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The floods and landslides that took place last weekend in the Indonesian province of Papua have already cost the lives of 92 people. The army has announced this. The death toll can rise even further because there are still 75…

Facebook Retrieves British accounts and pages from Fake news campaign Offline. Facebook has taken coordinated dissemination of disinformation offline in Great Britain, declares the company on Thursday. It is the first time that the social…

The European Central Bank has a Profit of 1.3 Billion pounds in 2018. The European Central Bank (ECB) has booked a profit of 1.3 billion pounds in 2018. That is 23 percent more than in 2017, the central bank reports Thursday.…

British Company behind Dutch space project Mars One Bankrupt. Mars One Ventures, the company behind the Dutch foundation Mars One, has been declared bankrupt, according to the reports on Monday by a ruling by the court of Basel. …

Amazon Sees sales and Profits grew Strongly in 2018. The American webshop giant Amazon has obtained considerably higher results in the fourth quarter, with the holiday season. Amazon has a turnover of 72.4 billion dollars,…

Central Bank Iran wants to Delete four Zeros of Currency Rial. The Iranian central bank has submitted a proposal to the government to cancel four zeros off the currency Rial. The plan follows a currency decline of around 60 percent in the…

Apple Wants to prevent Chinese ban with a Software update for iOS. Apple has released an iOS update with which the company wants to avoid a sales ban on iPhones in China. The Chinese authorities have halted the sale of some iPhone…

Pilots British airline Virgin Atlantic struck just Before Christmas. Pilots from Virgin Atlantic dropped from December 22 to Christmas Day. It is announced by the trade union Professional Pilots Union (PPU), which represents a third of…

Customs calls on Companies to take Brexit Measures. Dutch Customs is calling on companies to take measures for Brexit now. Some entrepreneurs would risk without rules that their trade with the United Kingdom would come to a complete…

Euro Commissioner Threatens sanctions Against Italy if an Agreement is not Forthcoming. European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici says that the European Commission can impose sanctions against Italy if an agreement on the budget is not…