Archive for the January 5, 2019
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The Canadian economy generated 9,300 new jobs in December while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.6 percent, a 42-year low, the national statistics institute said Friday. "Employment held steady in December," Statistics Canada said
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Turkey's trade deficit tumbled 28.4 percent in 2018 to $55.0 billion, data released on Friday showed, with exports rising and imports declining as a currency crisis drove up the cost of imports and weakened domestic
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Marriott disclosed Friday that fewer guests than originally thought were affected by a massive computer hacking attack but that more than five million passport numbers were stolen. Marriott said about 5.25 million passport numbers were
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US internet giant Google used a legal mechanism to transfer almost 20 billion euros from the Netherlands to Bermuda in 2017 for tax purposes, a Dutch newspaper report said Friday. Google, which is owned by
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US employers hired the most workers in 10 months in December while boosting wages, pointing to sustained strength in the economy that could ease fears of a sharp slowdown in growth. The upbeat employment report
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Former world number one Maria Sharapova abandoned her quarter-final tie in the Shenzhen Open on Friday after struggling with a thigh injury. Just 10 days before the start of the Australian Open, Sharapova received treatment
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A marathon century by Cheteshwar Pujara and a swashbuckling ton from Rishabh Pant all but ended Australia's hopes of saving the series Friday as India built a massive 622 for seven declared in the final
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Faf du Plessis ground out a century and put South Africa in a commanding position on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday. Du Plessis made 103, his ninth
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The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed two-time World Cup winner Saeed Khan as the manager and head coach of the national men's hockey team for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League, which is
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Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu stunned Venus Williams in the WTA Auckland Classic quarter-finals to continue her giant-killing run Friday, while defending champion Julia Goerges survived a match-point scare. The 18-year-old Andreescu, ranked 152nd in the
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