence of top Islamist
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s highest court yesterday upheld the death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes during the country’s…
Abbott brushes off bribery claims by Indonesia
SYDNEY: Australian authorities work within the law to stop asylum-seeker boats, Prime Minister Tony Abbott insisted yesterday, after reports officials…