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Two Turkish soldiers killed, six wounded in Syria’s Idlib

Two Turkish soldiers killed, six wounded in Syria’s Idlib

-- 2020-03-04 14:53:05

Two more Turkish soldiers have been killed and six wounded in an attack by Syrian government forces in northwest Syria’s Idlib region, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Immediatel...

IMF, WB stand ready to address economic challenges of coronavirus

IMF, WB stand ready to address economic challenges of coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-03-03 14:44:26

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Monday said they stood ready to help member countries address the human and economic challenges of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, includ...

Toyota announces new CFO in executive shake-up

Toyota announces new CFO in executive shake-up

Reuters 2020-03-03 14:31:04

Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday Kenta Kon will become its chief financial officer and the roles of some executives will be consolidated, as the Japanese automaker attempts to improve its production...

UN’s Libya peace envoy quits on grounds of stress

UN’s Libya peace envoy quits on grounds of stress

-- 2020-03-03 14:06:43

The UN's special envoy for Libya has resigned saying his efforts to bring peace in the North African country was damaging his health. Ghassan Salame tweeted that "my health no longer allows this rate...

Global shares extend rebound on hopes of G7 support

Global shares extend rebound on hopes of G7 support

REUTERS 2020-03-03 12:01:48

Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday on mounting speculation policymakers around the world would move to ease the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus, ahead of a...

'Coronavirus outbreak plunging economy into worst downturn'

'Coronavirus outbreak plunging economy into worst downturn'

-- 2020-03-02 22:05:46

The coronavirus outbreak is plunging the world economy into its worst downturn since the global financial crisis, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned on Monday. Th...

China Uighurs in ‘forced labour for western brands’

China Uighurs in ‘forced labour for western brands’

BBC 2020-03-02 14:56:03

Thousands of Muslims from China's Uighur minority group are working under coercive conditions at factories that supply some of the world's biggest brands, a new report says. The Australian Strategic...

Argentine president proposes legalising abortion

Argentine president proposes legalising abortion

-- 2020-03-02 11:53:00

Argentina's President Alberto Fernández has said he will send a bill to legalise abortion to Congress within the next 10 days. Mr Fernández, who was sworn in as president in December, h...

Asian stock markets reverse losses

Asian stock markets reverse losses

REUTERS 2020-03-02 11:10:26

Asian shares steadied from early losses on Monday as investors placed their hopes on a coordinated global monetary policy response to weather the damaging economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic....

Coronavirus outbreak batters economies

Coronavirus outbreak batters economies

-- 2020-03-02 00:24:58

Amid fears about where the next outbreak of a fast-spreading new virus would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe Sunday, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking...

Taliban start diplomatic outreach after US deal on Afghanistan

Taliban start diplomatic outreach after US deal on Afghanistan

Reuters 2020-03-01 11:35:30

The Taliban’s political chief has met with senior diplomats from countries including Russia, Indonesia and Norway, hours after signing a deal with Washington aimed at ending the Afghan war, the...

Turkey lets Syrian refugees exit towards Europe

Turkey lets Syrian refugees exit towards Europe

-- 2020-02-29 13:16:27

Groups of refugees and migrants are heading towards the EU after Turkey said it would not abide by a deal to stop them reaching Europe. Turkey's communications chief said the country had not received...

Afghans hope for peace as US-Taliban gear up for troop withdrawal deal

Afghans hope for peace as US-Taliban gear up for troop withdrawal deal

-- 2020-02-29 12:36:19

Millions of Afghans are anticipating that America’s longest war fought in their country will end on Saturday as US and Taliban negotiators are expected to sign a deal to allow a US troop reducti...

Harley-Davidson looks for new leadership to end its sales struggle

Harley-Davidson looks for new leadership to end its sales struggle

-- 2020-02-29 12:19:42

Harley-Davidson Inc on Friday named a board member hailed for turning around the Puma brand’s near-bankrupt business as its interim chief as the motorcycle maker gropes for an effective strategy...

Mexican exports grow 3.2pc in January

Mexican exports grow 3.2pc in January

-- 2020-02-29 12:00:37

Mexico's exports grew 3.2 per cent year on year in January, thanks in large part to the manufacturing and petroleum industries, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) has announced...

