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31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China December factory PMIs suggest economy cooling further, more stimulus expected

China December factory PMIs suggest economy cooling further, more stimulus expected

China’s factory activity sputtered in December, underlining the challenges facing the country’s manufacturers as they fight rising costs and softening demand in a cooling economy. After a rough 2014, the …

31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on North Korea leader seeks meeting with South

North Korea leader seeks meeting with South

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, said he was open to a summit with the South Korean president in a nationally televised New Year’s speech.

31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Search for missing AirAsia black boxes may take a week

Search for missing AirAsia black boxes may take a week

An official said it may take a week to find the missing AirAsia jet’s black boxes as poor weather hampered search efforts.

31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US Ally, Saudi Arabia Beheads 87 In 2014, Up Over 10% From 2013

US Ally, Saudi Arabia Beheads 87 In 2014, Up Over 10% From 2013

It was a good year for those long ‘beheadings’. After a solid 79 head-removals in 2013, 2014 surged 10% higher with a recent record 87 beheadings overall (following a surge since August for crimes such as “drug smuggling, witchcraft, or sorcery”). The ‘State’ responsible for all these executions… not ISIS, but US ally, Saudi Arabia…

 

As BNO News reports,

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31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Guest Post: 2014 – A Russian Viewpoint

Guest Post: 2014 – A Russian Viewpoint

Via The Vineyard Of The Saker blog,

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31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Forget Toasters & Spiderman Towels, Chinese Banks Lure New Deposits With iPhones & Mercedes

Forget Toasters & Spiderman Towels, Chinese Banks Lure New Deposits With iPhones & Mercedes

Amid the European crisis in 2012, European banks reached deep deep down to encourage depositors to lodge their savings in these highly levered financial institutions. Most notably, now defunct Bankia, which offered no lesser gift than a Spiderman Towel in exchange for a EUR300 deposit.

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31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Snapchat closes $486m funding round

Snapchat closes $486m funding round

Snapchat has closed a $486m round of funding, the secretive photo-messaging start-up quietly disclosed in a regulatory filing on New Year’s Eve.