EU to provide over 30 mln euros to help redundant workers
The Philippine government has released additional 50 million pesos (1.11 million U.S. dollars) to augment the fund for the continuing repatriation of Filipinos affected by the deteriorating security situation in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Gaza, a senior government official said Tuesday.
The UN refugee agency ( UNHCR) has warned that an ongoing funding shortage could leave as many as a million refugees across Iraq and Syria without proper help as they prepare for the winter, a UN spokesperson said here Tuesday.
Disney's 3D animated film "Big Hero 6" snatched the first place at the North American weekend box office, edging out Christopher Nolan's space drama "Interstellar".
Disney's 3D animated film "Big Hero 6" snatched the first place at the North American weekend box office, edging out Christopher Nolan's space drama "Interstellar".
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" dominated the world's second-largest film market, bringing in 167 million yuan (27.3 million U.S. dollars) in its opening weekend.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday announced a package of 450 million U.S. dollars in commercial financing to support trade, investment and employment in the three West African countries.
Founders of Finnish game company Supercell were ranked top five taxpayers in Finland, revealed the Finnish Tax Administration in its 2013 tax data published on Monday.
Kingsoft, a Chinese software firm and currently the nation's largest provider of office software, is seeking to break the long held global monopoly of tech giants such as Microsoft and Google.
Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal's new film "Nightcrawler" beat the horror film "Ouija", taking the first place at the North American box office race this weekend.
Universal's horror film "Ouija" won the top slot at the North American box office in the last weekend before Halloween.
American blockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy " ruled China's box office for the week ending Oct. 19, earning 237 million yuan (about 38.7 million U.S dollars).
"Fury" starring Brad Pitt usurped first place this weekend from the two-week box-office winner "Gone Girl."
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) pledged to sponsor 11 projects and programs in Vietnam in 2014, with total capital of 1.363 billion U.S. dollars, said the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
The Lao government aims to generate 15,000 million kWh of electricity in 2015 in a bid to reduce dependence on imports, official Lao news agency KPL reported on Tuesday.
Twice Oscar nominated best director David Fincher's latest film "Gone Girl" was the most popular movie in North America in its second consecutive weekend, as three other films debuted amongst the top five draws at the box office.
Chinese property buyers have spent a record 462 million Australian dollars (400 million U.S. dollars) on Queensland real estate last financial year, a 43 percent increase than a year earlier, a report said on Monday.
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