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Russia ‘used social media for widespread meddling in US politics’

Russia ‘used social media for widespread meddling in US politics’

-- 2018-12-18 11:23:32

Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election on social media was more widespread than previously thought and included attempts to divide Americans by race and extreme ideology, said repor...

Euro rebounds ahead of Fed meeting

Euro rebounds ahead of Fed meeting

-- 2018-12-17 19:00:00

The euro recovered nearly half a per cent from recent lows on Monday as the dollar slipped, with traders reluctant to push the US currency much higher before the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting...

Mideast stocks eke out some gains  in early trading

Mideast stocks eke out some gains in early trading

-- 2018-12-17 15:41:58

Mideast stocks eked out some gains in early hours of trading on Monday, while Saudi Arabia’s stock rose, boosted by petrochemical shares. However, Qatar fell as most of its banks slipped. Oil p...

Car blast claims nine lives in Syrian city near Turkey border

Car blast claims nine lives in Syrian city near Turkey border

-- 2018-12-17 15:06:02

At least nine people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a vegetable market in the northwest Syrian city of Afrin, in the latest such attack in towns under control of Turkey-backed rebel groups, w...

Canada gets consular access to second man detained in China

Canada gets consular access to second man detained in China

-- 2018-12-17 14:55:33

Canadian diplomats gained consular access on Sunday to the second of two men detained by China over the past week, Canada’s foreign ministry said in a statement that gave few details, as China s...

Mexico launches $7.4bn Tren Maya railway project

Mexico launches $7.4bn Tren Maya railway project

-- 2018-12-17 13:42:05

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has launched the Maya Train - an ambitious project to build a railway through five south-eastern states. At an indigenous ceremony near the...

Singapore's NODX declines by 2.6pc in Nov

Singapore's NODX declines by 2.6pc in Nov

-- 2018-12-17 13:22:05

The total non-oil domestic exports (NODX) of Singapore declined by 2.6 per cent in November from the high base a year ago, after the recalculated 8.2 per cent year-on-year growth in October. Accordin...

1984 Sikh riots: Indian Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets lifer

1984 Sikh riots: Indian Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets lifer

-- 2018-12-17 13:06:40

An Indian court has sent a senior Congress party politician to jail for life in what is being seen as the most important conviction so far over the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. Sajjan Kumar was found gui...

Explosion near Greece’s SKAI TV smashes windows

Explosion near Greece’s SKAI TV smashes windows

-- 2018-12-17 11:14:21

A device exploded near the premises of SKAI TV in Athens early on Monday, smashing windows and causing extensive damage to the building but no injuries. Police said a makeshift explosive device went...

SE Asian stocks edge down after China data

SE Asian stocks edge down after China data

-- 2018-12-17 11:07:26

Southeast Asian stocks edged down on Monday as risk appetite was curbed after poor economic data from China. Singaporean shares shook off losses from the previous session as investors sought bargains....

Aussie lawmaker quits over ‘website date’ on Hong Kong trip

Aussie lawmaker quits over ‘website date’ on Hong Kong trip

-- 2018-12-17 11:03:30

An Australian government lawmaker on Monday resigned from Cabinet over a media report he used a website to meet a younger woman while on a Hong Kong work trip — overshadowing the government post...

Asian shares inch up ahead of Fed meeting

Asian shares inch up ahead of Fed meeting

-- 2018-12-17 10:40:18

Asian shares inched up Monday on hopes that the Federal Reserve would re-evaluate its hawkish stance at a meeting later this week, following signs of slower global growth. Japan’s Nikkei 225 in...

Saudi Arabia condemns US Senate’s ‘interference’

Saudi Arabia condemns US Senate’s ‘interference’

-- 2018-12-17 10:32:55

Saudi Arabia has denounced US Senate resolutions to end US military aid for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen and to blame the country's crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi f...

A review of China-US trade war in 2018

A review of China-US trade war in 2018

-- 2018-12-16 17:45:43

There is no doubt that the China-US trade war was one of the biggest stories of 2018. The tit-for-tat tariffs levied between the world's two largest economies have put the global supply chain and trad...

2018: The year volatility came home to roost

2018: The year volatility came home to roost

-- 2018-12-16 17:40:31

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are down only slightly for 2018, but that masks a volatile year for investors. Trade-related tensions between the United States and China, weakness in the tech sector...

