Bitcoin prices took a dive ahead of the DoJ announcement
Rail strikes cost UK £1bn and settling would have been cheaper, minister admits
Huw Merriman insists the need for reform to working practices made the standoff necessaryRail strikes have cost the UK economy more than £1bn and it would have cost less to settle the dispute with unions over pay and conditions months ago, a government…
Asia-Europe capacity cuts grow as CNY fails to boost demand
Carriers on the Asia-Europe trade have stepped up capacity management measures as demand weakens through the traditionally busy Lunar New Year period and beyond.
Opposition to Pope Francis spills into view in wake of Benedict’s death
Some church watchers had expected that Benedict’s death might be a liberating moment for Pope Francis. But there has been only intrigue and acrimony.
“No Beds, Not Enough Doctors”: UK’s Healthcare System In Crisis
As nurses went on strike on Wednesday, with its focus on low pay, the extent of the crisis facing patients in the UK’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) is being laid bare.
Microsoft to layoff 10,000 people, increasing job cuts in tech
The layoffs, far larger than cuts by Microsoft last year, pile on to tens of thousands of tech-sector job cuts.
Lebanon saves Syrian refugees from sea, hands over to Syrian army
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off the coast of Lebanon on New Year’s Eve. All but two of the passengers were rescued, but they were taken to the Syrian border and handed over to the Syrian army.
Filipino journalist acquitted in ‘triumph of facts over politics’
Journalist Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been acquitted of the first of many legal cases used by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to silence her. Human Rights Watch called the charges “bogus and politically motivated.”
Russian ‘deserter’ shot dead by special forces after fleeing home from Ukraine front
The man who’d gone AWOL made a desperate dash to escape during a raid but was killed in a snow-covered field.