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US-China trade deal stalled because of Hong Kong legislation: Axios

US-China trade deal stalled because of Hong Kong legislation: Axios

Reuters 2019-12-02 13:38:52

A trade deal between United States and China was now “stalled because of Hong Kong legislation”, news website Axios reported on Sunday, citing a source close to US President Donald Trump&r...

Hong Kong gears up for lunchtime rallies after weekend unrest

Hong Kong gears up for lunchtime rallies after weekend unrest

-- 2019-12-02 12:42:08

Hong Kong protesters geared up for a week of lunchtime rallies on Monday, a day after a mass demonstration showed the anti-government movement can still draw people to the streets even after sweeping...

US online shoppers spend $68 billion in Nov

US online shoppers spend $68 billion in Nov

-- 2019-12-02 12:31:43

US online shoppers spent 68.1 billion US dollars in November, with 7.4 billion dollars on Black Friday (Nov. 29) alone, data from the web analytics tool Adobe Analytics showed. US online shoppers spe...

Burkina Faso church attack kills 14

Burkina Faso church attack kills 14

-- 2019-12-02 10:55:52

At least 14 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire inside a church in Burkina Faso. The victims were attending a service at a church in Hantoukoura, in the eastern part of the country on Su...

ADB elects new president

ADB elects new president

-- 2019-12-02 10:42:14

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Monday that its Board of Governors has "unanimously elected" Masatsugu Asakawa as ADB president. Asakawa, 61, currently special advisor to Japan's prime...

Namibia’s president Hage Geingob wins re-election

Namibia’s president Hage Geingob wins re-election

-- 2019-12-01 14:54:10

Namibia's president Hage Geingob has been re-elected for a second term, the country's electoral commission says. Mr Geingob polled 56.3 per cent in Wednesday's election, well ahead of his nearest riv...

India plans to invest $1.39 trillion in infrastructure to spur economy

India plans to invest $1.39 trillion in infrastructure to spur economy

-- 2019-12-01 14:11:21

India will unveil a series of infrastructure projects this month as part of a plan to invest 100 trillion rupees ($1.39 trillion) in the sector over the next five years, the finance minister said on S...

IS claims responsibility for London Bridge attack

IS claims responsibility for London Bridge attack

-- 2019-12-01 12:52:07

Islamic State said the London Bridge attack on Friday was carried out by one of its fighters, the group’s Amaq news agency reported on Saturday. The group did not provide any evidence. It added...

Black Friday shoppers make $7billion-plus splurge online

Black Friday shoppers make $7billion-plus splurge online

-- 2019-12-01 12:00:53

US shoppers made more purchases online on Black Friday than in the mall - hurting traffic and sales at brick-and-mortar stores, according to data that offered a glimpse into what is still one of the b...

China's growth forecast at 6.1pc for 2020

China's growth forecast at 6.1pc for 2020

Xinhua 2019-11-30 16:25:17

The annual growth rate of China's economy is projected at 6.1 per cent, according to a report by the Bank of China (BOC). "The overall verdict is cautiously optimistic," the BOC Research Institute sa...

Japan’s Abe may soon see real ballistic missile launch, N Korea warns

Japan’s Abe may soon see real ballistic missile launch, N Korea warns

-- 2019-11-30 11:58:14

North Korea’s state media on Saturday lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an “imbecile and political dwarf” for calling Pyongyang’s latest test of a large multi...

Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

-- 2019-11-30 11:38:43

Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth told...

Russian c bank raises 2019 GDP growth forecast

Russian c bank raises 2019 GDP growth forecast

-- 2019-11-30 11:34:04

The Central Bank of Russia said Friday it had increased its forecast for the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year because of positive economic growth in the third quarter (Q3) and O...

London Bridge attacker had terror conviction

London Bridge attacker had terror conviction

-- 2019-11-30 10:47:38

The man who carried out Friday's stabbing attack at London Bridge was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences. The attacker, named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, was out of prison on...

Renowned American free solo climber falls to his death

Renowned American free solo climber falls to his death

-- 2019-11-29 12:50:48

A world-renowned American free solo climber has died attempting to descend the side of a cliff face. Brad Gobright, 31, fell around 300 meters (1,000 ft) to his death in El Portero Chico in northern...

