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The 5 Largest Life Insurance Payouts in History

Offshore earthquake in Japan caused one of the biggest insurance payout event in history.

For many, life insurance policies offer peace of mind in knowing that their families and loved ones will be taken care of in the event of their untimely passing. The motivation behind purchasing life insurance is to guard the owner of the policy’s from any financial obligations in the event that something happens to them. The […]

Ukraine May Still Sign The EU Agreement

Ukraine May Still Sign The EU Agreement

Ukraine may still sign the European Union trade and co-operation agreement that president Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign a mere month ago says EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. Ashton also said that after a series of talks with President Yanukovych that have been held in Kiev they both agreed that the best way for […]

Barack Obama And Raul Castro Shake Hands At Mandela Funeral

Barack Obama And Raul Castro Shake Hands At Nelson Mandela Funeral

A historic moment happened during the funeral service for the legendary former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. United States President Barack Obama and Cuban president Raul Castro seemed to put aside differences that were set in place over decades and had a friendly handshake. This is the first time two heads of state from […]

“Frozen” Climbes To Number One At The Box Office

“Frozen” Climbes To Number One At The Box Office

While the first week of December has a reputation of gathering weaker results at the box office some movies managed to impress and climb to the number one spot with some pretty impressive numbers. “Frozen” the musical animation from Disney earned $31.6 million this weekend, an almost 50 percent drop since its debut weekend, however, […]

Nelson Mandela Dies At The Age Of 95

Nelson Mandela Dies At The Age Of 95

Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and historically, one of the most important figures in the struggle for human rights has passed away this Thursday at the age of 95. The news was made public by current South African president Jacob Zuma on state television. There, he announced that the cause of death was […]

Hezbollah Senior Commander Killed

Hezbollah Senior Commander Killed

Hezbollah blamed Israel for the death of Hassan al-Laqees after he was killed in Beirut after returning from work. The militant group from Lebanon warned that Israel will suffer the consequences. However, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Israel, Yigal Palmor, made a denial on its supposed involvement in the death of the senior […]

Kim Jong Un Dismisses His Uncle From Defense Commission

Kim Jong Un Dismisses His Uncle Fomr Defense Commission

Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Un’s uncle and a very important figure in the political machine of the DPRK, has been dismissed from his position as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission. South Korean sources suggests that the young leader himself was behind the move as he may try to enforce his power base […]

Vice President Joe Biden To Visit China and Japan

Vice President Joe Biden To Visit China and Japan

Even as the dispute over the claim of Beijing on a large portion of airspace continues in the region, US Vice president Joe Biden will pay a visit to China and Japan within the week. Concerns over a possible midair incident increased following the declaration of China. US officials indicated that the vice president will […]

Credit Line Secured By Twitter Prior To Its IPO

Credit Line Secured By Twitter Prior To Its IPO

A $1 billion line of credit was acquired by Twitter recently from a number of banks underwriting the initial public offering of the company. This was revealed through an amendment of its regulatory filing. The company will have the ability to utilize around $1 billion to meet unexpected expenses. Although interest is paid by the […]

Russia Win’s Ukraine But Looses The Big Picture In Vilnius

Russia Win’s Ukraine But Looses The Big Picture In Vilnius

Russia managed to persuade Ukraine into not signing the E.U. proposed collaboration agreement in Vilnius this week but might have lost more than it can imagine in the process. The third E.U. Eastern Partnership is taking place in Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania this week. Russia’s questionable economic sanction on former soviet states like […]

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