• Employees take pictures with their mobile phone as French president Francois Hollande waits to deliver a speech after a visit at the French carmaker Peugeot Citroen engine factory in Tremery near Metz, North Eastern France on March 27, 2015. PSA Peugeot Citroen said on Friday it had chosen a French factory over a rival Spanish plant to expand engine production. The troubled carmaker said it will upgrade the Tremery site to produce the turbo version of a staple three-cylinder engine already manufactured there, safeguarding local jobs. Vincent Kessler / Reuters
    Employees take pictures with their mobile phone as French president Francois Hollande waits to deliver a speech after a visit at the French carmaker Peugeot Citroen engine factory in Tremery near Metz, North Eastern France on March 27, 2015. PSA Peugeot Citroen said on Friday it had chosen a French factory over a rival Spanish plant to expand engine production. The troubled carmaker said it will upgrade the Tremery site to produce the turbo version of a staple three-cylinder engine already manufactured there, safeguarding local jobs. Vincent Kessler / Reuters
  • Filipino residents paint homes as an AirAsia plane flies over at a housing project in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines on March 25, 2015. Growth in the Philippine economy is set to pick up in 2015 as government expenditure expands and both private consumption and investment remain strong, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. ADB country director for the Philippines Richard Bolt said Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.1 per cent in 2014, marking several consecutive years of over six percent growth. FRANCIS R. MALASIG / EPA
    Filipino residents paint homes as an AirAsia plane flies over at a housing project in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines on March 25, 2015. Growth in the Philippine economy is set to pick up in 2015 as government expenditure expands and both private consumption and investment remain strong, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. ADB country director for the Philippines Richard Bolt said Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.1 per cent in 2014, marking several consecutive years of over six percent growth. FRANCIS R. MALASIG / EPA
  • An oil drilling rig of Mol in Hosszupalyi, 253 km east of Budapest, Hungary. The Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Mol is researching for hydrocarbons in Hajdu Bihar County. Hungary is widely thought to have potential for unconventional hydrocarbons but until today there has not been much exploration activity. ZSOLT CZEGLEDI / EPA
    An oil drilling rig of Mol in Hosszupalyi, 253 km east of Budapest, Hungary. The Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Mol is researching for hydrocarbons in Hajdu Bihar County. Hungary is widely thought to have potential for unconventional hydrocarbons but until today there has not been much exploration activity. ZSOLT CZEGLEDI / EPA
  • Solar panels to produce renewable energy at the photovoltaic park in Les Mees, in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, southern France March 31, 2015. The solar farm of the Colle des Mees, the biggest in France, consists of 112,780 solar modules covering an area of 200 hectares of land and representing 100 MW of power. Jean-Paul Pelissier / Reuters
    Solar panels to produce renewable energy at the photovoltaic park in Les Mees, in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, southern France March 31, 2015. The solar farm of the Colle des Mees, the biggest in France, consists of 112,780 solar modules covering an area of 200 hectares of land and representing 100 MW of power. Jean-Paul Pelissier / Reuters
  • New recruits hold up banners for a group photograph during the welcome ceremony for new employees of All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA) at ANA hanger on April 1, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. 1,189 new employees were welcomed by ANA president and CEO Shinya Katanozaka. As the majority of Japanese start their career on April 1 after graduating from schools in February or March, it is a custom for large Japanese corporations to hold mass welcoming ceremonies for their new employees. Chris McGrath / Getty Images
    New recruits hold up banners for a group photograph during the welcome ceremony for new employees of All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA) at ANA hanger on April 1, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. 1,189 new employees were welcomed by ANA president and CEO Shinya Katanozaka. As the majority of Japanese start their career on April 1 after graduating from schools in February or March, it is a custom for large Japanese corporations to hold mass welcoming ceremonies for their new employees. Chris McGrath / Getty Images
  • GoDaddy chief executive Blake Irving takes a selfie photo with a customer before they ring the opening bell to celebrate his web hosting company GoDaddy's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 1, 2015. GoDaddy's shares rose as much as 34 per cent in their debut on Wednesday, valuing the web hosting and domain registration company at up to $5.48 billion, including debt. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
