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Mauritius President Gurib-Fakim refuses to resign over expense scandal

Africa'sonlyfemaleheadofstate,MauritianPresidentAmeenahGurib-Fakim,isrefusingtoquitoveranexpensescandal,justdaysafteritwasannouncedshewouldresign.MsGurib-Fakimd

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Britain’s Lloyd’s Bank to ban credit card owners from buying bitcoin

LloydsBankingGroupPlcwillbanitscreditcardcustomersfrombuyingbitcoinamidfearsthattheycouldrunuphugelosses,TheTelegraphreportedonSunday.Britain’sbiggestmortgagele

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The first 512GB microSD card arrives in February

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Alipay founder Jack Ma creates media stir by using credit card

InvestmentguruWarrenBuffettlikestotuckintoMcDonaldsanddrinksCokebecauseheownsthem.ApplehonchoTimCookalwaysuseshiscompany’sproducts.ButAlibabafounderJackMaisdiff

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Analysis: If Sharapova won US Open, would she be booed like Gatlin?

MariaSharapova'sGrandSlamreturnaftera15-monthdopingbanendedindefeatonSunday.ButiftheformerworldnumberonehadthechancetoeventuallywintheUSOpenattheweekend,wouldsh

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India’s Supreme Court rules in favor of right to privacy

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,August25(APD)—TheSupremeCourtofIndiadeclaredindividualprivacyasafundamentalrightonThursday.Anine-judgebenchpassedthejudgment,s

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Raging Ronaldo 'persecuted' as appeal against ban rejected

CristianoRonaldoblastedhistreatmentbytheSpanishFootballFederationas"persecution"afterhisappealagainstafive-gamebanwasrejectedonWednesday.TheWorldPlayeroftheYear

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US bank card firms apply to enter Chinese market in months

US-based payment card companies, including American Express, MasterCard and Visa, are preparing to submit licence requests to operate in China within months, according to a Reuters report.

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This man had the chip from his travel card implanted under his skin

This Australian can now tap in and out at train stations with a travel card chip implanted in his left hand.

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This man had the chip from his travel card implanted under his skin

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Thailand blasts: Preliminary probe shows SIM card not from Malaysia

Malaysia police said on Tuesday (Aug 16) a preliminary probe did not find any evidence that the SIM card and cellphone used in one of last week's coordinated bomb attacks in Thailand are from Malaysia.

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Exploding Kittens part of comeback trend for board and card games

​Some millennials, tired of today’s smartphone-obsessed digital culture, are turning to the retro pleasures of board games and card games as a way to enhance face-to-face interaction

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China’s 55 trillion yuan credit card clearing market now open for competition

China on Tuesday officially ended the longstanding monopoly held by its home-bred champion UnionPay over the Chinese bank card market and announced that its enormous credit card clearing market is open for competition to domestic and foreign players.

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For some foreigners, China's "green cards" are a disappointment

Many foreign experts living in China say that obtaining a "green card" has not given them all the rights equal to Chinese residents that they thought they could expect.

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British city issues special Christmas cards to fight gun crime

At first glance, it might look like a typical Christmas card featuring a festive snowflake. But a closer look reveals the flakes of snow are made up of bullets and handguns.

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UnionPay International cooperates with the second largest bank in Cambodia in card issuance

UnionPay International and Canadia Bank signed a card issuance cooperation agreement in Phnom Penh on August 7,2015. According to the agreement, UnionPay debit cards (card number starting with 62) will be launched at the beginning of the next year to provide local residents with more convenient and preferential payment services for daily purchase and international travel. Chen Zhi, vice-chairman of China UnionPay and Datuk Michael Lor, CEO of Canadia Bank, attended the ceremony.

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Open bank card clearing market raises competition, benefits consumers

China will open bank card clearing to foreign companies to improve competition and reduce costs to card issuers and users.