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S Sudan rules out rebel leader Machar’s participation in govt

S Sudan rules out rebel leader Machar’s participation in govt

-- 2018-06-23 13:31:19

South Sudan offered to allow a rebel representative to join its government on Friday, but ruled out Riek Machar, saying they had “had enough” of the rebel leader after five years of civil...

Greece debt deal not a long-term relief: Jubilee USA

Greece debt deal not a long-term relief: Jubilee USA

FE Online Desk 2018-06-23 13:21:40

The new deal that Greece has signed with European Union does not hold enough debt relief to keep the crisis-hit country out of trouble for a long term, the Jubilee USA network has observed. Parts of...

Dow snaps losing streak on energy lift

Dow snaps losing streak on energy lift

-- 2018-06-23 11:32:51

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed on Friday, as the Dow put to rest an eight-day losing streak with a boost from energy stocks, but losses in the technology space kept the Nasda...

Cambodian cops discover 33 pregnant women in surrogacy raid

Cambodian cops discover 33 pregnant women in surrogacy raid

-- 2018-06-23 11:20:56

Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women who were carrying babies on behalf of Chinese clients have been discovered during a raid on an illegal commercial surrogacy operation, police said on Saturday. F...

European shares rise; set for worst week in three months

European shares rise; set for worst week in three months

-- 2018-06-22 15:00:45

European shares rose slightly on Friday morning but the markets are set for worst week in three months as the realities of rising global protectionism sank in, particularly for the autos sector. Fre...

Asian stocks fall on trade tensions

Asian stocks fall on trade tensions

-- 2018-06-22 14:49:45

Asian shares slipped on Friday following Wall Street losses overnight as investors were still wary over trade disputes between China and the US as well as between the US and Europe. Japan's Nikkei 22...

Japan's core consumer prices rise 0.7pc in May

Japan's core consumer prices rise 0.7pc in May

-- 2018-06-22 14:21:18

The core consumer prices in Japan gained 0.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. According to the data from the ministry of internal affairs and communications, the...

Greece gets debt relief from euro zone

Greece gets debt relief from euro zone

-- 2018-06-22 11:55:29

Euro zone finance ministers on Friday extended maturities and deferred interest of a major part of their loans to Greece along with a big cash injection to ensure Athens can stand on its own feet afte...

Malaysia names new central bank governor

Malaysia names new central bank governor

-- 2018-06-22 10:52:45

Malaysia has named Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, a former central bank deputy, as the new governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, a spokesman for the prime minister said on Friday, following the exit of its prev...

Asian shares hit 6-month lows as tariffs take economic toll

Asian shares hit 6-month lows as tariffs take economic toll

-- 2018-06-22 10:35:32

Asian shares slid to their lowest in six months on Friday, on signs US trade battles with China and many other countries are starting to chip away at corporate profits, while oil prices were choppy ah...

Taliban attacks leave eight cops dead, says Afghan official

Taliban attacks leave eight cops dead, says Afghan official

-- 2018-06-21 15:58:33

The Taliban killed eight police in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said. Arif Noori, a spokesman for the governor of the southern Ghazni province, says six police were kill...

European human rights court rejects mass murderer Breivik’s appeal

European human rights court rejects mass murderer Breivik’s appeal

-- 2018-06-21 14:40:13

The European Court of Human Rights rejected an appeal by Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik who says his prison condition amount to inhuman or degrading treatment, the court said on Thursday...

Nikkei edges up, tech shares rally

Nikkei edges up, tech shares rally

-- 2018-06-21 14:26:05

Japanese shares edged up on Thursday as concerns over China-US trade issues that hit markets early this week appeared to recede, while technology stocks rallied on the back of Nasdaq’s strong pe...

UK to publish post-Brexit immigration plans for EU citizens

UK to publish post-Brexit immigration plans for EU citizens

-- 2018-06-21 13:47:09

Britain will outline its plans on Thursday for new immigration rules for European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom after Brexit as it calls on the bloc to give more details about its own pr...

