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Twitter-Google deal puts tweets back into search results
22 May 2015 5:07 AM ISTGoogle and Twitter have announced a partnership to display tweets in search results, renewing a tie-up that ended in 2011. The move will allow Google...
‘Anti-subsidy’ US doles $71.5 bn to just 3 airlines
16 May 2015 6:53 AM ISTEtihad Airways on Friday said that the US government has provided America’s three biggest airlines with more than $70 billion in benefits and...
High-tech toilet will help Tokyo build brand Japan
15 May 2015 5:08 AM ISTJapan is readying to lift the lid on what could be its most effective global marketing gimmick yet: the high-tech toilet seat. Few foreign visitors...
US telecom giant Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 bn
13 May 2015 6:41 AM ISTVerizon said on Tuesday that it is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion in a deal that will give the US telecoms giant increased digital content and...
Toyota’s US inroads up profit 19% to record $18.1 billion
10 May 2015 4:41 AM ISTToyota said on Friday its annual profit accelerated 19 per cent to a record $18.1 billion as the world’s biggest automaker capitalised on a weak yen...
Pro-biz Cameron’s return to power revs up UK stocks, £
9 May 2015 5:59 AM ISTLondon’s stock market rallied and the pound surged on Friday as Prime Minister David Cameron’s “business friendly” Conservatives claimed a surprise...
Pacquiao sees fist of God delivering win over Mayweather
30 April 2015 4:55 AM ISTFilipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is confident he can beat American arch-rival Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday with the power of God,...
British Jan-March growth slows sharply to 0.3%
30 April 2015 4:21 AM ISTBritain’s economy grew far slower than expected in the first quarter of 2015, official data showed on Tuesday, delivering a blow to the government...
Hong Kong ‘superman’ Li to buy UK’s Eversholt Rail Group for $3.8 billion
30 April 2015 4:20 AM ISTHong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure announced on Tuesday it had finalised the acquisition of Britain’s Eversholt Rail Group...
Nishikori beats Andujar to defend Barcelona Open title
29 April 2015 4:27 AM ISTJapan’s Kei Nishikori claimed his second consecutive Barcelona Open title on Sunday with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-4 over Spaniard Pablo Andujar. Andujar...
Still difficult to beat Nadal at French Open: Federer
29 April 2015 4:20 AM ISTSwitzerland’s 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer on Monday said he still believed Rafael Nadal was the favourite to win the French Open next...
Hernandez stars for Real Madrid in six-goal thriller
29 April 2015 4:19 AM ISTJavier Hernandez struck twice as Real Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona at the top of La Liga by reducing the Catalans’ lead to two points with an...