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Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive to step down  CityNews Calgary

LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland says chief executive Ross McEwan is stepping down after 5 1/2 years overseeing the restructuring of a bank that was bailed ...

UK regulators block Sainsbury's-Asda supermarket merger  CityNews Calgary

LONDON — British competition regulators have blocked J. Sainsbury Plc's 7.3 billion-pound ($9.4 billion) purchase of Walmart's Asda unit, which would have ...

China and Russia to hold joint navy drills next week  CityNews Calgary

BEIJING — China says it will hold joint naval drills with Russia next week. Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said Thursday that the drills will ...

Navy’s anniversary carried a complex message  South China Morning Post

China's growing naval might is the country's most visible sign of its military expansion.

What's this Fourth Industrial Revolution that's trending?  SowetanLIVE Sunday World

Much is being said about the Fourth Industrial Revolution which is now entering pop-culture as 4IR. Interestingly, so much of the 4IR comment is incorrect, or is ...

'Schumacher to miss next Ferrari test'  GPfans

Mick Schumacher looks set to miss out on another Ferrari test in the days after the Spanish Grand Prix in May. The high profile Formula 2 and Ferrari...

Papuans challenge Indonesian rule at country's highest court  CityNews Calgary

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Lawyers are challenging Indonesia's incorporation of the volatile Papua region into its territory in 1969 with a judicial review at the ...

The Age of Splinternet: The Inevitable Fracturing of the Internet  Stratfor Worldview

The global internet system will become a lot less global as geopolitical realities drive countries and corporations to build digital walls.

'Drunk' doctor tied up by plane passengers after trying to open emergency exit during Bangkok flight  Daily Mail

Russian anaesthetist Vadim Bondar was overpowered by passengers after causing terror on the Aeroflot flight from Bangkok to Moscow. He was tied to a seat ...

Aid groups sue France to stop boat donation to Libya's navy  CityNews Calgary

PARIS — Aid groups are suing the French government to stop the donation of six boats to Libya's navy, saying the watercraft will be used to take migrants to ...