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US destroyer collides with tugboat in Japan

-- 2017-11-19 11:19:30

In the latest of a string of marine mishaps, a US warship collided with a Japanese tugboat in Japan’s Sagami Bay on Saturday. The Japanese tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into the USS Benf...

Palestinians threaten to cut US ties

-- 2017-11-19 10:31:23

The Palestine Liberation Organisation has warned it will freeze its ties with the US if it carries out a threat to close the PLO office in Washington. In a video on Twitter, PLO Secretary General Sae...

Apple delays launch of smart speaker

BBC 2017-11-19 02:18:16

Apple is delaying the release of its HomePod smart speaker until 2018. The electronics giant said the device, which was due to be released in December this year, still needed development work. It sa...

Trump reverses elephant trophy import policy

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

President Donald Trump has suspended the import of elephant hunting trophies, only a day after a ban was relaxed by his administration. Imports of trophies from elephants legally hunted in Zambia and...

Global banks flag concerns over US Senate tax proposal

Reuters 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Global banks raised concerns on Friday over a provision in the US Senate tax bill aimed at cracking down on tax avoidance by multinational corporations that they said could hurt the banking industry....

Princes play Star Wars stormtroopers

BBC 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Princes William and Harry have cameo roles as stormtroopers in the next Star Wars film, actor John Boyega has said. The royals visited the set of The Last Jedi in April 2016 and were rumour...

Rohingya crisis may hurt investment in Myanmar: IMF

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

The International Monetary Fund on Friday said the Rohingya refugee crisis may dampen investment in Myanmar as the country faces international pressure over its treatment of the Muslim minority. Howe...

Five die as Kenya Police battle Odinga supporters

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Five people have been killed in Kenya's capital Nairobi as police broke up crowds of opposition supporters. At least two of the victims were shot dead, reports said, while others may have been stoned...

Australia's oldest human remains return home

BBC 2017-11-18 12:00:00

For decades, Australia's oldest human remains - an Aboriginal man who died about 42,000 years ago - have been stored at a university in Canberra. But on Friday, the skeleton known as Mungo Man was re...

Christian Bale goes from Batman to 'baldman'

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

The Hollywood star Christian Bale has loaded on the pounds for a new role and cut off his thick hair for a fresh crop at the age of 43. He is barely recognisable with a shaved head. The American Hust...

US stocks end week on sour note

-- 2017-11-18 11:44:22

Wall Street ended the week on a sour note on Friday, with major indexes slipping modestly as investors weighed the fate of the Republicans’ tax overhaul plan. Investors have been hopeful that...

US tax cuts not likely this year: Economists

-- 2017-11-18 10:55:58

US Republicans are not expected to push major tax cuts through Congress this year, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll. The optimism about a tax overhaul has helped push the US st...

Strong quake rattles Tibet

-- 2017-11-18 10:35:59

A strong 6.9- magnitude earthquake shook Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region at 6:34 am Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). No casualty wa...

Germany bans children's smartwatches

BBC 2017-11-18 10:33:25

A German regulator has banned the sale of smartwatches aimed at children, describing them as spying devices. It had previously banned an internet-connected doll called, My Friend Cayla, for similar r...

US proposes to discuss BD port security, energy ties

Syful Islam 2017-11-18 10:11:28

The United States has proposed to discuss some business and bilateral issues, including port security, with Bangladesh authorities concerned, sources said. US Ambassador in Dhaka, Marcia Bernicat, wi...

S'pore suspends all trade with N Korea

-- 2017-11-17 12:00:00

Singapore has suspended trade relations with North Korea to cut commercial ties under toughening UN sanctions over its weapons programme. The move comes about two months after the United States imp...

S Korean stocks hit intraday record

-- 2017-11-17 12:00:00

South Korean stocks reached intraday record high on Friday, up around 25.1 per cent so far this year, while the Korean won edged lower. At 01:04 GMT, the KOSPI was up 21.16 points or 0.83 per cent at...

China stocks fall to 3-month low

-- 2017-11-17 11:32:41

China’s blue-chip index was poised for its biggest one-day loss in three months, as resources shares slumped amid signs of slowing industrial production growth. The CSI300 index fell 0.8 per ce...

Singapore exports rise in Oct

-- 2017-11-17 11:25:53

Singapore’s exports rose the most in 2-1/2 years in October, well over double expectations as surging sales to China helped more than recoup a decline the month. The affluent city state has ben...

European shares steady

-- 2017-11-17 03:35:57

European shares steadied on Friday with disappointing company updates and broker downgrades weighing on the broader market, while pay-TV firm Sky rose on speculation of takeover interest. Elior fell...

Asian shares higher on US earnings

-- 2017-11-17 03:18:23

Asian shares were mostly higher Friday, extending global gains after Wall Street reported a round of healthy earnings and US politicians took a step forward on President Donald Trump's tax reform plan...

Nikkei breaks 9-week winning streak

-- 2017-11-17 03:17:39

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a one-week high on Friday, but it has broken a nine-week winning streak.   The Nikkei ended 0.2 per cent higher to 22,396.80, the highest closing since...

Australian shares end firm

-- 2017-11-17 03:16:03

Australian shares closed firmer on Friday, but they posted their worst week in five months dampened by sliding commodities and financial shares. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.2 per cent, or 13.789...

NZ shares post biggest weekly gain in five

-- 2017-11-17 03:14:33

New Zealand shares edged up on Friday, tracking strength in Wall Street which main indexes rose sharply on Thursday. The US stocks boosted by earnings optimism and after the US House of Representativ...

China economy grows with ‘energy efficiency’

-- 2017-11-17 03:12:51

China has managed to grow economy and improve energy efficiency at the same time, the country’s special representative on climate change affairs Xie Zhenhua said. He said the economic growth,...

HK stocks rise as IT sector soars

-- 2017-11-17 01:54:37

Hong Kong stocks rose on Friday as IT sector gained more than 1.0 per cent. The Hang Seng index added 0.8 per cent, to 29,250.09 points. The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index gained 1.1 per cent, to...

US House approves tax bill

Reuters 2017-11-17 01:45:55

Congressional Republicans took important steps on Thursday toward the biggest US tax-code overhaul since the 1980s, with the House of Representatives approving a broad package of tax cuts, and a Senat...

UK economic growth to lag peers

-- 2017-11-17 01:14:52

British economic growth will remain tepid over the coming few years, lagging well behind its peers, and could even be worse than economists polled by Reuters currently predict. Rather than sinking...

Philippine economy grows 6.9pc in Q3

-- 2017-11-16 12:35:40

The Philippine economy grew at a faster than expected 6.9 per cent annual pace in the third quarter, helped by increased public spending on pay hikes for government personnel, officials said Thursday....

“Titanic” sailing back into theatres

AP 2017-11-16 12:08:30

Twenty years after Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet fell in love on that doomed ship, “Titanic” is sailing back into theatres for one week in AMC Cinemas of America.  Dolby Laborat...