Finland cuts debt for the first time in decade

Finland cuts debt for the first time in decade

-- 2018-12-16 17:39:07

Finland has canceled planned bond auctions for the remainder of the year and is on course to cut debt in 2018 for the first time in a decade, the finance ministry said on Sunday, according to Reuters....

Japan plans to cut JGB issuance for 6th straight year

Japan plans to cut JGB issuance for 6th straight year

-- 2018-12-16 16:21:29

Japan plans to trim its annual government bond issuance by 3.6 per cent during the financial year beginning April 01, sources with direct knowledge of the plans told the news agency on Sunday, as part...

China pork prices may rise in 2019 due to swine fever

China pork prices may rise in 2019 due to swine fever

-- 2018-12-16 15:38:16

China’s pork prices are likely to climb in 2019 due to tight supply caused by the further spread of African swine fever, an official at the National Development and Reform Commission said in rem...

Shares of Qatar Aluminium surge above IPO price on debut

Shares of Qatar Aluminium surge above IPO price on debut

-- 2018-12-16 15:07:23

Shares of Qatar Aluminium opened at 18.00 riyals on Sunday, 78 per cent above their initial public offer price of 10.10 riyals, capping a successful run for Qatar’s biggest equity listing this y...

IMF ties Pakistan’s debt transparency to bailout deal

IMF ties Pakistan’s debt transparency to bailout deal

-- 2018-12-16 14:55:58

KARACHI: Pakistan’s debt transparency is an utmost prerequisite for a possible bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a spokesperson of the Washington-based lender said, add...

Myanmar’s economy depends on Rakhines stability

Myanmar’s economy depends on Rakhines stability

-- 2018-12-16 12:38:59

Despite rich resources and good geographical location, Rakhine State has many challenges to overcome if it is to attract foreign investments, people in the business community say, according to a repor...

Turkey will keep attacking PKK in Iraq: Foreign ministry

Turkey will keep attacking PKK in Iraq: Foreign ministry

-- 2018-12-15 15:50:40

Turkey will keep striking Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, a day after Baghdad formally complained that repeated Turkish air strikes violated its sovereign...

Sri Lanka’s disputed PM Rajapaksa quits

Sri Lanka’s disputed PM Rajapaksa quits

-- 2018-12-15 14:53:11

Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister, seven weeks after he was appointed in a surprise move that sparked a political crisis. Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former president, signed hi...

China's home prices remain stable in Nov

China's home prices remain stable in Nov

-- 2018-12-15 13:22:13

Home prices in major Chinese cities largely remained stable in November as local governments toughened up control of the housing market, official data showed on Saturday. On a month-on-month basis, n...

CSRC approves three new IPOs

CSRC approves three new IPOs

-- 2018-12-15 13:12:05

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved the initial public offering (IPO) applications of three companies. The companies are-- Qingdao Port International Co, Ltd., Golden Horse...

Nigerian army lifts ban on UNICEF’s operations in northeast

Nigerian army lifts ban on UNICEF’s operations in northeast

-- 2018-12-15 12:49:20

Nigeria's military has revoked its earlier decision to suspend activities of the UN children's agency UNICEF in the northeast of the country. The military said this came after "extensive deliberation...

Global stocks tumble; dollar gains

Global stocks tumble; dollar gains

-- 2018-12-15 11:51:17

World stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe exacerbated worries about global growth as investors considered the broader impact of the US-China trade dispute. Euro...

US stocks plunge to eight-month lows

US stocks plunge to eight-month lows

-- 2018-12-15 11:39:32

US stocks staggered to eight-month lows Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe set off more worries about the global economy. Mounting tensions in Europe over Britain’s impendin...

11 die, 70 fall sick after eating rice at Indian temple

11 die, 70 fall sick after eating rice at Indian temple

-- 2018-12-15 11:25:58

Eleven people have died and dozens more have fallen ill after eating rice at a temple in India, police say. About 70 people have been admitted to hospital after eating the food following a ceremony i...

Johnson & Johnson shares drop after asbestos report

Johnson & Johnson shares drop after asbestos report

Reuters 2018-12-15 11:09:07

Shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) fell 10 per cent on Friday and were on track to post their biggest percentage drop in more than 16 years, after Reuters reported that the pharma major knew for...