Canadian judge William Ehrcke agreed to release Meng after four former colleagues and friends joined her husband in pledging a combined $US7.5 million.

I worry that celebrities are influencing people to spend beyond their means, and for the wrong reasons.

Australia’s Test side is in the midst of its worst streak of batting performances in 34 years as they look to level the series against India.

Rumours that rebels have secured names of 48 Tory MPs needed to trigger confidence vote

A Canadian court releases Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on bail, as the US seeks her extradition.

After three days and a lengthy recap of both the government’s case for holding Meng Wanzhou and her defense attorney’s case for offering her a surety bond, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Ehrcke has ruled that he is satisfied with the terms Meng…

The ACT government says the multi-million dollar expansion cannot proceed in its “current form”.

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The thick black smoke… the smell of burning rubber… overturned smoldering cars.

Looters smashed out shop windows and took whatever they could carry away. Ancient landmarks were desecrated.

Soldiers p…

Police will allege the man, believed to be from Hamilton Hill, had access to the church funds as a part of his role.

Elizabeth Rowe filed a lawsuit against the Boston Symphony Orchestra, seeking $US200,000 in back pay because, she claims, as a woman, she is not paid enough.

We’ve been here before and since global oil markets are indeed cyclical, Citi’s new oil price forecast for 2019 should not come as much of a surprise. The bank forecasts that global oil prices will average $60 per barrel in 2019, remaining near current…

There are three options on the table for Canberra’s A-League expansion bid.

Time Magazine on Tuesday revealed that a group of journalists who were killed or imprisoned in the past year as its 2018 “Person of the Year,” while President Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller earned 2nd and 3rd place respectively, according to …

Botany Road – One dead, others injured after major truck crash in Sydney

New Zealand’s leading online marketplace is set to change hands after its board accepted an offer from British private equity group Apax.  

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(Dec 12): Lion Air Mentari’s owner is sketching out plans to become one of the world’s largest budget carriers, while also preparing to scrap $22 billion in Boeing Co. jet orders out of anger at the manufacturer’s response to an October air disaster.
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(Dec 12): A shooting at the Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg late Tuesday left at least four people dead and more than 10 wounded, French media reported. The attack is being investigated as a potential terrorist act, according to the P…

(Dec 12):For years, the so-called FAANG stocks have driven Wall Street higher, fueled by surging revenue, an environment that prized growth over all else, and investor sentiment that viewed the megacap technology and internet companies as ones that cou…

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An Illinois Gender & Women’s Studies department endorsed a call for the abolition of both ICE and the police.

The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign’s (UIUC) Gender & Women’s Studies department shar…

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): Kuala Lumpur-based the Center of Applied Data Science (CADS) recently won the world’s first Global Datathon Challenge.
The participants, comprising four members from CADS’ data science team, were selected as winners from 30 teams…

The porn actress was ordered to pay nearly $300,000 after a judge threw out her defamation case.

Until this precise moment in his nearly decade-long career, Stephen Curry has remained gleefully free of controversy.

Most lawyers are familiar with the legal maxim “justice delayed is justice denied”. So why are litigants waiting five years for Federal Circuit Court judgments?

If the cyclone strengthens to a category 3 it could create wind gusts of 165-224km/h and dump 150-200mm of rain.

Facebook has filed several patent applications for technology with the USPTO which would use your location data to predict where you’re going to go next, as well as when you’ll be offline, reports BuzzFeed’s Nicole Nguyen. 

Facebook’s response when as…

Australian shares are trading higher on Wednesday morning, buoyed by some mild gains from the major resource stocks as trade optimism increases. NAB moves rate hike forecast to 2020.

After Chevron last week said it will increase its capex for 2019 for the first time in four years, this week two more oil majors joined the ranks of optimists in the oil industry: although they are not raising their budgets in any significant way. Hess…

The 18-year-old mowed down competitors in the last 50m to claim victory in 1min 51.38sec – a new Commonwealth, Oceania and national record.

Police are searching for a man who allegedly punched a 52-year-old woman in the head, causing serious injuries, during an altercation in a Balaclava supermarket.

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How Democracy Is Losing The World

If Donald Trump told Michael Cohen to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels about a one-night stand a decade ago, that, says Jerome Nadler, incoming chair of House Judiciary,…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a huge crude oil inventory draw 10.18 million barrels for the week ending December 7, compared to analyst expectations that we would see a draw in crude oil inventories of 2.990 million barrels. Last week…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a huge crude oil inventory draw 10.18 million barrels for the week ending December 7, compared to analyst expectations that we would see a draw in crude oil inventories of 2.990 million barrels. Last week…

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): The FBM KLCI is expected to trade range bound today, in line with global trends but remain firmly below the 1,700-point level.
A gauge of global stock markets rose in volatile trade on Tuesday following threats by U.S. President …

Two people have been killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, officials say.

Paramedics arrived to find pedestrians strewn across the road and a truck driver trapped in his vehicle.

What happened overnight and what’s ahead for the ASX.

Untraceable, postage-paid postcards will be released by federal police, the Salvation Army and Australia Post, to reach families of people who have gone missing on purpose.

