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Halliburton to cut another 5,000 jobs to tide over
26 Feb 2016
When the lay-offs are effected, Halliburton would have cut its workforce by between 26,000 and 27,000 employees since the peak in 2014
Anti-Brexit campaign notches early gains, pound recovers
24 Feb 2016
The lines in the House of Commons debate were unusually blurred, with as many as seven cabinet ministers arguing for a Brexit while Prime Minister David Cameron made a strong appeal for Britain to stay in the European Union
Vienna remains world’s best city to live in
24 Feb 2016
Pound plummets as London Mayor Boris Johnson backs Brexit
23 Feb 2016
The pound sterling saw its biggest drop in more than a year against the dollar today, hours after the popular London mayor Boris Johnson (BoJo) lent his considerable weight to Brexit - Britain departing from the European Union
US, Russia announce truce as war reduces Syria to ruins
23 Feb 2016
Russia and the United States have announced a landmark truce in war-torn Syria, which would take effect from Saturday
Cameron wrests ‘special status’ package to avert Brexit
20 Feb 2016
After two days and nights of negotiations, Prime Minister David Cameron now faces the equally daunting task of convincing cabinet colleagues, former supporters and British voters to stay in the EU ahead of the June referendum
Pak lodges FIR over Pathankot attack; no names
19 Feb 2016
Cameron, EU leaders brainstorm through night over Brexit
19 Feb 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron must take home a deal that he can sell to voters in a June referendum to keep Britain in the EU, but leaders of the bloc are unwilling to yield the concessions that he needs
Pakistan must vacate 'Occupied’ Kashmir: UK MP
17 Feb 2016
George Bush ends hibernation to back brother Jeb
16 Feb 2016
Cameron to hold crucial ‘Brexit’ talks with EU today
16 Feb 2016
British Prime Minister David Cameron is reported to be holding talks with the head of the European Parliament on a deal to avoid Britain crashing out of the European Union
Turkey, Saudi may send troops as Syrian army pushes into IS bastion
13 Feb 2016
If the Syrian troops succeed in retaking Aleppo and sealing the Turkish border, it would deal a crushing blow to both ISIS and Syrian insurgents opposed to Assad's rule
Bernie Sanders beats Hillary; Trump triumphs in New Hampshire
10 Feb 2016
Apart from the results, what was remarkable about the New Hampshire campaign is that all four leading contenders – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, John Kasich and Donald Trump – focused on the need to reform the campaign funding system
Hong Kong riots fail to deter New Year revellers
10 Feb 2016
Michael Bloomberg may throw his hat in US presidential ring
09 Feb 2016
Opinion polls show that if billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg contests the November election, he would get only 10 per cent of the vote but would act as a spoiler for Hilary Clinton and give an edge to Donald Trump
Nepal ex-PM Koirala dies at critical juncture
09 Feb 2016
Sushil Koirala was a key architect of Nepal’s first republican constitution, and his death complicates the power equations in his Nepali Congress party
Taiwan quake kills 7, leaves dozens hurt or missing
06 Feb 2016
Rescuers pulled 247 survivors from the rubble in the worst-hit Tainan city that left seven dead and several dozens hurt or missing
Obama proposes $10 a-barrel-oil tax to fund US railway, highway projects
05 Feb 2016
President Obama has proposed a $10-a-barrel oil tax spread over five years to pay for a variety of ''clean transportation'' technologies
Zika in Europe: pregnant Spanish woman infected
05 Feb 2016
With dozens of cases emerging in Europe and North America from travellers returning from affected areas, WHO has stressed the potential link between Zika and microcephaly — which causes children to be born with abnormally small heads
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