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Samsung Pay plans to enable US online shopping in 2016
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co plans to expand its fledgling mobile payment service in the United States next year, allowing users to shop online and with more smartphones that support the...
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Oil prices subdued in Asia
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Oil prices struggled in subdued Asian trade Tuesday on tepid economic data from Japan and indications that major crude exporter Saudi Arabia’s 2016 budget is based on prices staying...
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Saudi shares dive after kingdom announces record deficit
RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi shares dived at the start of trading Tuesday a day after the oil-rich kingdom announced a record $98 billion deficit this year and said it was drastically cutting fuel subsidies....
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Chinese turning to local products could hit global firms
| Joanna Chiu | SHANGHAI/BEIJING (dpa) – Chinese trendsetters are no longer exclusively interested in Western brands – and this isn’t just because the world’s second-largest economy is...
View ArticlePrivate sector loans growing in eurozone: ECB
Frankfurt (AFP) – The volume of loans to the private sector in the euro area expanded in November, with a bigger bounce recorded than the previous month, European Central Bank data showed on Wednesday....
View ArticleSingapore minister calls for resumption of EU-Asean talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Singapore’s trade and industry minister has called for a resumption of free trade talks between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) now...
View ArticlePhilippines to join China-backed Asian infrastructure bank
Manila (AFP) -The Philippines said Wednesday it will join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, despite being engaged in a dispute with Beijing over its claims in the South China Sea....
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Russian economy to endure difficult 2016, warns minister
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s finance minister predicted Wednesday that 2016 would be a difficult year for his country’s recession-hit economy, already reeling from low oil prices. As the economy slides,...
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US police get little training to handle crises with mentally ill
| Jilian Mincer & Eric M Johnson | NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Most US police receive little or no training on how best to handle crises involving the mentally ill despite the growing frequency...
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China suspends forex business for some foreign banks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank has suspended at least three foreign banks from conducting some foreign exchange business until the end of March, three sources who had seen the suspension...
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Apple to pay Italy 318M euros to settle tax fraud probe
Rome (AFP) – Apple has agreed to pay Italy 318 million euros ($348 million) to settle a tax dispute after the US tech giant was investigated for suspected fraud, the country’s tax agency said Tuesday....
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Resorts find new way to pamper skiers
| Scott Mayerowitz | SKI resorts are upping the ante, finding new ways this season to pamper guests who barely want to leave the slopes. Ski-in, ski-out used to just refer to prime lodgings...
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Japan’s Buddhist temples seek slice of foreign tourism boom
| Junko Fujita | EIHEIJI, Japan (Reuters) – Deep in a forest near Japan’s western shore, a 13th century Buddhist temple where Steve Jobs once dreamed of becoming a Zen monk has teamed up with...
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Religious talk at KB-Seria Municipal Department
| Faza Suraj | ONE hundred officers and staff of the KB-Seria Municipal Department gathered at the Kuala Belait Municipal Hall yesterday for a religious talk. Attending the event, which was...
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Car thief caught, all vehicles recovered
| Fadley Faisal | A LOCAL man, 25, was recently arrested by the Tutong District Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), for suspected involvement in several auto thefts reported in...
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Royal Brunei Police Force holds thanksgiving ceremony
| Wani Roslan | THE Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) held a thanksgiving ceremony at the RBPF Headquarters in Gadong yesterday, to mark its 95th anniversary. The guest of honour at the event...
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Contraband, drugs found during joint operation
| Faza Suraj | A JOINT operation was conducted on the night of December 30, 2015 on two foreign workers’ accommodation in the Belait District. The raid, which was led by the Royal Brunei...
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Huge turnout at blood donation drive
| Azlan Othman | A BLOOD donation campaign organised by Indonesian Migrant workers Association (GARDA BMI) in the country received overwhelming public response where over 100 turned out...
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8 YASKA children get WoMen Hair New Year treat
| Izah Azahari | EIGHT children from Children’s Cancer Foundation (YASKA) were treated to trendy haircuts of various styles yesterday in conjunction with New Year 2016 celebrations at the...
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PMO holds Maulud Nabi celebrations
| Aziz Idris | IN CONJUCTION with the Maulud Nabi celebrations, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and its departments organised a special lecture at the Banquet Hall of the PMO yesterday....
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