Passengers often ignore in-flight safety videos. But this 'honest' one has 8.4 million views
“Greetings from the cockpit. This is your captain speaking.”
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British luxury icon Burberry dropped from UK's FTSE 100 stock market index
LONDON — British luxury fashion house Burberry Group dropped out of the U.K.'s FTSE 100 stock market index on Wednesday, as waning sales and a slew of management changes have added to the mounting pressures facing the 168-year-old retailer.
Inside the Pope’s Visit to Indonesia
Pope Francis began his 11-day tour of four island nations across Southeast Asia and Oceania on Tuesday, an ambitious endeavor that will bring him to faraway corners of the Roman Catholic world.
Indonesia wants to provide contraceptives to students, critics say plan undermines values
The country’s health ministry recently introduced the contraceptive distribution plan, which was an update to health regulations to improve students’ understanding of reproductive health.
‘Best benefits’: Malaysia’s Anwar visits Russia as Asian leaders defy West over Putin
Anwar is on a two-day visit to Russia, where he will meet Putin on Wednesday evening and brief media on Thursday, according to his office. The meeting allow talks on a broad range of topics, from agriculture and food security to trade and investment, Malaysia’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
Hong Kong economic, security pressures sour Japanese business sentiment
HONG KONG -- Japanese businesses operating in Hong Kong are feeling greater effects from a decelerating Chinese economy as well as local authorities' emphasis on national security and patriotism, a new survey shows.
Nippon Steel promises most of U.S. Steel board will be American
TOKYO -- Nippon Steel said on Wednesday that U.S. citizens will make up the majority of the board of directors of U.S. Steel and that Americans will form the "core" of the company's management if the Japanese player succeeds in its proposed acquisition.
No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO review confirms
There is no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer risk, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of the available published evidence worldwide.