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A lawyer is seen in an office at a court in Seville, during an unprecedented nationwide strike of Spanish judges and magistrates February 18, 2009. Spanish judges staged an unprecedented strike on Wednesday, to call for more resources for courts they say struggle under an intolerable workload using outdated technology. At least 63 percent of Spain's roughly 3,500 serving judges joined the one-day protest, which will be followed by another stoppage in June unless their demands are met, according to the Francisco de Vitoria Legal Association, one of the groups organising the strike. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN)

economics

The US is making it harder for skilled foreign workers to get visas

September 21, 2017

A British flag which was washed away by heavy rains the day before lies on the street in London, Britain, June 24, 2016 after Britain voted to leave the European Union in the EU BREXIT referendum.

economics

The UK went from fastest to slowest-growing economy of the G7 in just four years

September 21, 2017

c-afd-RTX3G6FP-Wolfgang Rattay

Technology

Germany’s far right party is dominating Twitter ahead of the election

September 21, 2017

c-tungs-RTS1BHHG-Thomas White

economics

China is trying to clean its mining industry. But that’s raising the price of this rare metal

September 21, 2017

Apps on an iPhone.

Technology

Games generate so much money for Apple, they’re now featured more prominently in the app store

September 20, 2017

The Norwegian flag flutters at half-mast on the roof of the parliament building in Oslo July 23, 2011. Norwegian police searched for more victims on Saturday after a suspected right-wing zealot killed at least 92 people in a shooting spree and bomb attack that have traumatised a once-placid country. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NORWAY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR2P73Q

economics

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund reached $1 trillion

September 20, 2017

c-nk-RTX347SX-Damir Sagolj

economics

Despite the nuclear crisis, fewer people are defecting from North Korea

September 19, 2017

Office workers are seen in the London Place business district near Tower Bridge in central London February 9, 2011. Britain finalised a tortuous deal with banks on Wednesday to curb bonuses and boost lending to business, but critics said the agreement would be hard to enforce and mere "political theatre".
REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CITYSCAPE) - RTXXN3M

Finance

Only 10,000 finance jobs out of 350,000 are leaving London so far because of Brexit

September 19, 2017

c-slack-RTX3GFVI-Dado Ruvic

corporate

Slack raised $250 million, but it might not need the money

September 19, 2017

c-sk-RTSZ2N0-Kim Hong-Ji

economics

South Korea is having trouble selling tickets for the 2018 Winter Olympics

September 18, 2017

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corporate

More universities are starting their own electronic sports teams

September 18, 2017

c-iphone-RTX3FYCV-Stephen Lam

Technology

This is how difficult Apple says it is to trick the iPhone X facial recognition system

September 18, 2017

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