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Seven die in Siberia residential house fire

Seven die in Siberia residential house fire

-- 2018-11-06 13:00:53

Seven people have died in a fire in a residential house in the town of Yugra in Russia’s southwestern Siberian Kemerovo Region, a source in emergencies services told TASS on Tuesday. “The...

Asian shares meander ahead of US midterms vote

Asian shares meander ahead of US midterms vote

-- 2018-11-06 11:18:55

Share prices are mixed in Asia as markets await the outcome of the US midterm elections. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.0 per cent to 22,104.37 and the Kospi in South Korea added 0.1 per cent to 2...

Pompeo to hold fresh talks with North Korean official Thursday

Pompeo to hold fresh talks with North Korean official Thursday

-- 2018-11-06 10:39:51

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold a new round of talks with a senior North Korean official in New York on Thursday, hoping to open the way for a second summit of the two countries’ lea...

Britain hopes to reach Brexit financial services deal soon

Britain hopes to reach Brexit financial services deal soon

-- 2018-11-05 16:45:45

Britain hopes to reach a deal with the European Union soon on its post-Brexit financial services trade with the bloc Financial services minister of the United Kingdom John Glen came up with the state...

Turkey’s inflation surges to 25.24pc in October

Turkey’s inflation surges to 25.24pc in October

-- 2018-11-05 16:17:35

Turkey's annual inflation jumped to 25.24 per cent in October, mainly driven by growing prices in clothing and footwear, according to data released on Monday. On a monthly basis, the costs of cloth...

Indonesia GDP grows 5.17pc in third quarter

Indonesia GDP grows 5.17pc in third quarter

-- 2018-11-05 15:55:48

Indonesia gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a 5.17 per cent annual rate in the third quarter, lower than 5.27 per cent in the previous quarter, BPS official said on Monday. The official said the g...

European shares decline after Asian markets fall

European shares decline after Asian markets fall

-- 2018-11-05 15:39:42

European shares dipped on Monday after markets in Asian again suffered from investor nervousness over fast-rising interest rates in the United States and its trade dispute with China. The pan-Europ...

Asian shares sell off

Asian shares sell off

-- 2018-11-05 14:57:27

Asian stocks skidded on Monday as fears of faster rate hikes in the United States and uncertainty around the Sino-US trade war deterred investment in riskier assets, while sterling briefly jumped to a...

French Pacific territory of New Caledonia rejects independence

French Pacific territory of New Caledonia rejects independence

-- 2018-11-05 14:44:33

Voters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have rejected a bid for independence. Final results showed that 56.4 per cent chose to remain part of France while 43.6 per cent voted to leave...

First caravan migrants reach Mexico City

First caravan migrants reach Mexico City

-- 2018-11-05 12:15:10

The first migrants from a large convoy of people travelling through Mexico towards the United States have arrived in the capital, Mexico City. About 450 people, mostly men and boys, have been given t...

World Congress of Accountants kicks off today in Sydney

World Congress of Accountants kicks off today in Sydney

FE Report 2018-11-05 11:21:06

A major international 4-day accounting conference begins in Sydney today (Monday) that will bring together more than 6,000 delegates from over 130 countries to hear world-class speakers and leaders fr...

US economy looks strong  heading into mid-term polls

US economy looks strong heading into mid-term polls

-- 2018-11-04 22:18:44

For a US economic expansion now in its 10th year, hiring remains robust, growth has picked up and the outlook is a mostly bright one on the eve of congressional elections, reports AP. On Friday, the...

Three girl scouts, one adult die in US hit-and-run crash

Three girl scouts, one adult die in US hit-and-run crash

-- 2018-11-04 14:03:13

A pickup truck lurched off a road in western Wisconsin, located in the north-central United States and hit a group of girl scouts picking up trash in a ditch, leaving three girls and one adult dead an...

Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia’s husband pleads for asylum

Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia’s husband pleads for asylum

-- 2018-11-04 10:30:08

The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after eight years on death row has pleaded for asylum from the UK, US or Canada. Asia Bibi's husband, Ashiq Masih, said they were in...

Floods, landslides kill two in Indonesia

Floods, landslides kill two in Indonesia

-- 2018-11-03 14:30:07

Two people were killed and about 300 others were forced to take shelter at higher grounds as floods and landslides struck West Sumatra province of western Indonesia, a disaster agency official said on...

