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Asian markets rise as attention turns to China growth data

Asian markets rose Tuesday after a slow start to the day, as investors brushed off a weak lead from Wall Street while lo...

April 16, 2019 3 min read

Paris Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames

One of the world's religious and historic wonders, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris has been partially destroyed aft...

April 16, 2019 4 min read

Macron to set out fix for carbon tax anger

French President Emmanuel Macron was to make a series of major policy announcements Monday in response to five months of...

April 15, 2019 4 min read

Ghost ships of Lagos, a haven of crime

The two men in the motorised wooden canoe look around warily as they leave a towering shipwreck in the Lagos lagoon, wit...

April 15, 2019 4 min read
Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq

Iran fired missiles Wednesday at Iraqi bases housing the US military, officials in Washington and Tehran said, in the fi...

Asian markets lifted by China support, oil up

Asian markets started the new decade on the front foot, with most rallying out of the blocks Thursday on lingering trade...

European stocks boosted by euro retreat; Walmart weighs on Dow

Key eurozone stock markets posted gains on Tuesday as a weaker euro gave exporters a boost, while disappointing Walmart ...

February 21, 2018 3 min read

Asian markets rise as focus turns to release of Fed minutes

Asian markets rose Wednesday as traders brushed off a retreat on Wall Street with attention turning to the release later...

February 21, 2018 2 min read

After stunning growth streak, Amazon ambitions seem boundless

San Francisco, United States | AFP - Triumphant in online retail, cloud computing, organic groceries, and streaming tele...

February 20, 2018 4 min read

Japanese 'baby factory' man wins custody of 13 kids born to Thai surrogates

A Bangkok court on Tuesday granted a Japanese man "sole parent" rights to 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate...

February 20, 2018 2 min read

Tokyo stocks open lower as exporters fall

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Tuesday - Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday after three days of gains, with exporters suffering ...

February 20, 2018 2 min read

S. Africa widens hunt for Zuma allies to India, China

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | - South Africa has widened a corruption probe into allies of ex-president Jacob Zuma ...

February 19, 2018 2 min read

Anti-corruption officers arrest Latvian central bank governor

Anti-corruption authorities in Latvia have arrested the governor of the country's central bank, Ilmars Rimsevics, the go...

February 19, 2018 2 min read

Ramaphosa targets graft, vows jobs in 'new dawn' for S.Africa

South Africa's freshly-appointed president, Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday hailed "a new dawn" as he pledged to tackle the co...

February 17, 2018 4 min read

US authorities block Chicago Stock Exchange

US regulators Thursday blocked the purchase of the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) by a group of investors including the Ch...

February 16, 2018 2 min read

Global stocks gain ground as inflation panic cools

World stock markets pushed higher Thursday as investors continued to regain confidence after worries about inflation led...

February 16, 2018 3 min read
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Bank of Japan's 'bazooka-wielding' Kuroda nominated for second term

Japan's government nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor on Friday, handing the veteran f...

February 16, 2018 4 min read

Transgender women can breastfeed, first case study shows

The first scientific case study has been published describing how a US transgender woman was able to breastfeed her adop...

February 16, 2018 3 min read

Valentine's Day brings sparkle to Belgian diamond hub

Sparkling new diamond rings will grace many fingers around the world on Valentine's Day -- and most of those gems will h...

February 14, 2018 4 min read

Unilever threatens to pull ads from 'divisive platforms'

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, one of the world's largest advertisers, threatened Monday to snub digital platforms...

February 14, 2018 2 min read

MGM China to open mega resort in Macau as high rollers return

MGM China is opening its new multi-billion-dollar mega resort in Macau's glitzy Cotai strip on Tuesday following multipl...

February 13, 2018 2 min read

Couples make Valentine's Day deposit in 'Love Bank'

In a small medieval Slovak town, couples are getting ready on Valentine's Day to make a "deposit" about their romance in...

February 13, 2018 3 min read

New engine glitch prompts Airbus A320neo delivery delays

A new glitch causing in-flight shutdowns of the Pratt & Whitney engines that power the Airbus A320neo has prompted some ...

February 10, 2018 1 min read

The Maldives, a honeymoon haven in peril

Famed as an upmarket tourist destination of white beaches and turquoise waters, the island nation of the Maldives is tro...

February 10, 2018 3 min read

US stocks end brutal week on benign note; European, Asian stocks dive

Wall Street stocks ended a bruising week on a benign note courtesy of a late-session surge Friday, while equity markets ...

February 10, 2018 3 min read

The black box set to revolutionize the search for life beyond Earth

In the world's driest desert, an unassuming black box called "Espresso" is about to begin a very big mission: scouring t...

February 9, 2018 3 min read
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