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Argentina Senate rejects bill to legalise abortion

Argentina Senate rejects bill to legalise abortion

-- 2018-08-09 15:47:20

Argentine senators rejected a bill to legalise abortion after an impassioned debate ran into the early hours of Thursday, pushing back against a groundswell of support from a surging abortion rights m...

Seven children among nine die in Turkey migrant boat capsize

Seven children among nine die in Turkey migrant boat capsize

-- 2018-08-09 15:11:55

Turkey's state-run news agency says a boat carrying migrants has capsized off the Turkish coast in the Aegean sea, killing seven children and two women. Anadolu Agency says four other migrants were r...

Another powerful quake rattles Indonesia

Another powerful quake rattles Indonesia

-- 2018-08-09 12:09:46

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit Indonesia’s Lombok island on Thursday, causing some buildings to collapse, according to witnesses and the Southeast Asian nation’s meteorolo...

Congo’s president Kabila pulls out of long-delayed election

Congo’s president Kabila pulls out of long-delayed election

-- 2018-08-09 11:36:39

Congo’s President Joseph Kabila will not stand in the election scheduled for December, a spokesman said, finally agreeing to obey a two-term limit but picking a hard-core loyalist under European...

China stock rally helps steady nerves

China stock rally helps steady nerves

-- 2018-08-09 11:20:25

Asian share markets found support on Thursday as a rally in Chinese stocks helped offset the latest escalation in the Sino-US trade war, while Russia’s rouble tumbled as the United States slappe...

Japan army to raise maximum age for new recruits

Japan army to raise maximum age for new recruits

-- 2018-08-09 11:15:40

Japan’s military plans to raise the maximum age for new recruits in a bid to cope with a shrinking pool of potential soldiers due to the country’s low birth rate and fast-ageing population...

Ecuador declares emergency over Venezuelan migrants

Ecuador declares emergency over Venezuelan migrants

-- 2018-08-09 10:59:02

Ecuador on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in three provinces due to an unusually high volume of Venezuelan migrants crossing over the northern border with Colombia after fleeing the OPEC nati...

Colombia swears in president Iván Duque

Colombia swears in president Iván Duque

FE Report 2018-08-08 13:33:20

Colombia's newly-elected President Iván Duque took office on Tuesday, pledging to unite the country and improve economic growth. The conservative political newcomer was elected in June after...

US finalises $16b China tariff list

US finalises $16b China tariff list

-- 2018-08-08 12:44:13

The United States will begin collecting 25 per cent tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods on Aug. 23, the US Trade Representative’s office said on Tuesday as it published a final tarif...

Japan braces for typhoon ‘Shanshan’

Japan braces for typhoon ‘Shanshan’

-- 2018-08-08 11:43:33

Japan is bracing for heavy rains and high winds on Wednesday as a strong typhoon is forecast to make landfall near the capital of Tokyo, the latest storm to hit Japan in recent months. Typhoon &ldquo...

Germany jails couple for selling son to paedophiles

Germany jails couple for selling son to paedophiles

-- 2018-08-07 15:43:31

A woman who sold her son to paedophiles on the dark net for sex has been jailed for 12 years and six months by a court in southern Germany. The Freiburg court also jailed her partner, the boy's stepf...

North Korea frees South Korean man detained while crossing border

North Korea frees South Korean man detained while crossing border

-- 2018-08-07 13:30:45

North Korea released a South Korean citizen detained in July after crossing the border into the North, the South’s Unification Ministry said on Tuesday. The prisoner was a 34-year-old man surna...

Turkish, US officials to hold talks amid ongoing disputes

Turkish, US officials to hold talks amid ongoing disputes

-- 2018-08-07 13:05:00

A delegation of Turkish officials will head to Washington in two days to discuss an ongoing row between the two NATO allies, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources. Relat...

11 US passengers sue Aeromexico over plane crash

11 US passengers sue Aeromexico over plane crash

-- 2018-08-07 12:06:45

Eleven US passengers who survived an Aeromexico crash in the northern Mexican state of Durango on July 31 filed lawsuits against the airline in Chicago on Monday, according to a statement by Chicago-b...

