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Argentina's interest rate hiked to 60% to counter currency woes
AFP, Published on 30/08/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Central Bank announced Thursday it has raised its benchmark interest rate from 45 to 60 percent in a bid to arrest a slide in the value of its currency.
US, Canada agreement on NAFTA 2.0 appears to be in reach
AFP, Published on 30/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - A deal on an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement appears to be within reach, as Canada and the United States opened their third day of negotiations Thursday aimed at getting the pact done by the end of the week.
Villagers uprooted, highway disrupted by Myanmar flood
AP, Published on 30/08/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar officials say flooding from a ruptured dam has forced the relocation of more than 63,000 people and disrupted traffic on a major road that connects the country's three biggest cities.
Mogherini urges 'practical solutions' to continue migrant mission
AFP, Published on 30/08/2018
» VIENNA - EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday said the bloc and its member states would seek to find "practical solutions" to ensure its migrant rescue operation continues to fight human trafficking in the Mediterranean.
OCA: E-sports needs to raise game to become medal event
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2018
» JAKARTA: E-sports must streamline its governing bodies and avoid over-commercialisation before it can graduate to a full medal event at the next Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Director General Husain Al-Musallam has told Reuters.
Attacks on far southern electricity offices
Ayub Pathan and Abdulloh Benjakat, Published on 30/08/2018
» PATTANI/YALA: Offices of the Provincial Electricity Authority were attacked in the two southern provinces early Thursday morning and staff at one of the offices were tied but not injured.
Last-ditch talks to avert battle for Syria's Idlib
AFP, Published on 30/08/2018
» BEIRUT - Key brokers held last-ditch talks on Thursday on the fate of Syria's only remaining rebel-held province, hoping to stave off a government offensive the UN has warned could spark catastrophe.
SET snaps three-session gaining streak
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 30/08/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended marginally lower, snapping athree-session gaining streak, while Singapore and Indonesia tracked broader Asian shares lower on Thursday as fears of cooling economic growth in China amid its trade spat with the United States dampened investor sentiment.
As debt levels rise, more Thais struggle to keep up
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2018
» Pimpa Panlao, 31, is struggling to pay off an 80,000-baht bank loan and spends a third of her income from selling women's accessories at a Bangkok market to repay the loan.
300 endangered turtles found dead off Mexican coast
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2018
» SANTA MARIA COLOTEPEC, Mexico: About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico on Tuesday, trapped in fishing nets, shortly after more than 100 dead turtles were recovered.