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Court denies Ben & Jerry's effort to prevent sales in Israeli settlements
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Ben & Jerry's lost its bid Monday to block its parent company Unilever from selling its ice cream in West Bank settlements, which the US firm said would run counter to its values.
Hong Kong completes airport's third runway
Business, AFP, Published on 08/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong marked the completion of a third runway at its airport on Tuesday at a time when the once thriving international travel hub remains cut off from most of the world.
European Parliament to wave through Brexit trade deal
AFP, Published on 27/04/2021
» BRUSSELS: The European Parliament will vote to ratify the EU trade deal with Britain Tuesday, turning the page on a difficult Brexit chapter but with little hope of smoothing relations with London.
Myanmar's military coup creates banking woes
AFP, Published on 24/02/2021
» YANGON: Early bird customers of a military-owned bank queued anxiously as dawn light crept over Rangoon, after a strict new limit on daily cash withdrawals fuelled rumours of a money shortage in post-coup Myanmar.
Asia markets rally on virus hopes, Trump's Hong Kong action
AFP, Published on 01/06/2020
» Hong Kong led an Asia-wide market rally Monday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after Donald Trump fell short of imposing strict measures against China, while a further easing of virus lockdowns continued to provide support.
Rubber farms stretched as US-China trade war saps demand
AFP, Published on 25/11/2018
» They work in the pre-dawn gloom tapping trees for the "white gold" that has made their country the world's top rubber producer -- but as prices plunge due to the US-China trade war, farmers are giving up the sap.
Greece to adopt more cuts, tax hikes for bailout cash
AFP, Published on 22/05/2016
» ATHENS - Greece on Sunday was set to adopt fresh cuts and tax hikes ahead of a Eurogroup meeting that is expected to unlock desperately-needed bailout funds for the debt-ridden nation.
Alibaba reveals 'hefty' price for SCMP
Business, AFP, Published on 15/12/2015
» Hong Kong: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will pay US$266 million for Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, far higher than analysts' estimates in a deal that has sparked fears the paper will lose its independent voice.
Greece's future in EU at stake as ministers gather for talks
AFP, Published on 18/06/2015
» ATHENS - Eurozone finance ministers were set to hold crunch talks over Greece Thursday, after a barrage of warnings that the country risks a damaging exit from the EU if it fails to strike a deal with its creditors.
India govt wins test of reform agenda
AFP, Published on 05/12/2012
» India's minority government survived a vote in parliament on Wednesday on a contentious move to allow in foreign supermarket chains, delivering a major boost to its pro-market reform agenda.