Christie accepts USD225m to end Exxon Mobil litigation

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration agreed to accept USD225 million from Exxon Mobil Corp. to end litigation over decades- old pollution, a settlement that Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups called

Thirteen pro-tips for visiting Las Vegas

What makes a city a great place to have your convention on high-yield bonds or consumer electronics? The easy answer for respectable business folk is: plenty of places to eat

The Buzz: 3 former directors of Spanish club Osasuna arrested

The regional court of northern Navarra says a former president of Spanish soccer club Osasuna and two other ex-board members have been arrested. The court says Miguel Archanco, Txuma Peralta

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CHINA  Jackie Chan might still be popular in China, but nowadays the pro-Beijing actor is as well-known as fodder for jokes as he is for his gritty martial arts and

Paradise Entertainment shares join Hang Seng

“This important recognition from Hang Seng is a vote of confidence for the company’s health and growth, and highlights our expanding presence in the Asia-Pacific gaming marketplace as players embrace

USA | House committee subpoenas Clinton emails

A House of Representatives committee has issued subpoenas for the emails of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who used a private account exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state

Jurors hear graphic accounts of Boston Marathon bombing

It didn’t take long for prosecutors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial to convey the sense of fear, pain and grief caused by the 2013 attack, as three women testified

Offbeat | South African Airways refunds customers after bungle

The online offer, part of a promotional sale at the end of February, was indeed too good to be true. The airline said Thursday that it erroneously published the incorrect fare

This Day in History | 1993 Angolans die in battle for Huambo

The government of the southern African country also said that up to 1,500 people had been injured in the fighting. Diplomats say the battle is “vicious”, with neither side taking many

The Buzz | Millions of young risk hearing loss from loud music, UN says

The World Health Organization says millions of young people around the world are at risk of hearing loss from loud music. The U.N. agency said Friday that a review of

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AUSTRALIA-CHINA  Australian authorities are clamping down on wealthy foreigners illegally buying real estate, ordering a Chinese billionaire to sell a Sydney mansion he recently bought for USD30 million. The billionaire,

Venture capitalist testifies in US sex-bias suit

A prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist who helped direct early investments in Google and Amazon said Tuesday during testimony in a high- profile sex discrimination lawsuit that his firm is not

ISRAEL-USA | Netanyahu says he gave ‘practical alternative’ to Iran deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday his speech to the U.S. Congress offered a “practical alternative” to a possible Iranian nuclear deal and that lawmakers now “understand better” why

Ukraine | Coal mine blast in east kills 1, traps over 30

An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn yesterday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing one miner and trapping over 30 others underground, rebel and government officials said. The explosion took

USA | In Ferguson, scathing report brings pressure for change

A Justice Department report says blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, are disproportionately subject to excessive police force, baseless traffic stops and citations for infractions as petty as walking down the middle

This Day in History: 1956 US court victory for black students

The University of North Carolina was appealing against an earlier ruling, in 1954, which ordered college officials to admit three black students to what was previously an all-white institution. Until recently,

Offbeat | Honey, we shrank the SUV – and Europe loves it

In Europe, SUV now stands for: Shrinking Utility Vehicle. An array of ever-smaller sport utility vehicles and SUV car-like crossovers is going on display this week at the Geneva International

The Buzz | Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal charges 2 new suspects

Cambodia’s U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has indicted two more suspects, risking a confrontation with the country’s prime minister, who has warned against adding new defendants. The tribunal announced yesterday that former

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CHINA A bus carrying an opera troupe fell off a cliff in central China yesterday, killing 20 people and injuring 13, state media reported. The accident happened early yesterday in

Dot-com déjà vu Nasdaq tops 5,000, approaching record high

The last time the Nasdaq was this high, Bill Clinton was president, your Internet connection was probably still dial-up and the iPod, iPhone and iPad didn’t exist. Fifteen years later the

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