‘China will maintain normal relations with Iran’

‘China will maintain normal relations with Iran’

-- 2018-06-21 11:57:43

China will maintain normal relations with Iran, the Commerce Ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. Ministry spokesman Gao Feng made the comment when asked at a regular news briefing if Chinese firms...

Asian shares lower after Fed rate hike

Asian shares lower after Fed rate hike

-- 2018-06-21 11:24:57

Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate and said it would pick up the pace of future increases. South Korea's market benchmark tumbled 1.6 per ce...

Russia criticises US exit from UN human rights council

Russia criticises US exit from UN human rights council

-- 2018-06-20 16:08:52

Russia says that the US exit from the United Nations’ Human Rights Council reflects Washington’s unilateralist approach to global affairs. The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, announ...

S Sudan rebel leader in Ethiopia for talks with president Kiir

S Sudan rebel leader in Ethiopia for talks with president Kiir

-- 2018-06-20 15:08:44

South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for a meeting with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, as part of talks to try to negotiate an end to a five-year-ol...

Economy gradually recovering: Japan

Economy gradually recovering: Japan

-- 2018-06-20 15:05:30

Japan left unchanged its assessment that the economy is gradually recovering, showing policymakers remain confident of a moderate upturn after a contraction in the first quarter. “Japan’s...

Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers since ceasefire: Governor

Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers since ceasefire: Governor

-- 2018-06-20 14:06:45

Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor said, their first major attack since a ceasefire for t...

Canada legalises recreational use of marijuana

Canada legalises recreational use of marijuana

-- 2018-06-20 12:49:29

Canada’s parliament has passed a law legalising the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill control...

China stocks extend slump on trade war fears

China stocks extend slump on trade war fears

-- 2018-06-20 11:18:26

China’s stock markets slumped on Wednesday, extending a rout from the previous day as the prospect of a full-blown Sino-US trade war put a dampener on the rest of Asian equities, even as they ma...

Kenya orders release on bail of 43 suspects in $100m graft case

Kenya orders release on bail of 43 suspects in $100m graft case

-- 2018-06-19 15:44:14

A Kenyan high court judge ordered on Tuesday the release on bail of 43 suspects in a $100 million graft case related to money lost at the government-run National Youth Service training scheme. The su...

Plane crashes in Madagascar, killing all five on board

Plane crashes in Madagascar, killing all five on board

-- 2018-06-19 15:38:00

An airplane belonging to a private company crashed in Antananarivo on Monday killing all five people on board, the Civil Aviation of Madagascar said in a statement, without disclosing the cause of the...

China grants over $100m in military aid to Cambodia

China grants over $100m in military aid to Cambodia

-- 2018-06-19 12:59:19

China has granted over $100 million in military aid to Cambodia, Cambodia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, highlighting the strong ties between Beijing and a government that critics accuse of...

Turkish air strikes kill 26 militants

Turkish air strikes kill 26 militants

-- 2018-06-19 12:20:18

Turkish air strikes killed 26 militants and destroyed their gun positions, shelters and ammunition stores in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq this week, Turkey’s armed forces said on Tuesday....

Asia stocks slide after fresh Trump tariff threat

Asia stocks slide after fresh Trump tariff threat

-- 2018-06-19 11:33:00

A sell-off in Chinese stocks drove Asian equities to a four-month low on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating tit-for-tat trade war between the...

FDI accounts for 39pc of external finance for developing nations

FDI accounts for 39pc of external finance for developing nations

FE Online Report 2018-06-18 16:21:52

Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for 39 per cent of external finance on average for the developing nations between 2013 and 2017. World Investment Report (WIR) 2018 unveiled the estimation.&...

Three die after being hit by train in south London

Three die after being hit by train in south London

-- 2018-06-18 16:13:38

Three people have died after they were hit by a train in south London on Monday, with police treating the deaths as unexplained. British Transport Police said they were called to Loughborough Junctio...

Global FDI flows may increase by 5.0 pc this year

Global FDI flows may increase by 5.0 pc this year

FE Online Report 2018-06-18 14:48:32

After a big drop in the past year, inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current year may increase by 5.0 per cent across the world. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UN...