Seven die in attack on minibus near Egypt Coptic monastery

Seven die in attack on minibus near Egypt Coptic monastery

-- 2018-11-03 13:57:14

At least seven people were killed and 12 others wounded in an attack on Coptic Christians near a monastery in the southern province of Minya in Egypt on Friday, an archbishop said. The injured have b...

Apple share plunges after soft holiday forecast

Apple share plunges after soft holiday forecast

-- 2018-11-03 13:41:08

Shares in Apple Inc fell 6.0 per cent on Friday, cutting its market value back to less than $1 trillion after it forecast softer-than-expected sales for the holiday quarter. The company fuelled nerve...

Global stocks end a strong week with losses

Global stocks end a strong week with losses

-- 2018-11-03 13:26:35

World stocks ended a strong week on Friday, while US stocks slipped as Apple absorbed its worst loss in more than four years. Apple forecast weak revenue in the current quarter and startled investor...

US job growth soars; annual wage gain largest since 2009

US job growth soars; annual wage gain largest since 2009

-- 2018-11-03 12:51:55

PER CENT job growth rebounded sharply in October and wages recorded their largest annual gain in 9-1/2 years, pointing to further labour market tightening that could encourage the Federal Reserve to r...

India’s man-eating tigress shot dead after major hunt

India’s man-eating tigress shot dead after major hunt

-- 2018-11-03 12:49:09

A tigress in India who is said to have killed 13 people has been shot dead after a major hunt, officials say. The six-year-old tigress had evaded capture in the jungles of the western state of Mahara...

US trade deficit widens to 7-month high in Sept

US trade deficit widens to 7-month high in Sept

-- 2018-11-03 11:55:31

US trade deficit widened to a seven-month high in September as imports hit a record high and exports bounced back, the US Commerce Department has reported. The goods and services deficit climbed to 5...

US to restore all Iran sanctions

US to restore all Iran sanctions

-- 2018-11-03 11:11:21

The Trump administration is to reinstate all US sanctions on Iran removed under the 2015 nuclear deal. The White House said it was "the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed on Iran" and targeted Ir...

Malaysia unveils record 2019 budget

Malaysia unveils record 2019 budget

-- 2018-11-02 19:24:12

Malaysia's new government has unveiled a record budget for 2019 despite battling a huge national debt, with new tax measures and increased dividends from national oil company Petronas intended to plug...

Britain invites suggestions on new £50 note

Britain invites suggestions on new £50 note

-- 2018-11-02 17:36:57

Britain's central bank has invited suggestions from the public within the next six weeks. to feature on the country's next 50 pound banknote. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday that&...

Malaysia's new government sets bigger budget, cuts fiscal targets

Malaysia's new government sets bigger budget, cuts fiscal targets

-- 2018-11-02 14:59:39

Malaysia announced an expanded budget for 2019 and forecast a wider fiscal deficit as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s new administration tussles with shrinking revenue and a large debt left by...

US job growth likely to rebound in October

US job growth likely to rebound in October

-- 2018-11-02 13:16:41

US job growth likely rebounded in October, with wages expected to have recorded their largest annual gain in 9-1/2 years, pointing to further labour market tightening that could encourage the Federa...

China, HK shares jump after Trump and Xi's phone call

China, HK shares jump after Trump and Xi's phone call

-- 2018-11-02 12:15:49

China stocks and Hong Kong stocks jumped on Friday on hopes of a wind-down in trade tensions after US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good” phone conversation with Xi Jinping....

Asian shares climb after Wall St rebound

Asian shares climb after Wall St rebound

-- 2018-11-02 12:01:44

Asian shares advanced Friday after a strong finish on Wall Street, helped by news of possible progress on resolving trade tensions between China and the US. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 2...

Asian shares jump as investors see trade war progress

Asian shares jump as investors see trade war progress

-- 2018-11-02 10:47:49

Asian shares jumped on Friday after a phone call between the US and Chinese presidents raised hopes of a thaw in trade tensions, but gains were checked by signs of slowing global growth and a warning...

Kazakh president invites Saudi king, crown prince to visit

Kazakh president invites Saudi king, crown prince to visit

-- 2018-11-01 14:54:47

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has close ties to Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, has invited Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince to visit Kazakhstan at a meeting with another Saudi r...