21 - 30 of 48 results for "millions"

  1. 21. news | 28 Mar 2013

    Is global warming causing harsher winters?

    By AFP

    » Millions of people in northern Europe are still battling snow and ice, wondering why they are being punished with bitter cold when -- officially -- spring has arrived and Earth is in the grip of global warming.

  2. 22. news | 18 Apr 2013

    UN tips faster Asian growth, urges poverty action

    By AFP

    » Asia-Pacific growth will edge up this year on the back of a recovery in the US and emerging nations, a UN study said Thursday, but it urged governments to take bolder steps to lift millions out of poverty.

  3. 23. news | 28 Apr 2013

    Vietnam gay sitcom becomes Internet smash

    By AFP

    » Vietnam's first gay sitcom has become a YouTube sensation, racking up millions of views as support for legalising same-sex marriage strengthens within the communist government.

  4. 24. tech | 25 Apr 2013

    Cyberattack deprives millions of Dutch of online ID

    By AFP

    » More than 10 million Dutch citizens were unable to use their official online signature to pay bills and taxes because of a cyberattack, officials said Wednesday.

  5. 25. news | 15 May 2013

    Eurozone trapped in austerity-led recession

    By AFP

    » The dogged recession across the eurozone has snared key economy France, with the latest EU figures released Wednesday showing a full year-and-a-half of contraction as tens of millions languish in unemployment.

  6. 26. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Top Indonesian traffic cop on trial in huge graft case

    By AFP

    » Indonesia's former traffic police chief went on trial Tuesday accused of amassing millions of dollars in corrupt payments that he used to build up a vast empire of houses, land and cars.

  7. 27. learning | 06 Jan 2011

    Tollway accident driver hears charges

    Easy English news

    » The 17-year-old girl involved in the fatal tollway accident 10 days ago is still free but she faces up to seven years in jail and millions of baht in compensation charges.

  8. 28. news | 06 Apr 2013

    PM Najib vows more cash in Malaysians' pockets

    By AFP

    » Malaysia's premier Najib Razak unveiled a manifesto on Saturday pledging bigger cash handouts, millions of new jobs and lower taxes and crime, as he seeks his first mandate in looming national polls.

  9. 29. news | 11 May 2013

    Counting begins in landmark Pakistan polls

    By AFP

    » Counting got underway Saturday in Pakistan's landmark elections after millions of people defied deadly Taliban attacks to take part in an historic democratic transition in the nuclear-armed state.

  10. 30. learning | 14 Apr 2013

    Eagle snatching child video fools the world

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » That YouTube video showing an eagle swooping down to snatch a child playing in a park is still getting millions of views even after it was discovered to be a hoax. (Video included)

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