WTI prices rebounded today on renewed optimism that announced production cuts from the OPEC+ coalition will re-balance global markets, and was helped by the fact that Libya’s biggest field remained shut, taking supply off line.

“The Russians committi…

One month after Jeff Gundlach’s latest webcast issued a stern warning to corporate bond investors, warning at just the right time that both corporate and high-yield bonds are at or close to their most extreme levels of overvaluation historically, and t…

Hawthorn are committed to playing games in Tasmania with the Hawks president saying their presence is important to the state’s economy and social fabric.

Senior Brexiteers are increasingly confident they have enough support to trigger a no-confidence vote.

Finally some good news for the president on the legal front.

Stephanie Clifford, the porn star better known as Stormy Daniels, was ordered to pay $293,000 in attorney fees and sanctions to Donald Trump, also known as David Dennison, after she unsucces…

As the rules surrounding player movement in the AFL get more and more relaxed with each passing year, the ties that bind player to club are getting weaker and weaker as well.

Move seeks to fulfil commitment to prevent sudden breakdown in access to UK clearinghouses

Don, Chuck, & Nancy (oh, and Mike) battled it out in the Oval Office and sent stocks reeling… they both came out claiming victory though clearly both (and the markets) suffered a fleshwound…

China stocks were majestically bid into the close last…

The pensioner used the cash profits from his illegal business to become a high roller at Star Casino and buy the services of prostitutes.

As countries meet in Poland from all over the world this week to discuss measures to mitigate the effects of climate change, US delegates showed up ready to discuss the role of coal and fossil fuels in the world’s energy mix, including the rising star …

The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the private sector to hold New Year grand sales for 28 days, with up to 13,500 branches of stores participating in the scheme with steep discounts of as much as 80%.

The private sector remains concerned about farm activity next year, fearing that lower agricultural and agro-industrial shipments will slow the country’s exports to 5% growth for a total of US$268 billion (8.8 trillion baht).

East Asia’s successful development model — a combination of outward-oriented growth, human capital development and sound economic governance — needs to be adjusted to effectively address emerging external and internal challenges, a new World Bank rep…

Index Creative Village Plc plans to expand its presence into South Asia and the Middle East with the aim of becoming one of the top event management firms in these regions in the next five years.

SET-listed B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM) has become Thailand’s first real-sector corporation to issue green bonds, worth 5 billion baht, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) purchasing all the debentures.

Thai economic growth is expected to cool to 3.7% in 2019 from a 4% forecast for 2018, while the general election could be a threat in the short run as foreign investors hold off on plans as they await the outcome, says a senior economist at CIMB Thai B…

Thailand is forecast to achieve a balanced budget in fiscal 2030, based on GDP growth of more than 4% a year.

Half of the 5.66 billion baht distributed to 11.3 million recipients of the government’s welfare and subsidy scheme was disbursed within three days after the handout programme started, says the Comptroller-General’s Department.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is likely to adhere to its recent resolution to derail a takeover effort made by PTT’s unit Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC) for Glow Energy Plc.

The MRT’s Purple Line southern extension from Kanchanaphisek Outer Ring Road to Tao Poon and provincial mass transit projects in Phuket are expected to seek approval from the public-private partnership (PPP) committee early next year before proceeding …

As countries meet in Poland from all over the world this week to discuss measures to mitigate the effects of climate change, US delegates showed up ready to discuss the role of coal and fossil fuels in the world’s energy mix, including the rising star …

For many, the Northeast Passage through the Arctic could one day be a ‘Northern Suez Canal’. While icy waters have frozen such dreams, recent advances in nuclear technology might finally unlock the full economic potential of the once-daunting Arctic wa…

Pichai defends controversial proposal in first Congress appearance

The ACT’s planning authority took no action on advice urging it to reject a proposal to flatten a prominent Manuka block of land, and a protected tree

The trials and travails facing Western purveyors of luxury goods as they seek to break into the Chinese market have been well documented in the press (see Dolce & Gabbana and Victoria’s Secret for two examples of what can happen when retailers hoping t…

The high school football team was preparing to celebrate the close of its “stellar” season. By the time the festivities began, the day had turned horribly dark.

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A few years ago the Swiss National Bank (SNB) – which traditionally held “monetary assets” like government bonds, cash and gold to back up the Swiss franc – decided to branch out into common stocks.

Thi…

Jurors recommend a life sentence for the man convicted of killing a woman at last year’s alt-right rally.

India hopes to attract around US$300 billion in investments in its energy sector in the coming decade, including in refineries, natural gas infrastructure and trade, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, India’s Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Prad…

India hopes to attract around US$300 billion in investments in its energy sector in the coming decade, including in refineries, natural gas infrastructure and trade, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, India’s Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Prad…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce on Wednesday morning that the Australia space agency will be headquartered in Adelaide.

From a new Eurozone crisis or a liquidity run in the corporate bond markets, to the end of the trade tensions and an outbreak of EM reforms, HSBC economists and strategists highlight the most significant risks to the bank’s central forecast for 2019.

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Two people are dead and 11 have been injured in a shooting near a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg.

Meng Wanzhou must also pay for private security guards to accompany her at all times