Jobs data and SNB surprise economists

ECONOMISTS were dealt two big surprises this week. LOCALLY it was strong December jobs figures, while internationally, it was the Swiss National Bank's decision to step away from its currency cap. But ahead of the jobs figures, economists at...

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Queues in UK to buy Charlie Hebdo

QUEUES are forming outside newsagents and bookshops as readers in the UK try to get hold of copies of the first Charlie Hebdo magazine since the deadly shootings in Paris. DEMAND is high for the magazine's new issue, which carries a front-cover...

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Goldman Sachs 4Q earnings fall 10%

WALL Street investment bank Goldman Sachs has reported a 10 per cent drop in fourth-quarter earnings, hurt by a fall in trading activity. THE bank earned $US2.03 billion, or $US4.38 a share, for the three-month period ending in December. That...

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Chris Cairns pleads not guilty to perjury

FORMER New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has pleaded not guilty to a perjury charge arising from a 2012 UK libel trial over alleged match-fixing. THE 44-year-old appeared on Friday at the Old Bailey before Justice Nigel Sweeney for a...

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Muhammad Ali back in hospital

BOXING legend Muhammad Ali is back in the hospital following treatment for a severe urinary tract infection, his second stint in the hospital in the past four weeks. THE three-time former heavyweight champion was admitted to an undisclosed hospital...

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Sydney man denied bail over homemade bomb

Bail has been denied for a Sydney man accused of possessing a "catastrophic" homemade bomb. Source: AAP A SYDNEY man accused of possessing a potentially "catastrophic" homemade bomb wrapped with 50 ball bearings has been refused bail in court....

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Birdman, Budapest top Oscar nominations

TWO extravagant comedies, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, have tied for the most Oscar nominations with nine nods each, including best picture. THEY were joined in best-picture nominations on Thursday by Boyhood, Whiplash, The Theory of...

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Newest jetliner begins flight in Qatar

The world's newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, has departed Qatar for its first commercial flight. Source: AAP THE world's latest jetliner has taken to the air on its first commercial flight from Qatar. THE Airbus A350 operated by Qatar...

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Ukraine mourns 13 victims of bus blast

UKRAINE is holding a day of mourning after 13 people were killed when a bus was hit by what the government says was a shell fired by Russian-backed separatists. PRESIDENT Petro Poroshenko said respects would be paid on Thursday for all people...

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Target to exit Canada

TARGET is exiting Canada where it has 133 stores and about 17,600 employees. CHAIRMAN and CEO Brian Cornell said on Thursday that the company was unable to find a realistic scenario in which Target Canada would become profitable before at least...

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Bodies found floating in India's Ganges

MORE than 100 decaying bodies have been found in a tributary of the Ganges river in northern India, officials say. AUTHORITIES said they believed that the deceased were given water burials, although a police investigation has been ordered. ...

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US eyes corrupt Honduras officials' homes

THE US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to confiscate nine properties in the United States worth about $US1.5 million ($A1.62 million) that have been allegedly linked to the corruption scandal involving the Honduran Institute of Social Security,...

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S Korea activist held for 'praising North'

SOUTH Korean officials have arrested a political activist for allegedly praising North Korea, just days after they deported a US woman on similar charges. THE arrest comes as the government faces criticism it seeks to limit free speech. Kim...

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US hands war crimes suspect to Uganda

THE US embassy in Uganda says US Special Forces in Obo, Central African Republic, have handed over a Lord's Resistance Army commander who is charged with war crimes to Ugandan troops. US embassy spokesman Daniel Travis confirmed the handover...

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France cracks down on hate speech

THE French government has ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and glorifying terrorism. IN a message distributed to all French prosecutors and judges on Wednesday, the Justice Ministry laid out...

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