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Magnitude 6.1 quake rocks Taiwan

Magnitude 6.1 quake rocks Taiwan

-- 2019-04-18 15:13:09

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate repor...

US trade deficit hits eight-month low

US trade deficit hits eight-month low

-- 2019-04-18 13:37:47

The US trade deficit fell to an eight-month low in February as imports from China plunged, temporarily providing a boost to President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda and econom...

India’s Jet Airways suspends all flights

India’s Jet Airways suspends all flights

-- 2019-04-18 13:29:48

Troubled Indian airline Jet Airways has temporarily suspended all its domestic and international flights after failing to find fresh funding. The airline said its last flight would operate on Wednesd...

SE Asian stocks mixed: Indonesia jumps

SE Asian stocks mixed: Indonesia jumps

-- 2019-04-18 11:53:28

Southeast Asian were mixed on Thursday, while Indonesia jumps to near 14-month high after early elections results indicated incumbent President Joko Widodo is likely to be re-elected for a second term...

Ex-Peruvian president shoots himself before arrest

Ex-Peruvian president shoots himself before arrest

-- 2019-04-18 11:13:16

Former Peruvian President Alan García has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations. Mr García was rushed to hospital in the capit...

Asian shares fall after Wall Street’s slide

Asian shares fall after Wall Street’s slide

-- 2019-04-18 11:11:46

Asian shares fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong all retreated. Sydney was little-changed. US stock...

29 die as tour bus overturns on Portugal’s Madeira island

29 die as tour bus overturns on Portugal’s Madeira island

-- 2019-04-18 10:46:17

At least 29 people, most of them German tourists, were killed and 27 others injured on Wednesday when their bus veered off a steep narrow road on the Portuguese island of Madeira, authorities said. T...

Thunderstorm across Indian states kills 60: State radio

Thunderstorm across Indian states kills 60: State radio

-- 2019-04-18 10:15:57

At least 60 people were killed in lightning strikes and by collapsing houses during a thunderstorm across northern and western India, state radio reported on Thursday quoting provincial officials. In...

Mideast stocks inch up; Qatar edge down

Mideast stocks inch up; Qatar edge down

-- 2019-04-17 14:55:00

Mideast stock markets were mostly higher on Wednesday, while Qatar stocks edged down. Dubai stocks rose on Wednesday as real estate shares gained. The index was up 0.6 per cent as blue-chip developer...

SE Asian stocks rise; Malaysia falls

SE Asian stocks rise; Malaysia falls

-- 2019-04-17 14:46:57

Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday after China reported better-than-expected economic growth, while Malaysian stocks fell to its lowest level in over two years. Singapore stocks led...

China Q1 GDP growth steadies at 6.4pc

China Q1 GDP growth steadies at 6.4pc

-- 2019-04-17 13:36:48

China’s economy grew 6.4 per cent in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Wednesday. The growth of the second largest economy of the world is above expectations and st...

Heavy shelling kills four in Libya’s Tripoli

Heavy shelling kills four in Libya’s Tripoli

-- 2019-04-17 13:26:17

At least four people were killed in heavy shelling in the Libyan capital Tripoli, an official said on Wednesday as Europe and the Gulf were divided over a push by eastern forces commander Khalifa Haft...

South Korean man sets flat afire, kills five fleeing blaze: Police

South Korean man sets flat afire, kills five fleeing blaze: Police

-- 2019-04-17 12:17:57

South Korean police arrested a 42-year-old man on Wednesday after he set his apartment on fire then stabbed to death five people who tried to flee from the blaze, police said. The man set fire to his...

Trump vetoes bill to end US support in Yemen war

Trump vetoes bill to end US support in Yemen war

-- 2019-04-17 11:28:10

US President Donald Trump has vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end the country's support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Mr Trump described the resolution as an "unnecessary" and "dangerous" attem...

UK pay growth hits fresh decade high

UK pay growth hits fresh decade high

-- 2019-04-16 15:14:38

British workers’ pay grew at its joint fastest pace in over a decade, fuelled by further job creation, adding to suggestions that Brexit uncertainty is prompting firms to hire workers rather tha...

