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The hike is seen as a desperate move by Russia to rescue its economy from the dual impact of plunging oil prices and Western sanctions.

Former Korean Air Lines executive, Heather Cho, may face legal charges if prosecutors pursue the case.

The Instagram generation still prefer "real" books to their digital counterparts.

The salvage grocery store model is both self-sustaining and charitable but overshadowed by food banks in the U.S.

Over the next year, U.N. members will hammer out the finer details of the landmark climate accord unveiled Sunday.

The British luxury carmaker is touting camera technology that allows drivers to see through the "pillars."

Despite the growth in online retail, shoppers place their trust in few companies to protect their payment data.

Apps that use GPS to track vehicle movements will help ensure safer rides for women on the subcontinent, industry executives claim.

The deadline to get packages, letters and greeting cards to their destinations by Christmas is Dec. 20.

The German automaker will show off a BMW i3 that drops drivers off and finds its own parking garage space.

Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska are among oil states already seeing signs of slow growth in 2015.

PetSmart shares jumped over 4 percent Monday after the company announced it agreed to be acquired by BC Partners for $8.7 billion.

Whether it's due to better budgeting or employment, many millennials aim to spend more money on holiday shopping this year than last.

A British source told The West Australian that "crucial days were lost" because Malaysian authorities initially rejected Inmarsat's findings.

A technical failure at an air traffic control center in Britain caused widespread disruption to flights in and out of London last week.

Conservatives are keen to show voters that the steady economic recovery they have presided over can, if sustained, lift living standards.

Uber Sydney started the freebies after complaints it used a hostage crisis to price gouge, according to a published report.

Defense majors from the U.S. and Europe remain dominant players despite declining global sales, finds a new report by SIPRI.

Disclosures from the internal documents have caused turmoil at the studio, a unit of Japan's Sony Corp.

Takata has had problems with ensuring consistent quality standards from suppliers in the past, documents reviewed by Reuters show.

Activist investor Jana Partners LLC began pushing for a sale after disclosing a 9.9 percent stake in PetSmart in early July.

Banks reportedly have agreed to arrange for $6.25 billion in financing to seal the deal.

"The fundamentals should not lead to this dramatic reduction [in price]," OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri says Sunday.

The Resolution mine in Arizona could produce more than 1 billion pounds of copper a year at its peak.

A Chinese woman and her three accomplices were asked to disembark and were reportedly detained by police.

The cabin crew chief, who was controversially removed from a flight over the improper serving of macadamia nuts, was also insulted.

FBI has warned US businesses to be on the alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation, according to a confidential agency document.

The U.S. automaker is betting a QNX product will be a big step up from Microsoft's problem-plagued in-vehicle communications system.

Prepaid card use is shifting from the low-income underbanked to upper-income households shopping online.