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Skills of tomorrow key to closing global gender pay gap 17 Dec 2019 - 07:06 pm
People carry bags reading 'equal pay day' during a protest a day before International Women's Day, in Bern March 7, 2015. Reuters/Ruben Sprich
South Africa energy minister vows to keep burning coal for power 17 Dec 2019 - 06:08 pm
A pedestrian walks by the community centre at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in the South African landmark township of Soweto on April 24, 2014. AFP / Mujahid Safodien
Ripples from Boeing's 737 Max quagmire begin to spread 17 Dec 2019 - 06:08 pm
A Boeing 737 Max aircraft sits on the tarmac at Boeing's 737 Max production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S. December 16, 2019. Reuters/Lindsey Wasson
What is actually in the US-China 'Phase One' trade deal? 16 Dec 2019 - 10:59 pm
People watching a Beijing Opera performance during the 7th annual Wuzhen Theatre Festival in Wuzhen in Zhejiang province, two hours from Shanghai on October 28, 2019. AFP / Hector Retamal
Top Turkish furniture showroom eyes expansion abroad 16 Dec 2019 - 10:59 pm
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How Mexico's leftist president quietly made peace with big business 16 Dec 2019 - 09:04 pm
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City August 30, 2019. Reuters / Henry Romero
China deal lifts US stocks into record territory 16 Dec 2019 - 09:04 pm
This file photo taken on November 28, 2019 shows containers stacked up at an automatic dock in Qingdao in Shandong province in east China. AFP
Worst UK manufacturing in seven years tests Johnson pledges 16 Dec 2019 - 08:56 pm
Nissan manufacturing staff works in the Trim and Chassis section of their Sunderland Plant in North East England on November 12, 2014. AFP / Oli Scarff
Britain set to announce next Bank of England governor 16 Dec 2019 - 08:05 pm
Raghuram Rajan in New Delhi, India, March 12, 2016. Reuters / Anindito Mukherjee
Villains or visionaries? Hedge funds short companies they say 'greenwash' 16 Dec 2019 - 08:05 pm
Carson Block, Chief Investment Officer, Muddy Waters Capital LLC., speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S. May 4, 2016. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Investors seek exhumation of Canadian crypto currency firm founder to ensure it's him 16 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
An employee works on Bitcoin mining computer as a PC screen shows the fluctuations in Bitcoin exchange rates at Bitminer Factory in Florence, Italy, April 6, 2018. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi
ArcelorMittal completes acquisition of India's Essar Steel 16 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
In this file photo taken on June 4, 2018 steel coils lay in a yard at ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Canada. AFP / Getty Images North America / Cole Burston
Chinese businesses boost self-reliance as trade war rolls on 16 Dec 2019 - 12:25 am
This file photo taken on June 11, 2019 shows people gathering at a Huawei stand during the Consumer Electronics Show, Ces Asia 2019 in Shanghai. AFP
Top executive calls on government to help Hong Kong hotels 15 Dec 2019 - 07:19 pm
Mourners queue along a road as they wait to pay their respects at the memorial service for Alex Chow, 22, who died last month from head injuries sustained during a fall inside a multi-storey carpark where police and protesters were clashing, at Po Fook Hi
US-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases 15 Dec 2019 - 05:45 am
This file photo taken on May 14, 2019 shows the US and Chinese flags displayed outside a hotel in Beijing. AFP / Greg Baker
Picked by slaves: coffee crisis brews in Brazil 14 Dec 2019 - 02:23 am
Paulo Santos de Jesus, Sales Felix, Joseilton de Jesus and Genivaldo Batista dos Santos pose for a picture after working on a coffee farm, during a labor ministry operation to identify workers in conditions analogous to slavery, in Campos Altos, Minas Ger
Indonesia urged to follow 'game-changer' Malaysia on palm oil maps 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
Land that has been cleared is pictured at an oil palm plantation in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Reuters / Edgar Su
Long wait seen for electric planes despite historic first flight 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
Snow geese and a float plane pass Cypress Mountain prior to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games February 9, 2010. Reuters/Chris Helgren