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May seeks EU condemnation of Russia over spy poisoning

-- 2018-03-22 11:01:08

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May will seek on Thursday to persuade EU leaders to condemn Russia over what London says was a nerve agent attack in England directed by Moscow but she must over...

Chopper crash kills two US tourists in Australia

-- 2018-03-22 10:36:31

A helicopter carrying American tourists crashed at a coral-viewing site on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, killing two and injuring two others, police said. The helicopter pilot pulled one pass...

Germany eyes 2.3pc GDP growth in 2018

-- 2018-03-21 19:16:28

The panel of economic advisers to the German government on Wednesday raised its growth forecast for the country to 2.3 per cent this year. They raised the growth forecast despite giving a stark war...

Suicide blast hits Kabul, killing 26

-- 2018-03-21 14:53:37

At least 26 people have been killed and 18 others wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shi’ite shrine in Kabul on Wednesday, said officials. The explosion, near the shrine in t...

Some kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls ‘return home’

-- 2018-03-21 14:37:51

Some of the 110 schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town of Dapchi last month have been brought back on Wednesday, two witnesses said. The witnesses said the girls were returned by people they tho...

Telenor to sell assets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to PPF Group

FE Online Desk 2018-03-21 13:52:39

Telenor has entered into an agreement to sell its assets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to PPF Group for EUR 2.8 billion (around NOK 27 bn) on an enterprise value basis, said a statement. Th...

Social media stocks tumble over regulation fears

-- 2018-03-21 12:31:13

Shares of Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat-owner Snap fell further on Tuesday as Wall Street fretted over potential regulatory scrutiny that could hobble the business of the social networks. Facebook l...

Philippines bus crash claims 19 lives

-- 2018-03-21 12:29:17

At least 19 passengers were killed and more than a dozen wounded after a commuter bus crashed into a ravine south of the Philippine capital, Manila, on Tuesday evening, police said. The bus hit a bri...

Amazon tops Alphabet

-- 2018-03-21 12:04:37

Amazon.com became the second most valuable publicly listed US company on Tuesday, surpassing Google parent Alphabet Inc for the first time. Amazon shares finished up 2.69 per cent at $1,586.51, for a...

Somali teen rejects govt job over Al Shabaab fears

-- 2018-03-21 11:59:21

A sixteen-year-old boy has refused to take the role of deputy commissioner of a regional state in Somalia over security fears. Faysal Abdullahi Omar was to take up the role in Jowhar, the headquarter...

SE Asian stock markets mostly gain

-- 2018-03-21 11:49:13

Southeast Asian stock markets mostly rose recovered on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's rate decision and outlook, while the Philippines shares extended its losses to six months. Singapo...

IMF for G20 policies to make growth more resilient

FE Online Desk 2018-03-21 11:42:49

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday said the world is now passing an opportune moment to implement reforms to make growth more solid, sustainable, bal...

Scottish court backs anti-Brexit campaigners

-- 2018-03-21 11:32:16

A legal attempt by anti-Brexit campaigners to establish that Britain could unilaterally reverse Brexit was given a boost on Tuesday by Scotland’s top court, which said it wants to examine the ca...

Factors that banks in major emerging markets are currently facing

FE Online Desk 2018-03-21 11:24:47

SINGAPORE (S&P Global Ratings) March 21—While the improving global economy will help banks in the BRICS countries, S&P Global Ratings addresses the main risks confronting the lenders in...

Investors in Asian trading cautious ahead of Fed decision

-- 2018-03-21 11:00:06

A hush settled over financial markets on Wednesday as investors anticipated a quarter point hike in the Federal Reserve’s policy rate and awaited guidance on how many more to expect this year, w...

S Africa's CPI to slow in February

-- 2018-03-20 14:57:22

The headline consumer inflation of South Africa slowed to 4.0 per cent year-on-year in February from 4.4 per cent in January, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Tuesday. On a month-on-mont...

Cops detain former French president Sarkozy

-- 2018-03-20 14:20:32

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning, where he was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign fin...

UK's Corbyn still seeks business deals with Russia

-- 2018-03-20 14:04:08

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said the UK must still deal with Russia despite ‘all fingers’ pointing to it over the Salisbury spy attack. He said he would ‘do business’ with...

Strong activity in Q1, but trade risks loom at APAC region

FE Online Desk 2018-03-20 13:59:09

SINGAPORE (S&P Global Ratings) March 20--Trade risks could cast a shadow on strong economic activity in Asia-Pacific in the first quarter of 2018, said S&P Global Ratings in a report publish...

Zimbabwe amnesty: Nation looters still to return $827m

-- 2018-03-20 12:19:19

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has released the names of hundreds of companies and individuals who failed to return $827m (£590m) illegally stashed abroad despite an amnesty. Aft...

Maldives has no intension of extending emergency, says envoy

-- 2018-03-20 11:45:36

Maldives will not extend the state of emergency that is due to expire on Wednesday amid criticism of the government over the recent political turmoil, says an envoy.   Mohamed Hussain Shareef, a...

Facebook sees $37b fall in value after data controversy

-- 2018-03-20 11:37:45

Social media giant Facebook, reported a dramatic fall of share value, the sharp decline wiped $37 billion off the firm's value, as it faces questions from US and UK politicians about its privacy rules...

Shootings kill businessman, woman in Mexico

-- 2018-03-20 11:32:45

A 75-year-old Spanish businessman has died after being shot in the head in Mexico City, while a separate shooting in an upscale shopping mall on Monday led to the death of a young woman. The shooting...

Asian stocks slip after US technology drop

-- 2018-03-20 10:45:07

Asian stocks slipped Tuesday, as pessimism followed an overnight drop in New York amid a rout in technology companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped nearly 1.0 per cent in morning trading to 2...

Nikkei edges down in midmorning trade

-- 2018-03-20 10:35:38

Japanese shares dropped in midmorning trade on Tuesday as local tech stocks tracked their US counterparts’ declines on Wall Street, which knocked other sectors into negative territory. The Ni...

Japanese shares drop to one-week low

-- 2018-03-19 12:23:20

Japanese shares dropped on Monday as investors responded to opinion polls showing falling support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid a cronyism scandal that has gripped the country. The Nikkei slippe...

Petrol bombs thrown at Turkish embassy in Denmark

-- 2018-03-19 12:05:40

Petrol bombs were thrown at the Turkish embassy in the Danish capital Copenhagen early on Monday causing some minor damage to the exterior of the building but no injuries, police said. There were at...

Somali clans sign peace deal to end vendetta

-- 2018-03-19 11:44:55

Two rival Somali clans have signed up to a groundbreaking peace deal which aims to end the cycle of revenge killings. Following three weeks of mediation, the rival Sa’ad Yoonis and Ba’iid...

Xi's China elects new economic team

-- 2018-03-19 11:27:32

China elevated a key confidante of President Xi Jinping to one of the top positions in government on Monday as Beijing cracks down on riskier financing and a debt to reduce systemic risks to the wor...

Bushfire wrecks dozens of homes in Australia

-- 2018-03-19 11:06:12

More than 70 homes and buildings are feared to have been destroyed in a bushfire in Australia, authorities say. The fast-moving fire engulfed the New South Wales (NSW) coastal town of Tathra late on...