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'Some' missing Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after Boko Haram attack
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» DAMATURU, Nigeria: The families of dozens of girls missing for several days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria on Thursday faced an anxious wait for their return after confirmation some had been rescued.
No rush to raise interest rates: central bank chief
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2018
» Thailand is in no rush to tighten its monetary policy despite rising global interest rates, thanks to ample domestic liquidity and benign inflation, the central bank governor said on Thursday.
Ivanka and North Korean general to attend Olympic closing
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» SEOUL - US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka will come face-to-face with a top North Korean general at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in the South this weekend, it emerged Thursday.
Mass transit to shape market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn and Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/02/2018
» Eleven new mass transit lines citywide spanning 480 kilometres will change the property landscape and urban lifestyles in the next decade, say property analysts.
More than 100 girls 'missing' after Boko Haram school attack
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» DAMATURU (NIGERIA) - More than 100 girls were missing on Wednesday, police said, two days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria that has raised fears of a repeat of the 2014 Chibok kidnapping that shocked the world.
South Africa hikes sales tax in 'tough' post-Zuma budget
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» CAPE TOWN - South Africans were hit by the first sales tax increase since apartheid when the finance minister delivered a tough budget on Wednesday, dampening optimism spurred by the country's new reformist president.
Turkey will ‘lay siege’ to Syria's Afrin in coming days: PM
AFP, Published on 20/02/2018
» Turkey will lay siege to Afrin in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday a month after Ankara launched an offensive against Kurdish militia in the region.
Restored Iran plane crashes, kills 65
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» TEHRAN: An Iranian commercial airplane brought back into service only months ago after being grounded for seven years crashed Sunday in a foggy, mountainous region of southern Iran, and officials said they feared all 65 people on board were killed.
Court delays may kick in
News, Published on 17/02/2018
» The "Constitutional Court factor" has not been reflected in the election roadmap and this could further delay the timeline leading up to the general election, originally scheduled for November and now expected in February, the government has said.
Japan reappoints Kuroda as central bank chief
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2018
» TOKYO: Japan reappointed central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda for another term on Friday, and chose an advocate of bolder monetary easing as one of his deputies in a strong signal to investors that policymakers are in no rush to turn off a sweeping stimulus programme.