News Archive

Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it has reached agreement with its pilots' union on pay cuts and non-paid leave as part of cost-cutting efforts to counter the effects of the global economic downturn.June 21, 2009, 12:45 pm

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Ali Akbar Khan, who helped introduce North Indian classical music to the United States, has died at the age of 87.June 21, 2009, 12:30 pm

French tyre giant Michelin, which plans to cut nearly 1,100 jobs in France, aims to open a factory in India in three years, the company's chief executive Michel Rollier says.June 21, 2009, 12:30 pm

US President Barack Obama has urged stronger consumer protection in financial markets, vowing to defend the interest of those "who play by the rules."June 21, 2009, 12:30 pm

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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The recording industry secured a resounding victory last week when a Minneapolis jury awarded the four major labels $1.92 million in damages after unanimously finding that a 32-year-old mother had willfully infringed on their copyrights by downloading and sharing 24 songs on the Kazaa peer-to-peer network.June 21, 2009, 12:21 pm

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CALI, Colombia (Billboard) - On the roofless patio of a tiny house in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Cali, Colombia, a small miracle takes place every afternoon between 2 p.m. and 5:40 p.m.June 21, 2009, 12:04 pm

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A 12-year-old Stratton boy who allegedly threw a rock at a public transport bus, causing about $1000 worth of damage has been charged by police.June 21, 2009, 12:00 pm

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Animated chimps having sex, a smattering of radio airplay and a college tour don't exactly add up to a traditional path to Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart.June 21, 2009, 11:58 am

NEW YORK (Billboard) - When critics comment that Amanda Blank lights up a stage, they're being literal.June 21, 2009, 11:48 am

Brazil's military says it will take a specialised aircraft with on-board radar out of the search for more remains from the Air France plane disaster in the Atlantic.June 21, 2009, 11:45 am

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The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker on Monday, tracking the US bourse where investors have adopted a cautious stance following a recent run up in share prices.June 21, 2009, 11:45 am

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Two men have been charged over separate hoon incidents last night, including one in which a car spun its wheels across three lanes of traffic in Midland.June 21, 2009, 11:45 am

Australia is vowing to continue its push to stamp out scientific whaling, as a report found humans were an increasing threat to whales, dolphins and porpoises.June 21, 2009, 11:45 am

Climate change, the looming global food shortage and water are high on the agenda of the National Farmers' Federation's (NFF) first National Congress in Brisbane on Monday and Tuesday.June 21, 2009, 11:30 am