Japan's factory output slips in October

Japan's factory output slips in October

-- 2019-11-29 11:58:10

Japan’s industrial output slipped at the fastest pace since early last year in October, exposing widening cracks in the economy which faces a decline in domestic and foreign demand. Factory out...

China limits number of rides drivers can offer through car-pooling services

China limits number of rides drivers can offer through car-pooling services

-- 2019-11-29 11:54:29

China’s Ministry of Transport said car-pooling services have to limit the daily number of rides drivers can offer through apps such as Didi Chuxing’s Hitch, which began trial operations th...

UK consumer confidence stuck at six-year low

UK consumer confidence stuck at six-year low

-- 2019-11-29 11:50:44

British consumer confidence remained stuck at its joint-lowest level since 2013 in November as uncertainty around the Dec. 12 election and Brexit weighed on households, a survey showed on Friday. Mar...

Sudan moves to dissolve former ruling party

Sudan moves to dissolve former ruling party

-- 2019-11-29 10:53:21

Sudanese transitional authorities approved a law on Thursday to dissolve the former ruling party and repealed a public order law used to regulate women’s behaviour under ex-president Omar al-Bas...

Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip

Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip

-- 2019-11-29 10:32:25

President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America’s longest war. Tr...

IS may shift operations to Southeast Asia, Malaysia says

IS may shift operations to Southeast Asia, Malaysia says

-- 2019-11-27 15:48:25

A Malaysian minister warned on Wednesday that the Islamic State militant group may shift its base of operations to Southeast Asia after the death of its leader, according to a media report. Authoriti...

Rescuers work through the night as Albanian quake toll hits 25

Rescuers work through the night as Albanian quake toll hits 25

-- 2019-11-27 15:24:51

Emergency crews found three more bodies on Wednesday morning as they used drones, dogs and heavy machinery to search through the wreckage left by Albania’s worst earthquake in decades, bringing...

Firefighter accused of arson amid Australia bushfire crisis

Firefighter accused of arson amid Australia bushfire crisis

-- 2019-11-27 14:21:48

A volunteer firefighter in Australia has been charged with deliberately lighting blazes during the nation's bushfire crisis. Police arrested the man, 19, for seven counts of alleged arson in an area...

Fed official expects US GDP growth to "be weak" in Q4

Fed official expects US GDP growth to "be weak" in Q4

-- 2019-11-27 13:34:17

A senior Federal Reserve official said Tuesday that he expected US economic growth to "be weak" in the fourth quarter of the year as businesses cut inventories due to trade uncertainty. "One of the r...

Indian ride-sharing firm Ola to launch in London

Indian ride-sharing firm Ola to launch in London

-- 2019-11-27 13:14:16

Indian ride-sharing firm Ola has begun signing up drivers in London ahead of plans to launch services in the capital "in the coming weeks". It comes days after rival Uber was denied a new licence to...

Myanmar earns over $2.28b from export in FY 2019-20

Myanmar earns over $2.28b from export in FY 2019-20

-- 2019-11-27 13:11:48

Myanmar earned over $2.28 billion from export to foreign countries as of Nov. 15 in fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 which started in October, according to figures from the Commerce Ministry on Wednesday....

UK banknote printer fears for its future

UK banknote printer fears for its future

-- 2019-11-26 16:51:39

De La Rue, the company that prints the UK's banknotes, has said there is a risk that the firm will collapse if its turnaround plan fails to work. The announcement came as it suspended its dividend an...

Sri Lanka's Central Bank governor resigns

Sri Lanka's Central Bank governor resigns

-- 2019-11-26 13:36:48

Sri Lanka's Central Bank Chief Indrajit Coomaraswamy has tendered his resignation and will step down from the post next month, local media reports said on Tuesday. Coomaraswamy tendered his resignati...

Denmark to provide $11m to strengthen EU action in Africa

Denmark to provide $11m to strengthen EU action in Africa

-- 2019-11-26 13:29:38

The Danish government is to provide 75 million Danish Krones (around 11 million US dollars) to strengthen European Union (EU) action in Africa, said a press release. According to the statement, relea...

China, US hold talks on 'phase one' trade deal

China, US hold talks on 'phase one' trade deal

Xinhua 2019-11-26 12:52:48

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, held a phone conversation with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary...