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Australian cigarette packaging

Some Australian companies are giving away cardboard covers which hide photos of cancer-sufferers on plain cigarette packets. The authorities are investigating whether this breaks the new law on cigarette packaging...
Feb 04,2014

Twitter shares jump

Shares in the microblogging site, Twitter, have nearly doubled in value in the first few hours of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The share price rose above $45, valuing the company at more than $25bn.  ..
Nov 25,2013

Easier UK visas for Chinese proposed

Britain's finance minister, Chancellor George Osborne, has announced that the UK will relax its visa restrictions for Chinese nationals. He made the announcement at the start of his week-long visit to China, which is being seen as an opportunity to improve business for British companies and increase ..
Nov 25,2013

China green industries

Chinese state media say the government is trying to tackle pollution caused by the country's fast economic development. According to the state-run news agency, new measures are being introduced to encourage the country's green industries.  ..
Nov 25,2013

Detroit goes bankrupt

Detroit has become the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $15bn. Once the heart of the US car industry, Detroit's population has fallen from two million in the 1950s to 713,000 today...
Nov 25,2013

Cyprus tries to sort out its finances

Cyprus's parliament has delayed a vote on a solution to sort out its money problems. The 10bn-euro ($13bn) payout agreed by the EU and IMF demands that all bank customers pay a one-off tax and this has led to large cash withdrawals.  ..
Nov 25,2013

Horsemeat scandal widens

The Romanian government says it is investigating claims that horsemeat found in food products in several European countries came from Romania...
Nov 25,2013

Austerity for Chinese New Year

China has banned TV and radio adverts which encourage extravagant gift-giving ahead of Chinese New Year, which begins this weekend. Expensive watches, gold coins and alcohol are among the items that are affected, according to the state media.  ..
Nov 25,2013

Building a better future

Industries must radically cut the amount of materials they use, to combat resource shortages and climate change for a planet of nine billion people, according to a report for the Royal Society.  ..
Nov 25,2013

Nazi stolen art found in Germany

A collection of 1,500 works of art by famous painters such as Picasso, Matisse and Chagall has been found in the city of Munich, according to German media. The value of the works is thought to be $1.35bn.  ..
Dec 27,2013