    GoDaddy chief executive Blake Irving takes a selfie photo with a customer before they ring the opening bell to celebrate his web hosting company GoDaddy's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 1, 2015. GoDaddy's shares rose as much as 34 per cent in their debut on Wednesday, valuing the web hosting and domain registration company at up to $5.48 billion, including debt. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
  • Attendees look over the new Lincoln Continental model during the unveiling at the New York International Auto Show at the Javits Center on April 1, 2015 in New York City. Kevin Hagen / Getty Images / AFP
    Attendees look over the new Lincoln Continental model during the unveiling at the New York International Auto Show at the Javits Center on April 1, 2015 in New York City. Kevin Hagen / Getty Images / AFP
  • A lawmaker is seen before a parliamentary session in Athens on April 2, 2015. Greece sent an updated list of reforms to lenders on Wednesday to try to unlock financial aid and avoid a default but euro zone officials said more work was needed before new funds could be released. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
    A lawmaker is seen before a parliamentary session in Athens on April 2, 2015. Greece sent an updated list of reforms to lenders on Wednesday to try to unlock financial aid and avoid a default but euro zone officials said more work was needed before new funds could be released. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
  • Investors look at computer screens in front of a electronic board displaying stock information at a brokerage house in Fuyang, Anhui province on March 31, 2015. China stocks shed early gains and fell on Tuesday, snapping a three-day winning streak. China Daily / Reuters
    Investors look at computer screens in front of a electronic board displaying stock information at a brokerage house in Fuyang, Anhui province on March 31, 2015. China stocks shed early gains and fell on Tuesday, snapping a three-day winning streak. China Daily / Reuters
  • A man looks at an exhibition called "Oh! Future Sensation" as part of Saint-Gobain's 350th anniversary celebrations, in Sao Paulo on March 30, 2015. Nacho Doce / Reuters
    A man looks at an exhibition called "Oh! Future Sensation" as part of Saint-Gobain's 350th anniversary celebrations, in Sao Paulo on March 30, 2015. Nacho Doce / Reuters
  • A labourer works amid rolls of underground telephone cable pipes on the side of a road in Mumbai on March 31, 2015. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
    A labourer works amid rolls of underground telephone cable pipes on the side of a road in Mumbai on March 31, 2015. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters
  • Assistants sit in front of a red wall at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Spain's largest bank Banco Santander in Santander on March 27, 2015. Banco Santander has no need for further purchases and has the ability to grow its client base in its ten key markets, Botin said at the bank's annual shareholder meeting on Friday. Vincent West / Reuters
    Assistants sit in front of a red wall at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Spain's largest bank Banco Santander in Santander on March 27, 2015. Banco Santander has no need for further purchases and has the ability to grow its client base in its ten key markets, Botin said at the bank's annual shareholder meeting on Friday. Vincent West / Reuters
  • Cows rest before being milked in Tapia de Casariego, northern Spain on March 28, 2015. The liberalisation of the European dairy sector, designed to take advantage of the expected increase in global demand in the coming years could backfire in countries like Spain, which could see its market flooded in milk from neighbouring countries like France, ruining local farmers. On April 1, European Union farmers will for the first time since 1984 have no legal restrictions on the amount of milk they can produce as the EU abolishes milk production quotas. The European Union is hoping the reform, one of the biggest in a generation, will unlock vast new markets in Asia and South America, currently supplied by rivals like New Zealand and the United States. Eloy Alonso / Reuters
    Cows rest before being milked in Tapia de Casariego, northern Spain on March 28, 2015. The liberalisation of the European dairy sector, designed to take advantage of the expected increase in global demand in the coming years could backfire in countries like Spain, which could see its market flooded in milk from neighbouring countries like France, ruining local farmers. On April 1, European Union farmers will for the first time since 1984 have no legal restrictions on the amount of milk they can produce as the EU abolishes milk production quotas. The European Union is hoping the reform, one of the biggest in a generation, will unlock vast new markets in Asia and South America, currently supplied by rivals like New Zealand and the United States. Eloy Alonso / Reuters

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April 04, 2015

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