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Italian borrowing costs drop to eight-year low
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Italy's borrowing costs dropped to an eight-year low on Monday, after rating agency's Moody's raised outlook and as the country awaited a new, reform-driven government.
Tennis rankings records for China's Li, Peng
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Li Na moved to an Asian-record world number two and Peng Shuai was rated the top women's doubles player in a big boost for Chinese tennis in the new rankings released on Monday.
China tourists push HK Disneyland to record profit
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Hong Kong Disneyland on Monday reported a record profit last year buoyed by an increasing number of tourists from mainland China and said it would build a third hotel in the theme park to meet demand.
Three ex-Barclays staff charged in Libor scandal
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Britain's Serious Fraud Office on Monday charged three former employees of Barclays over the Libor interest rate-rigging scandal, dealing a fresh blow to the embattled banking giant.
Growing pains hit Myanmar rice trade
Published on 17/02/2014
» The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) has stressed a need for tangible rice policies to keep abreast with industries in neighbouring countries.
UN probe demands justice for North Korea atrocities
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» North Korea's leaders should be brought before an international court for a litany of crimes against humanity, including mass murder, enslavement and starvation, a UN team said Monday.
No need for fresh Greek debt aid talks before August: Eurozone
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» There is no need to discuss fresh aid for twice-bailed out Greece before August, with a current package enough if Athens meets conditions, the head of the eurozone finance ministers said on Monday.
Bulgarian minority honours age-old wedding rites
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» The communists tried hard to stamp out the culture of Bulgaria's rural Pomak minority, and since then tough times in the European Union's poorest country have made many leave, but one village is keeping traditions alive.
10 dead, dozens trapped in S. Korea building collapse
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Ten people were killed and at least a dozen were trapped after an auditorium collapsed under heavy snow Monday at a resort in the southern South Korean city of Gyeongju, rescue workers said.
Afghan law to be revised after pressure on women's rights
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday ordered amendments to a proposed law criticised for eroding women's rights, as campaigners called for major changes to preserve progress made since the Taliban era.