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US attacks Venezuela, captures president
Published on 03/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The United States attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
China stocks brace for virus hit as markets open after long break
AFP, Published on 03/02/2020
» SHANGHAI - China's stock markets are expected to sink Monday when they re-open after an extended holiday break due to worries over the impact the coronavirus will have on the economy.
Most Asian markets fall as traders consider Fed rate cut
AFP, Published on 22/07/2019
» HONG KONG - Most Asian markets fell in early trade Monday on dimming hopes for a deep interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, but all the firms on a new tech-focused board in China rallied on its opening day.
Asian markets plunge as Trump threatens to hike China tariffs
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» HONG KONG - President Donald Trump sent Asian markets plunging Monday after threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods at the end of the week in a bid to speed up stuttering trade talks between the economic superpowers.
Shares in China's Xiaomi fall on Hong Kong debut
AFP, Published on 09/07/2018
» HONG KONG - Shares of Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi fell almost 6 percent in its trading debut in Hong Kong Monday, a long-awaited IPO overshadowed by the start of a US-China trade war and bearish investor sentiment.