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Stocks End Higher as Oil Slips

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 0.94% to end at 14,251.74, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 0.08% to 25,513.71. Treasury market Treasuries were higher on Thursday in response to the weaker economic reports.

Women rise in Rwanda's economic revival

Microloan programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America have shown similar results. In India's great economic transformation of the past 15 years, states that have the highest percentage of women in the labor force have grown the fastest as well as had ...

Malaysia Airlines offers free tickets

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Flag carrier Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it plans to offer one million free seats for flights within Southeast Asia as part of an aggressive campaign to boost sales and income amid high oil prices. The Everyday Low Fares ...

Switzerland will get the iPhone

Among those deals are pacts with providers in Latin America, Canada, Italy and the Asia-Pacific region including agreements covering Australia, India and the Philippines.

Myanmar toll could top 127,000

He said the main goal now should be for countries in Asia and other parts of the world to "pressure the regime" in a coordinated way "to make sure that aid gets to the people of Burma as quickly as possible.