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Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 Sudden Disappearance: Facts, Theories & Hypotheses

With so many stories behind the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, many people are now confused between the fact and fiction behind its abrupt disappearance. The mystery of the flight's vanishing act has left the world wondering that even the world's top air safety authorities are still in the dark on the technicalities and its disappearance is simply inexplicable.

Australia To Establish Its Quietest Hospital By 2016

By 2016, Australia will be having its quietest hospital. For completion in three year's time, the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will be housing 800 beds with state-of-the-art facilities, including a helipad sitting atop its southwest corner.

Australian Packaging Major Amcor; Poised for Growth in India

Australian packaging major, Amcor Ltd., is strengthening its position in the growing Indian packaging sector to achieve organic and inorganic growth. Meanwhile, reports say, the company plans to split its divisions - retaining its plastics divisions and establishing a new company for its other units.

U.S. auto industry Steadily Recovering, to Go on Hiring Spree

What previously was a struggling industry in the United States is now a booming area. The auto industry just recently announced its plans of going on a hiring spree. Car makers and suppliers are on the hunt for technicians, engineers and factory workers to satisfy the increasing demand and build the next generation cars.

Ford to Close Plants, 1200 Australians to Lose Their Jobs

Hundreds of Ford workers in Australia were in shock as the company announced its plan to shut down operations by October 2016. As the news broke out, hundreds of workers were devastated. It did not matter whether they worked there since three decades back – people will lose their jobs in three years time.

Australian Automotive Industry Gears for Change

Australia is one of only 13 countries where cars are designed and manufactured. The three large car manufacturers are Ford, Toyota and General Motors, while the three large truck manufacturers are Volvo, Kenworth and IVECO.

China’s Chery Auto Continues Recall from Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Singapore

Two weeks after Chery Auto, China's largest domestic automobile manufacturer and exporter, recalled some 23,000 vehicle units from Australia due to findings of potential cancer-causing asbestos in some models, the company announced it is set to recall an additional 18,000 units from overseas, still due to the same reason.

More Writedowns Likely for BHP

The $3.15 billion writedowns in BHP Billiton's (ASX: BHP) shale gas and nickel operations which caused the firm's chief executive to forego his bonus may not be the last for the mining giant.

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