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China emergency crews struggling to rescue 18 trapped miners

China emergency crews struggling to rescue 18 trapped miners

-- 2018-10-23 14:33:55

Emergency crews were struggling Tuesday to rescue 18 coal miners trapped underground in eastern China following a collapse inside the shaft three days earlier. Three miners were killed by falling roc...

Cautious investors pull down China stocks

Cautious investors pull down China stocks

-- 2018-10-23 13:51:45

China shares slipped on Tuesday as investor concerns about the economy and risks posed by shares pledged for loans continued to hamper sentiment. At midday, the Shanghai Composite index was down 1....

Trump threatens to cut Central America aid over migrant caravan

Trump threatens to cut Central America aid over migrant caravan

-- 2018-10-23 12:15:50

President Donald Trump has said the US will "begin cutting off" foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador because of a large convoy of migrants heading north. Trump criticised the countries...

Asian share markets retreat

Asian share markets retreat

-- 2018-10-23 11:32:11

Asian share markets retreated on Tuesday as worries about softening Chinese growth rattled investors, following a rally that was not picked up by Wall Street overnight. Japan's Nikkei 225 index gave...

5.9 magnitude quake jolts Taiwan

5.9 magnitude quake jolts Taiwan

-- 2018-10-23 11:07:47

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Taiwan, the United States Geological Survey said on Tuesday, and witnesses said it set buildings shaking in the capital Taipei. There were no immediate reports o...

Gunmen kill 14 in eastern Congo’s Ebola zone

Gunmen kill 14 in eastern Congo’s Ebola zone

-- 2018-10-22 14:40:38

Unidentified gunmen killed at least 14 people, including two health workers, on Saturday in an area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where militia violence has hampered efforts to contain an Eb...

PBOC injects $17.3b into market

PBOC injects $17.3b into market

-- 2018-10-22 13:30:59

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank of China, injected 120 billion yuan (about 17.3 billion US dollars) of funds into the market on Monday through reverse repos to maintain liquidity...

Southeast Asian stock markets inch up

Southeast Asian stock markets inch up

-- 2018-10-22 12:56:09

Most Southeast Asian stock markets edged higher on Monday as Chinese stocks extended gains from the previous session after Beijing's pledge to support the economy and tackle market volatility. MSCI's...

Asia shares pare losses as China rallies on stimulus hope

Asia shares pare losses as China rallies on stimulus hope

-- 2018-10-22 11:20:11

Asian share markets pared early losses on Monday as Chinese stocks swung higher for a second session and helped offset geopolitical concerns over Saudi Arabia, Italy and Brexit. Blue chips in Shangha...

Australia PM offers rare national apology to child abuse victims

Australia PM offers rare national apology to child abuse victims

-- 2018-10-22 11:03:25

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday offered a rare national apology, only the second since 2008, to victims of institutional child sexual abuse and their families, bringing some survivo...

'US exit from nuclear treaty would be a dangerous step'

'US exit from nuclear treaty would be a dangerous step'

-- 2018-10-21 15:32:11

Washington’s planned withdrawal from the international Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty would be a very dangerous step, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as sayin...

Woman dies in suspected gas explosion in London

Woman dies in suspected gas explosion in London

-- 2018-10-21 13:45:54

A woman has died in a suspected gas explosion in north-west London. A first-floor flat was destroyed in the blast in Fulbeck Way, Harrow, just before 01:00 BST. Another woman, a man and a baby were...

US will pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia: Trump

US will pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia: Trump

-- 2018-10-21 11:31:11

President Donald Trump has said the United States will exit the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons, in a move that is likely to upset Russ...

Nigeria market violence leaves 55 dead

Nigeria market violence leaves 55 dead

-- 2018-10-21 11:14:07

Sectarian violence sparked by a spat at a market has left 55 people dead in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Muslim and Christian youths reportedly clashed after...

Hundreds of migrants stuck at Mexico-Guatemala border

Hundreds of migrants stuck at Mexico-Guatemala border

-- 2018-10-20 14:54:15

Hundreds of Central American migrants bedded down overnight on a bridge separating Guatemala and Mexico, many squeezed against a metal border gate, as efforts to halt a trek north by a caravan of thou...