Taiwan hasn’t been intimidated by China drills: President Tsai

Taiwan hasn’t been intimidated by China drills: President Tsai

-- 2019-04-16 14:31:40

Taiwan has not been intimidated by China’s military drills this week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, after the latest Chinese maneuvers were denounced by a senior US official as “...

London police arrest 52 climate protesters

London police arrest 52 climate protesters

-- 2019-04-16 12:19:23

Thousands of people joined protests across central London as climate change activists blocked roads and vandalised Shell's headquarters. Extinction Rebellion campaigners parked a pink boat at Oxford...

Australian media defend George Pell trial reports

Australian media defend George Pell trial reports

-- 2019-04-15 14:08:14

Dozens of journalists and major news outlets in Australia have begun defending accusations that they breached a reporting ban on the sexual abuse trial of Cardinal George Pell. Pell, the ex-Vatican t...

Asia economy sustaining solid growth: ADB chief

Asia economy sustaining solid growth: ADB chief

-- 2019-04-15 14:02:25

The head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that regional economies in Asia were sustaining solid growth despite some negative effects of the Sino-US trade war. In a group interview, the AD...

Southeast Asian stocks edge higher

Southeast Asian stocks edge higher

-- 2019-04-15 12:12:16

Most Southeast Asian stock markets edged higher on Monday as upbeat trade and credit data from China pointed to a healing economy amid concerns about global economic growth. Positive headlines on Sin...

Middle class shrinking as incomes stagnate, costs rise: OECD

Middle class shrinking as incomes stagnate, costs rise: OECD

-- 2019-04-15 11:53:15

The middle class is shrinking in developed economies as increases in workers’ wages have failed to keep up with the rising cost of housing, education and healthcare, the OECD said on Wednesday....

Asian shares advance on trade hopes

Asian shares advance on trade hopes

-- 2019-04-15 11:36:51

Asian shares advanced Monday on signs that the US and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations. The Shanghai Composite index gained 1.7 per cent to 3,243.91. Japan's Nikkei...

Ecuador president says Assange used embassy for ‘spying’

Ecuador president says Assange used embassy for ‘spying’

-- 2019-04-15 11:28:49

Julian Assange used the Ecuadorean embassy in London as a "centre for spying", the country's leader has said. Lenin Moreno also said no other nation had influenced the decision to revoke the WikiLeak...

Gulf bourses see mixed trend

Gulf bourses see mixed trend

-- 2019-04-14 20:22:32

Mideast stocks showed mixed trend at opening session on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, while Abu Dhabi stocks climbed over 2.0 per cent. Abu Dhabi stocks rallied as First Abu Dhabi Bank (...

FATF asks Pakistan to document all gold purchases in country

FATF asks Pakistan to document all gold purchases in country

-- 2019-04-14 18:57:14

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has reportedly handed over to Pakistan a new set of recommendations to boost its fight against financial crimes in the country, especially the terror financing,...

Tanzania agrees $1.7b deal with World Bank

Tanzania agrees $1.7b deal with World Bank

-- 2019-04-14 18:20:58

Tanzania has agreed a new 1.7 billion US dollar financing deal with the World Bank to fund various projects during fiscal year 2019/20, its finance ministry said on Saturday. The agreement, which is...

Seven die in Mexico highway car crash

Seven die in Mexico highway car crash

-- 2019-04-13 15:02:57

Seven people were killed after a van collided with a semi-truck on a highway in the central State of Mexico, authorities said on Friday. According to the Federal Police, the accident occurred at arou...

China data, JPMorgan results lift global stocks

China data, JPMorgan results lift global stocks

-- 2019-04-13 12:23:35

World stocks rose on Friday after JP Morgan’s results, while signs of stabilisation in China’s economy also helped riskier assets amid talk that the growth outlook worldwide is better than...

US stocks rally: S&P 500 notches third straight weekly gain

US stocks rally: S&P 500 notches third straight weekly gain

-- 2019-04-13 12:09:59

US stocks notched solid gains on Friday, erasing most of the losses the market sustained after an uneven week of trading. The strong finish gave the S&P 500 its third straight weekly gain. The be...

Sudan’s military council head steps down

Sudan’s military council head steps down

-- 2019-04-13 10:38:58

The head of Sudan's military council has stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader Omar al-Bashir amid a wave of protests. Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf announced his decisi...