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India sees big GDP growth in three months to June

-- 2018-09-01 13:04:18

India’s annual economic growth surged to a more than two-year high of 8.2 per cent in the three months through June, giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government a political boost in t...

Brazil’s electoral court bars Lula from running for president

-- 2018-09-01 12:49:45

Brazil’s top electoral court has barred jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in this year’s presidential because of his corruption conviction. The widely expecte...

World stocks end August lower

-- 2018-09-01 11:24:44

World stocks ended August much as they began the month - under the dark cloud of a potentially worsening trade war. A closely watched barometer of equities world wide fell for a second day on Friday...

Wall St mixed as US-Canada trade talks end

-- 2018-09-01 10:55:58

US stocks were mixed on Friday as US-Canada trade talks ended without resolution, the S&P 500 closed flat while the Dow edged down and the Nasdaq closed higher in light trading. Capping a low-v...

US stocks open lower as trade concerns weigh

-- 2018-08-31 20:42:55

Wall Street opened lower on Friday for a second day in a row, as concerns about the ongoing trade talks between the United States and other major economies hampered a record rally for the major inde...

European shares fall on trade war threats

-- 2018-08-31 18:13:15

European shares slipped for a second day on Friday on reports that US President Donald Trump is planning more tariffs on China, while Whitbread surged after clinching a $5.1 billion deal with Coca-C...

Silva Pharma to allocate 30m IPO shares

FE Report 2018-08-31 16:15:14

Silva Pharmaceuticals is set to allocate 30 million ordinary shares among successful applicants as the company's IPO lottery draw was held on Thursday. The event was held at the auditorium of the Ins...

India's economy likely grew 7.6 per cent

-- 2018-08-31 13:32:16

India’s economy likely sustained strong growth momentum for a second straight quarter in April-June, but the depreciating rupee and monetary tightening pose risks for coming periods. The Reuter...

European shares retreat on trade fears

-- 2018-08-30 16:19:18

European shares retreated on Thursday, tracking a decline in Asian trading as weakness in Chinese markets eclipsed optimism that a NAFTA deal could be struck by Friday’s deadline. The pan-Eu...

10 die in South Africa bus crash

-- 2018-08-30 15:24:54

At least ten people died after a bus travelling from South Africa’s Cape Town to the Eastern Cape overturned in the early hours of Thursday morning, traffic officials said. The accident occurre...

Egypt's security forces kill 20 ‘militants’ in western desert, Sinai

-- 2018-08-30 13:49:48

Egypt has killed 20 suspected militants in an air strike in its western desert and shootouts in the Sinai peninsula, the military said on Wednesday, part of ongoing operations. The government launche...

BIMSTEC Summit: FMs agree on projects worth $50b

-- 2018-08-30 13:14:25

The foreign ministers of BIMSTEC countries have agreed to identify and push forward 167 various connectivity-related projects at an estimated cost of $50 billion. The ministers of the Bay of Bengal I...

Ex-Scottish leader quits over sexual misconduct claims

-- 2018-08-30 12:13:01

Former Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond has resigned from the party amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement he said he wanted to avoid internal division within the SNP,...

Argentina asks IMF for early release of $50b bailout funds

-- 2018-08-30 11:35:01

Argentina's government has unexpectedly asked for the early release of a $50 billion loan from the IMF amid a growing economic crisis. President Mauricio Macri said the move was designed to restore c...

Asia stocks dip

-- 2018-08-30 10:30:29

Asian stocks surrendered earlier gains and dipped on Thursday, with Chinese markets fixed firmly on risks from the Sino-US trade war and taking little comfort from an apparent easing in business tensi...

Indian political rivals’ clashes kill two

-- 2018-08-29 16:27:37

Police in eastern India say supporters of rival political parties have exchanged gunfire and hurled crude bombs at each other, killing at least two people and injuring 13. Police officer Abhitjit Ban...

London house price to crash: Reuters poll

-- 2018-08-29 14:10:53

House prices in London’s overvalued market will fall this year and next, a Reuters poll of around 30 housing market specialists predicted. The house prices will tumble if Britain fails to reach...

Tokyo stocks rise on US stocks' gains

-- 2018-08-29 12:30:53

Japan’s Tokyo stocks advanced on Wednesday tracking gains on Wall Street overnight with investors relieved about potentially easing global trade tensions. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average add...

Brazil sends army to Venezuela border

-- 2018-08-29 12:06:14

Brazil said it was sending armed forces to keep order near the Venezuelan border area, while Peru declared a health emergency, as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic...

Asian shares climb after Wall Street gain

-- 2018-08-29 11:42:21

Asian shares rose slightly on Wednesday after Wall Street gained on strength in technology and retailing shares. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.4 per cent to 22,914.69 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0...

Myanmar rejects UN accusation of ‘Rohingya genocide’

-- 2018-08-29 11:28:11

Myanmar has rejected a UN report which called for top Burmese military figures to be investigated for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Government spokesman Zaw Htay said the country did...

Irish foreign minister urges UK to clarify its Brexit stance

-- 2018-08-28 15:46:23

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday that more clarity was needed about Britain’s stance regarding its planned departure from the European Union. “I hope that Br...

Exerting pressure unhelpful in resolving Rohingya issue: China

-- 2018-08-28 15:05:41

China said on Tuesday that exerting pressure was not helpful in resolving the issue of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar after UN investigators said Myanmar’s military had carried out mass killings of...

Five die in China aluminium plant explosion

-- 2018-08-28 14:05:34

Five people were killed by an explosion at an aluminium plant in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Tuesday morning, state-run China News reported, citing local authorities. The blast occurred...

French minister quits over lack of environmental policy progress

-- 2018-08-28 13:26:23

French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing disappointment with the lack of progress on climate and other environmental goals. Hulot said his decision, take...

Cambodia releases 14 government critics

-- 2018-08-28 11:16:55

Cambodia released 14 government critics on Tuesday, in a move by Prime Minister Hun Sen that some observers say is aimed at appeasing foreign criticism of a flawed general election last month. The 14...

European shares climb after Powell speech

-- 2018-08-27 16:00:26

European shares climbed on Monday after a market-friendly speech by US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and signs of progress on a US-Mexico NAFTA trade deal, which drove car stocks higher. The pan-Euro...

Theresa May to visit Africa for first time as PM

-- 2018-08-27 14:00:54

Theresa May is preparing to visit Africa for the first time since becoming prime minister in 2016. May will fly to South Africa on Tuesday before travelling to Nigeria and Kenya as part of a trade mi...

Life ins firms invest $9.3b in Vietnam’s economy in H1

-- 2018-08-27 13:58:49

Life insurance firms in Vietnam poured over 9.3 billion US dollars into the country’s economy in the first half (H1) of the current year, the Association of Vietnam Insurers (AVI) said on Monday...

China's July industrial profits up 16.2pc

-- 2018-08-27 13:34:47

Profits earned by China’s industrial firms rose 16.2 per cent, more than 20 million yuan, in July from a year earlier, retreating from 20.0 per cent gain in June, official statistics showed Mond...