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In 2015, global travel and tourism sector added 7.2 million jobs to the global economy and contributed over $ 7.2 trillion in GDP, according to the latest economic impact report of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). 

Five Japanese journalists accused Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government on March 24 of pressuring broadcasters to reduce criticism of its policies, but also lamented what they called a failure by media to live up to their convictions.

A F-35 stealth fighter jet program that involves the United States, Turkey and others will be delayed for one year due to several technical shortfalls, including problems with radar software, a Pentagon tester said March 23.

Israel's Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on March 23.

The best Bulgarian female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova returned to the top 100 of the WTA ranking.

Pironkova occupies the 93th position with 722 points in the latest ranking released on Monday, climbing twelve places from her previous standing.

This progress is due to her performance at the San Antonio Open where the Bulgarian reached the semifinals.

Last year was regarded as a new milestone after the 2008-2009 crisis. The expansionary monetary policy adopted to overcome the crisis was to end with the U.S. Central Bank, the Fed, hiking rates, supposedly ushering in a new era.

At least 13 people have been killed after a bus carrying European university exchange students crashed on a Spanish motorway between the cities of Barcelona and Valencia.

Most of the 57 people on the bus were students on the Erasmus program who were returning to Barcelona after a trip to a fireworks festival, BBC reports.

The financial burden for business and other frequent travellers sometimes is huge. This is why the Pod hotels are becoming increasingly popular. What are Pod hotels you ask? These strange hotels are essentially lodgings made up of small pod rooms that fit only the bare amenities, like a bed, lightning, and some storage room.

Asia is "the world's most dynamic region" but structural reforms are key given its increasing importance to the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in New Delhi on March 12.

Turkey needs to create a new economic narrative. Several problems, old and new, have been squeezing the basics of the country's economy of late. In addition to escalating security concerns, problems in the judicial system and the media climate, as well as economic woes in Turkey's oil-exporting markets, have worsened the situation.