ZÜRICH (ANP) - Uitzendconcern Adecco heeft zijn omzet in het vierde kwartaal van vorig jaar verder zien groeien en wist die lijn in de eerste twee maanden van dit jaar door te trekken. Dat maakte het Zwitserse concern woensdag bekend.
The Department of Justice blew almost $60 million on a new IT system that was dumped without being launched.
With the on-call and App taxi service gaining popularity in the city, traditional autorickshaw operators are feeling the heat.
Calling all Elementary School Badasses.
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A fresh pack of Crayons WITH the built-in sharpener:
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Blue glue. None of that white glue nonsense:
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Huffin' some marker scents:
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It’s challenging for a girl to pursue a career as an electrician in Uganda. But it’s even harder if she’s also leaving behind seven years spent as a victim of child sex trafficking. That was the situation Jacqueline, now 18, had found herself in. The youngest girl she worked alongside was just nine, Jacqueline says. […]
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's 'World Culture Festival' event rogainsed by Art of Living foundation is being held adhering to all rules and laws.
Eric Lee Jr. really didn't mind redshirting last fall.
TOKIO (ANP) - De aandelenbeurs in Tokio is woensdag lager gesloten. Zorgen over de staat van de wereldeconomie speelden beleggers in de Japanse hoofdstad parten. De toonaangevende Nikkei-index eindigde 0,8 procent lager op 16.642,20 punten.
PAPENDRECHT (ANP) - De stevig gedaalde prijzen van onder meer olie en gas laten zich voelen bij Boskalis. De baggeraar en zeetransporteur kon afgelopen jaar nog teren op een goed gevulde orderportefeuille maar voor de nabije toekomst ziet het plaatje er somberder uit, liet het bedrijf woensdag weten bij de presentatie van de resultaten over 2015.
The changes continue at the Reds but Jim Carmichael says his departure has nothing to do with the sacking of coach Richard Graham.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington Thursday. The meeting between the two leaders, who share similar views on issues ranging from global warming to income inequality, is likely to culminate in an announcement of several climate change measures. The meeting would mark the first state visit to the U.S. by a Canadian leader in nearly two decades.
Questioning his stoic silence over non-payment of salaries to hundreds of employees of the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a section of former women staffers has accused its chairman Vijay Mallya of misleading government and the employees on the revival plan.
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification said Wednesday that it would continue to allow civic groups to offer humanitarian assistance to the people in North Korea, despite slapping unilateral punitive sanctions against the reclusive nation on Tuesday. South Korea’s sanctions come after the United Nations Security Council unveiled its harsher set of sanctions against the Kim Jong Un regime last week, following the recent rocket launch and nuclear test conducted by the country.
AMMAN, Jordan - A website created by two young Jordanians in a coffee shop six years ago has become the most popular site in Arabic, highlighting a vast vacuum: less than 1 percent of the Internet is written in the language spoken by 4.5 percent of the world's population.
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A website created by two young Jordanians in a coffee shop six years ago has become the most popular site in Arabic, highlighting a vast vacuum: less than 1 percent of the…
Google Street View will for the first time allow tourists to visit a family of elephants in the KNP, take a virtual walk on Table Mountain, or along Durban's Golden Mile.
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The Queen has been "revealed" to be a backer of a campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, according to The Sun newspaper.
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Capital has been flowing out of China at unprecedented rate over the past six months. Amidst concerns about the economy and the potential for further weakness in the Chinese renminbi, many investors are running for the exits.
With regulators closely monitoring cross boarder flows, heightening the risk of more stringent capital controls being put in place, investors have become increasingly inventive when it comes to getting money out of China.
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De vroegere producer van The Beatles sir George Martin is overleden. Dat meldden Britse media woensdag naar aanleiding van een tweet van Beatles-drummer Ringo Starr.
De vroegere producer van The Beatles sir George Martin is overleden. Dat meldden Britse media woensdag naar aanleiding van een tweet van Beatles-drummer Ringo Starr.
Microscopic dust particles found in meteoritic material on the Earth may be particles that were likely formed in stellar explosions that occurred long before the creation of the Sun, researchers report.
AlphaGo's creators say the computer is even stronger now than when it took on Fan last October.
The Stormers flyhalf job is Kurt Coleman’s to lose after scans ruled Robert du Preez out for as many as 10 matches.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official says insurgents have attacked government offices in a town in southern Helmand province, where Taliban fighters have been battling government forces for months.