Brazil to review GDP growth projection

Brazil to review GDP growth projection

-- 2020-02-29 11:57:01

Brazil's gross domestic product (GDP) estimates will be reviewed, given the impact of the novel coronavirus epidemic, a government official has said. According to Adolfo Sachsida, economic policy sec...

Malaysian rivals Mahathir, Anwar ally again amid turmoil

Malaysian rivals Mahathir, Anwar ally again amid turmoil

-- 2020-02-29 11:06:41

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad will stand for prime minister on behalf of the former ruling coalition, he said on Saturday, less than a week after he quit and plunged the country into political tur...

South Korea sees its largest rise in coronavirus cases

South Korea sees its largest rise in coronavirus cases

-- 2020-02-29 10:59:02

South Korea has recorded its largest rise in coronavirus infections in a single day, with 594 new cases confirmed on Friday. The increase brings the total number of infections in South Korea to 2,931...

$6.0t wiped off world stocks this week over coronavirus fear

$6.0t wiped off world stocks this week over coronavirus fear

-- 2020-02-28 21:32:49

Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, putting them on course for their worst weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis, with almost $6.0 trillion wiped from the...

Japan's PM pledges to protect economy from coronavirus impact

Japan's PM pledges to protect economy from coronavirus impact

-- 2020-02-28 12:37:14

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to take policy steps as needed to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from dealing a severe blow to the country’s fragile economic recovery. Abe on F...

World stocks set for worst weekly slump since 2008

World stocks set for worst weekly slump since 2008

Reuters 2020-02-28 12:31:29

World share markets were headed for their worst week since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis as investors ditched risky assets on fears the coronavirus would become a pandemic and trigger a glob...

IMF projects 0.8pc growth for Zimbabwe in 2020

IMF projects 0.8pc growth for Zimbabwe in 2020

-- 2020-02-27 15:50:33

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 0.8 per cent growth for Zimbabwe's economy 2020, much lower than a 3.0 per cent forecast by the Zimbabwe government. In a statement, the IMF on W...

Pandemic fears pummel stocks, push bond rally to fresh heights

Pandemic fears pummel stocks, push bond rally to fresh heights

REUTERS 2020-02-27 14:34:21

Stocks sank deeper into the red on Thursday, oil prices fell and US Treasuries rallied into record territory as more signs of the global spread of the coronavirus heightened fears of a pandemic. Glob...

Six dead, including gunman, in US beer factory shooting

Six dead, including gunman, in US beer factory shooting

-- 2020-02-27 10:49:36

A gunman opened fire at the Molson Coors Beverage Co brewing complex in Milwaukee in the US on Wednesday, killing five employees before he was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot, the...

Hong Kong to give cash gift of $1,200 to residents

Hong Kong to give cash gift of $1,200 to residents

-- 2020-02-26 14:49:06

Hong Kong will hand out cash to adult permanent residents, to help boost spending and ease financial burden. As part of the annual budget, $10,000 Hong Kong dollars ($1,280; £985) was announced...

24 dead as bus falls into river in Rajasthan

24 dead as bus falls into river in Rajasthan

-- 2020-02-26 14:29:56

At least 24 people, including 10 women and 3 children, were killed when the private bus they were travelling in fell into Maiz river on Kota-Dausa mega highway in Bundi district of Rajasthan in India...

Trump, Modi hope talks lead to phase one of US-India trade deal

Trump, Modi hope talks lead to phase one of US-India trade deal

Reuters 2020-02-26 13:21:23

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to “promptly” conclude ongoing trade talks that they hope can lead to the first phase of a bilateral US-India...

Coronavirus outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

Coronavirus outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy

-- 2020-02-26 11:16:04

Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved peo...

India has 98pc of coal resources among BIMSTEC states: Report   

India has 98pc of coal resources among BIMSTEC states: Report  

FE REPORT 2020-02-25 22:21:21

India is top with more than 98 per cent of coal resources, followed by Bangladesh 1.2 per cent among member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperat...

EU ministers to approve negotiating mandate for UK trade deal

EU ministers to approve negotiating mandate for UK trade deal

-- 2020-02-25 15:25:49

European Union governments are set to adopt a negotiating mandate for their executive European Commission on Tuesday to clinch a deal with Britain this year on future ties after it left the bloc in Ja...