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Mild tremor jolts El Salvador

-- 2018-03-04 11:46:43

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook buildings in the El Salvador late on Saturday evening, according to a preliminary estimate given by El Salvador’s Natural Resources and Env...

UN halts operation in Nigeria following aid workers’ death

-- 2018-03-04 11:27:03

The United Nations has suspended aid operations helping tens of thousands of people in north-eastern Nigeria after an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants left three humanitarian workers dead. At...

Voting starts in Italy

-- 2018-03-04 10:49:38

Italians go to the polls on Sunday in a vote that could bring political gridlock after an election campaign marked by anger over the listless economy, high unemployment and immigration. Pollsters pre...

Panama Q4 GDP grows 4.9pc

-- 2018-03-03 15:28:57

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Panama grew 4.9 per cent in the fourth quarter (Q4), compared to the same period of 2016, the government has said. The Central American country’s annual gr...

Cambodia accuses US of lying over aid suspension

-- 2018-03-03 14:31:28

Cambodia’s prime minister has accused the US government of being dishonest in its announced suspension of aid to the Southeast Asian nation. He said on Saturday that Cambodia had already stoppe...

Kenya medics operate on wrong patient’s brain

-- 2018-03-03 14:08:41

Staff from nurses to the CEO have been suspended at a Nairobi hospital after the wrong patient underwent brain surgery. One patient needed surgery for a blood clot on the brain, the other only non-in...

Govt bailout remains crisis-fighting tool In Asia-Pacific banking

FE Online Desk 2018-03-03 13:54:18

  MELBOURNE (S&P Global Ratings) -Asia-Pacific countries are likely to retain the flexibility of the government bailout option as a primary support mechanism in dealing with potential bankin...

China sentences 13 to prison over telecom fraud

-- 2018-03-03 13:14:44

A district court in central China has sentenced thirteen people to prison terms over their involvement in a telecom fraud case, said local authorities. The 13 people will receive prison terms ranging...

S&P 500 gains for day but posts weekly losses

-- 2018-03-03 12:59:11

The S&P 500 ended another turbulent week on an upbeat note Friday, but major indexes posted their worst week of losses since early February as President Donald Trump’s threat to impose impor...

Environmental activist murder: Honduras arrests ‘mastermind’

-- 2018-03-03 12:46:43

A top-ranked executive of a hydroelectric company was arrested Friday on charges of helping plan the murder of Honduran indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres two years ago, said Honduran aut...

Italy polls: Parties hold final rallies

-- 2018-03-03 11:59:37

Italy's main political parties have wrapped up campaigning ahead of Sunday's general election - each declaring that they expect to win. Final rallies were held by the ruling Democratic Party, the ant...

Buffett warns investors to avoid borrowing money to buy stocks

FE Online Desk 2018-03-03 11:52:09

Legendary investor Warren Buffett has made it clear in his latest letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) shareholders that he's no fan of margin debt, or loans used to buy stocks. And the billionai...

Rockmelon listeria outbreak claims three lives in Australia

-- 2018-03-03 10:57:00

Three people have died and 12 others have fallen ill in a national listeria outbreak linked to contaminated rockmelons, and more cases are expected, Australian health authorities said. The outbreak i...

Trump tariff would hurt US too, IMF warns

-- 2018-03-03 10:33:02

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has joined criticism of Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports and 10 per cent on aluminium. The body warned that such a move would...

Ethnic clashes kill dozens in DR Congo

-- 2018-03-03 10:32:28

A fresh outbreak of ethnic violence has killed more than 33 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said. Clashes erupted between the Hema and Lendu communities in the north-eastern p...

Japan unemployment rate hits 25-year low

-- 2018-03-02 15:21:16

Japan’s jobless rate hit a 25-year low in January and job availability stayed at a two-decade high, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer inflation in Tokyo, a leading indicator o...

European shares slip to two-week lows

-- 2018-03-02 15:08:02

European shares slipped to new two-week lows on Friday after Donald Trump said the United States would impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, prompting worries over a global trade war. Such...

China, HK stocks fall in line with Asian peers

-- 2018-03-02 12:30:09

China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday, in line with Asian peers after President Donald Trump announced the US would impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. By the lunch break, the Ha...

Asian shares post steep declines

-- 2018-03-02 12:05:22

Asian shares posted steep declines Friday, adding to global stock market losses after President Donald Trump vowed to impose stiff steel and aluminum tariffs, sparking fears of a trade war. Japan's b...

World heading toward another financial depression: Bill Gates

-- 2018-03-01 17:19:26

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has made a cynical economic prediction, saying the world is heading toward another financial depression like the one in 2008. The billionaire made the prediction in an...

Indian soldiers kill two Pakistani troopers in Kashmir

-- 2018-03-01 15:04:34

Indian soldiers have killed two Pakistani troopers in the latest ‘unprovoked’ fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, says Pakistan's military. The gunfire from Indian troops o...

Scientists detect very first signal from 'cosmic dawn'

-- 2018-03-01 12:55:48

Scientists say they have observed a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the Universe. They did it with the aid of a small radio telescope in the Australian outback that was tun...

Japanese stocks slip to one-week low

-- 2018-03-01 12:18:36

Japanese shares fell to a one-week low on Thursday, with precision machinery makers hit by the euro’s weakness against the yen and most sectors in negative territory. The Nikkei dropped 1.7 p...

Asian shares slip after Wall St slides

-- 2018-03-01 12:11:21

Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as sentiments got dragged down by a slide on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.6 per cent in early trading to 21,726.26. Australia&rsquo...

Rwanda shuts down over 700 churches

-- 2018-03-01 12:03:54

Rwandan government has closed down more than 700 churches for causing noise pollution and failing to meet the requirements of the building regulations. Most of them are small Pentecostal churches. On...

Top US retailers restrict gun sales

-- 2018-03-01 11:40:19

Two major US retailers have announced new restrictions on gun sales following the shooting at a Florida school where 17 people died. Dick’s Sporting Goods, which has more than 600 shops, said i...

Moon slams Japan for using ‘comfort women’ during war

-- 2018-03-01 10:48:59

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has lashed out at Japan, describing its use of ‘comfort women’ during wartime as a ‘crime against humanity’. This is one of his strongest co...

India becomes fastest growing economy again

-- 2018-03-01 10:43:27

India regained its status as the world’s fastest growing major economy in the October-December quarter, surpassing China for the first time in a year as government spending, manufacturing and se...

Germany launches probe into ‘Russian’ cyber attack

-- 2018-03-01 10:18:20

Germany is investigating a security breach to its defence and interior ministries' private networks, a government spokesman has confirmed. A notorious Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear, or AP...

European shares edge lower

-- 2018-02-28 20:28:27

European shares were lower at the opening on Wednesday as a batch of corporate results failed to change the negative trend set on Wall Street overnight. At 0900 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 index...