The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
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1. McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is leaving the company after 25 years with the fast-food chain.
2. Greece's new radical left-wing government will meet with European parliament head Martin Schulz, a day after announcing several anti-austerity measures.
3. The Islamic State released a new recording in which a Japanese journalist held captive by the militant group purportedly says a Jordanian hostage will be killed unless Jordan releases a Iraqi prisoner.
4. New figures from the World Health Organization show that the spread of Ebola has slowed significantly and health officials believe they can move to the eradication phase.
5. Two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper were killed in an attack along the Lebanese border by Hezbollah.
6. Australia has started an investigation into the Sydney cafe siege to establish whether the deaths of two hostages could have been avoided.
7. The French co-pilot of the AirAsia jet that crashed into the Java Sea last month was at the controls just before the accident.
8. Police detained and questioned an 8-year-old boy from France who claimed to support the terrorists who attacked the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
9. North Korea may be trying to restart a nuclear reactor that can produce plutonium for atomic bombs.
10. Royal Dutch Shell posted a rise in fourth-quarter earnings, despite a slump in oil prices.
And finally...
- US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
- 2 states where home prices are falling because there are too many houses and not enough buyers
- A couple accidentally shipped their cat in an Amazon return package. It arrived safely 6 days later, hundreds of miles away.
- ICICI Bank shares climb nearly 5% after Q4 earnings; mcap soars by ₹36,555.4 crore
- Markets rebound sharply on buying in bank stocks firm global trends
- Bengaluru's rental income highest in Q1-2024, Mumbai next: Anarock report
- Rupee falls 10 paise to settle at 83.48 against US dollar
- Include 4 hrs of physical activity, 8 hrs sleep in routine for optimal health, suggests study
- Nothing Phone (2a) blue edition launched
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market