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Indian train derails injuring 61; latest crash to raise concern
A train derailed in India on Wednesday injuring 61 people, police and rail officials said, the third significant accident in recent...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 29, 2016


How “premium” is premium economy? A guide to choosing that upgrade, airline by airline
Disappointment tends to snowball for many airline passengers as they trudge down the aisle to their seats. First, there is the deep envy...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 22, 2016


Buckfast monks make record £8.8m
Monks who make Buckfast tonic wine linked to violent crime in Scotland raked in a record £8.8m in a year. Sales of the caffeine-fuelled...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 14, 2016


Amazon workers in Scotland are camping outside in the bitter cold to avoid travel costs
Amazon’s employees would apparently prefer to brave sub-zero temperatures than bear travel costs. Some of the company’s workers have been...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 12, 2016


PSLV set for Resourcesat-2A imaging satellite launch
India is set to launch its Resourcesat-2A imaging satellite on Wednesday morning via its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket....

RCS Ottawa
Dec 6, 2016
Higher Costs Take Bite Out of Toblerone, Shrinking U.K. Bars
Higher costs in the U.K., where a Brexit-battered pound is squeezing retailers and brand owners, have chiseled away the craggy Alpine...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 8, 2016


A new report shows that our efforts to fight global warming are paying off in the biggest way yet
There are many ways to measure our progress to mitigate global warming. One of the surest is to ask whether economic growth, which has...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 3, 2016
An Indian startup raised $30 million because millennials don’t even want to own furniture
People used to dream of growing up and acquiring a bunch of stuff. Now, it seems, dreams are different and millennials prize experience....

RCS Ottawa
Nov 1, 2016


A collision of Chinese manufacturing, globalization, and consumer ignorance could ruin the internet
On Oct. 23 2016, one of the largest coordinated cyber attacks in history took down several major internet sites in the United States and...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 1, 2016
India, Russia to hold talks on deepening military cooperation on Wednesday
New Delhi: India and Russia will hold detailed discussions on Wednesday on deeper military cooperations, especially on joint production...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 27, 2016


Thousands flock to Cameroon hospitals after train derailment
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Thousands of Cameroonians have flocked to hospitals in the country's two main cities on Sunday in search of corpses...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 24, 2016
Youth Development Index - Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to one of the largest, fastest growing youth populations in the world. But this “youth bulge” could hurt...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 22, 2016


Modern slavery is still rampant in the countries that produce most of the world’s goods
For many in the West, slavery is a far off, historical concept. But a new index shows that consumers all over the world are getting...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 18, 2016


The gender gap starts with girls spending 160 million more hours on household chores
Gender inequality starts young: household-chores young. Around the world, girls between the ages of five and 14 spend 550 million hours...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 17, 2016


This is what happens when we build walls and fences to keep people out
Over a million migrants fled to Europe by sea in 2015. European leaders were unable to agree on a united approach as the crisis unfolded on

RCS Ottawa
Oct 17, 2016


Police in India detain 750 over US call centre scam
Officers say the suspects obtained lists of US tax defaulters and used threats to obtain their bank details. The scam is said to have...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 6, 2016
What does it mean to be British?
History informs today's immigration. How does a tribe live with the foreigner? Treat them too badly, and they won’t come. Treat them too...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 2, 2016
The next global pandemic - "A Beast of a Problem"
In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a list of the top emerging diseases that are “likely to cause severe outbreaks in...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 2, 2016


The Government and EDF have today signed a historic agreement for the UK’s first new nuclear power s
During a signing ceremony in London, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, the Chairman and...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 1, 2016


Vice President Hamid Ansari embarks on 5-day visit to Nigeria, Mali
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday left on a five-day visit to Nigeria and Mali, where he will hold bilateral talks with the...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 28, 2016
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