Abducted Tanzanian biollionaire returns home safely

Abducted Tanzanian biollionaire returns home safely

-- 2018-10-20 12:47:36

Africa’s youngest billionaire, snatched a week ago off the street outside a luxury hotel in Tanzania, has returned back home safely, the family company that he runs said on Saturday. Mohammed D...

With market on edge, investors look to tech trio

With market on edge, investors look to tech trio

-- 2018-10-20 12:29:05

The pressure is on for Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft as they prepare to report quarterly results at a time when confidence in those market leaders looks increasingly fragile and in danger of derailin...

Fed's Kaplan sees two-three more rate hikes to hit 'neutral' level

Fed's Kaplan sees two-three more rate hikes to hit 'neutral' level

-- 2018-10-20 11:44:39

Another two to three interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve will likely put US borrowing costs in “neutral” territory where it is neither stimulating nor restricting economic gro...

Voting begins in Afghanistan amid chaos, Taliban threats

Voting begins in Afghanistan amid chaos, Taliban threats

-- 2018-10-20 11:25:03

Afghans began voting on Saturday in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organisation, allegations of corruption and violence that has forced a postponement of the vote in the strategic sou...

AmEx profit tops Wall Street estimates

AmEx profit tops Wall Street estimates

-- 2018-10-19 12:53:02

American Express (AmEx) has topped Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit and lifted its yearly earnings forecast, as a strengthening US economy powered higher credit card spending. The credi...

Asia shares slide further

Asia shares slide further

-- 2018-10-19 11:15:56

Asian stocks slipped further on Friday as China posted its weakest economic growth since the global financial crisis, adding to market concerns about trade disputes, rising US interest rates and Italy...

China economic growth slumps to weakest since 2009

China economic growth slumps to weakest since 2009

-- 2018-10-19 10:41:07

China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis in the third quarter, raising pressure on Beijing to step up policy support as a years-long campaign to tackl...

Mattis seeks more resilient US ties with Chinese military

Mattis seeks more resilient US ties with Chinese military

-- 2018-10-18 15:35:23

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held high-profile talks with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, as the United States seeks to forge to more resilient military ties that can withstand mounting pressu...

Singapore charges two for supplying luxury goods to N Korea

Singapore charges two for supplying luxury goods to N Korea

-- 2018-10-18 13:53:18

A Singapore court charged a citizen and a North Korean man with supplying prohibited luxury items to North Korea, the Straits Times newspaper said on Thursday, the latest example of sanctions breaches...

China share falls on weak sentiment

China share falls on weak sentiment

-- 2018-10-18 13:27:39

China shares fell on Thursday amid investor concerns about lean domestic growth with the country's premier warning of increasing downward pressure. The Shanghai Composite index touched its lowest...

Former USA Gymnastics head arrested over Nassar scandal

Former USA Gymnastics head arrested over Nassar scandal

-- 2018-10-18 12:30:54

The former president and CEO of USA Gymnastics has been arrested for tampering with evidence in relation to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Steve Penny had been indicted by a grand jury for al...

Sri Lanka’s Sirisena calls Modi, rejects ‘murder plot’ report

Sri Lanka’s Sirisena calls Modi, rejects ‘murder plot’ report

-- 2018-10-18 11:35:39

Sri Lanka's president has called India's prime minister to deny a report that quoted him as saying the Indian secret service was plotting to kill him. Maithripala Sirisena told Narendra Modi he "cate...

Japan posts $1.2b trade surplus in September

Japan posts $1.2b trade surplus in September

-- 2018-10-18 10:49:19

Japan recorded a trade surplus for September of $ 1.2 billion (139.6 billion yen), but exports fell 1.2 per cent from the previous year in the first decline for the world’s third largest econo...

Asian shares slip after weaker Japan data

Asian shares slip after weaker Japan data

-- 2018-10-18 10:32:37

Asian shares fell on Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street driven by sell-offs of technology shares, homebuilders and retailers. A report of weaker Japanese exports in September underscored uncert...

Japanese shares hit one-week high

Japanese shares hit one-week high

-- 2018-10-17 14:26:54

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, continuing its recovery from last week’s sharp downturn with a turnaround by Wall Street peers lifting technology stocks. The Nikkei ended...