Asian stocks struggle as trade anxiety weighs

Asian stocks struggle as trade anxiety weighs

-- 2018-08-07 11:46:48

A rebound in battered Chinese stock markets on Monday helped lift Asian equities, which also drew support from earnings-led gains on Wall Street in a welcome relief for investors grappling with an int...

Seven children among eight die in Nepal landslide

Seven children among eight die in Nepal landslide

-- 2018-08-06 14:59:29

A landslide killed a woman and at least seven children in Nepal over the weekend as officials issued warnings on Monday of the risk of more landslides and flash floods due to torrential rain. Working...

German industrial orders plunge in June

German industrial orders plunge in June

-- 2018-08-06 12:47:24

German industrial orders plunged record low in June, fell by 4.0 per cent after an increase of 2.6 per cent the previous month, the Federal Statistics Office said on Monday. The orders posted the ste...

Nikkei edges up in choppy trade

Nikkei edges up in choppy trade

-- 2018-08-06 12:12:11

Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Monday morning but gains were limited as investors remained cautious ahead of corporate earnings and trade talks between US and Japan....

Asian shares rise after US jobs report

Asian shares rise after US jobs report

-- 2018-08-06 12:04:27

Asian share markets were mostly higher Monday, despite a new Chinese threat of tariff hikes on US goods, after Washington reported solid employment numbers. Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 9 points...

Car bomb blasts kill six in Somalia

Car bomb blasts kill six in Somalia

-- 2018-08-06 11:36:06

Two car bombs hit Somalia on Sunday, killing six people. Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels claimed responsibility for the first suicide car bomb blast that that killed four people when it exploded n...

Indonesia lobbies US over special tariff treatment

Indonesia lobbies US over special tariff treatment

-- 2018-08-05 17:38:44

Indonesia lobbied visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to keep the Southeast Asian nation on a list of countries that receive preferential trade terms, its foreign and trade ministers said on Su...

Russia appoints US actor Steven Seagal as special envoy

Russia appoints US actor Steven Seagal as special envoy

-- 2018-08-05 15:00:11

Russia has appointed the US actor Steven Seagal as a special envoy to improve ties with the United States. Seagal was granted Russian citizenship in 2016 and has praised President Putin as a great wo...

Ethiopian soldiers clash with Somali police force

Ethiopian soldiers clash with Somali police force

-- 2018-08-05 11:32:50

Ethiopian soldiers have clashed with a local police force in the restive Somali region, with the defence ministry saying it will "take the necessary measures" to restore order. Witnesses say the figh...

Venezuela’s Maduro escapes drone ‘assassination’ attempt

Venezuela’s Maduro escapes drone ‘assassination’ attempt

-- 2018-08-05 10:40:06

At least one explosion rocked a military event where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was giving a speech on Saturday and the government said it was a failed assassination attempt involving drones...

Chile bans commercial use of plastic bags

Chile bans commercial use of plastic bags

-- 2018-08-04 14:43:26

Chile has become the first South American country to legally ban the widespread commercial use of plastic bags. The new legislation, approved by Congress and enacted by President Sebastián Pi&...

Ethiopia’s Abiy appoints team to advise govt on privatisation

Ethiopia’s Abiy appoints team to advise govt on privatisation

-- 2018-08-04 14:00:58

Ethiopia’s prime minister has appointed a team to advise his government on the privatisation of state-owned enterprises, his chief of staff said, as part of reforms the new leader has instituted...

Denmark fines first woman for wearing veil in public

Denmark fines first woman for wearing veil in public

-- 2018-08-04 12:35:57

A woman has become the first person in Denmark to be charged with wearing a face veil in public, after a ban came into effect on Wednesday. Local media report a 28-year-old woman was fined after gett...

China approves two IPO applications

China approves two IPO applications

-- 2018-08-04 12:08:37

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved new IPO applications for two companies, which will raise no more than 1.7 billion yuan (about $248.9 million) in the A-share market. B...

US pledges $300m security funding for SE

US pledges $300m security funding for SE

-- 2018-08-04 11:51:53

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the reg...

Global markets edge up on strong earnings

Global markets edge up on strong earnings

-- 2018-08-04 11:26:47

Stocks around the world edged higher on Friday on robust earnings, with consumer staples results boosting Wall Street. The markets rose slightly though a trade spat between the United States and Chin...