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DR Congo prepares to install Tshisekedi as president
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» KINSHASA - DR Congo was on Monday making plans to install Felix Tshisekedi as its new president this week after a long and bitter election whose outcome was disputed by the runner-up and shunned by many western nations.
Davos elites face 'warning of populist rage'
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» DAVOS, Switzerland: Global elites arriving in Davos for the World Economic Forum on Monday were met with urgent IMF warnings about swelling inequality and popular anger fueling dangerous economic uncertainty.
Venezuela military group arrested after call to disavow Maduro
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» CARACAS - A group of soldiers rose up against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at a command post near Caracas on Monday, but were quickly arrested after posting an appeal for public support in a video, the government said.
Rwanda linked to suspects in dissident death: S.Africa prosecutor
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - South African prosecutors have claimed "close links" existed between the suspects in the murder of a Rwandan dissent and the regime of President Paul Kagame, according to a letter released by a Johannesburg court Monday.
EU sanctions Russia military intel chief over Skripal
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» BRUSSELS - The European Union imposed chemical weapons-related sanctions Monday against nine Russian and Syrian officials, including the chief of Moscow's powerful GRU military intelligence agency.
World economy forecast to slow in 2019
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2019
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for world economic growth this year, citing heightened trade tensions and rising US interest rates.
Krungthai Bank annual profit jumps 27%
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2019
» Krungthai Bank reported a 27% jump in annual profit on Monday due to loan growth and smaller provisions to cover bad loans.
Cambodia prepared for EU rice tariffs
Published on 21/01/2019
» The Cambodian government has downplayed the effects tariffs imposed by the European Union on the rice industry, arguing that it had been preparing for this scenario through a strategy to make the trade industry less dependent on the European bloc.
President's inauguration in DR Congo may be postponed: party source
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» KINSHASA - The swearing-in of the newly-elected president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, may be postponed by two days until Thursday, a source in his coalition said Monday.
WhatsApp limits text forwards to curb rumours
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2019
» JAKARTA: Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight "misinformation and rumours", company executives said on Monday.