Alibaba’s market cap passes Wal-Mart as shares hit new high

The Chinese e-commerce company’s shares hit a record high on Tuesday following rumors of a marriage with Apple Pay.

Wal-Mart’s status as the world’s largest retailer is on shaky ground today after a bump in Alibaba’s share price drove the Chinese e-commerce giant’s market capitalization to $251 billion, compared with roughly $246 billion for Wal-Mart.
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Travel etiquette: how to avoid offending the locals

Hand gestures

Surely no-one could misconstrue the classic thumbs-up? Wrong. The favoured hand gesture of cheesy American tourists in actually considered highly offensive in some West African and Middle Eastern countries, including Iran. Here are some others that could upset the locals, all courtesy of Rude Hand Gestures of the World

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Citilink to Fly to Papua From First Half of 2015

Jakarta. Citilink Indonesia, which is Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost subsidiary, will serve flights to Papua starting in the first half of next year as part of the company’s route expansion.

The airline had acquired the permit to serve the Jakarta-Jayapura route in line with its aircraft expansion, said Benny S. Butarbutar, vice president for corporate communications at Citilink.
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