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EU envoys agree on three-month Brexit delay
AFP, Published on 28/10/2019
» BRUSSELS: European Union members agreed on Monday to postpone Brexit for up to three months, stepping in with their decision less than 90 hours before Britain was due to crash out with no divorce deal.
Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF
AFP, Published on 28/10/2019
» DUBAI - Unemployment and sluggish economic growth are fuelling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
Johnson pushes for poll as EU prepares Brexit delay
AFP, Published on 28/10/2019
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a fresh push on Monday for an early election as EU leaders prepare to back yet another Brexit delay, just days before the departure deadline.
Ciao, Mario: ECB's Draghi hands baton to Lagarde
AFP, Published on 28/10/2019
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - ECB chief Mario Draghi bows out Monday, passing the baton to former IMF head Christine Lagarde whose first task will be to heal rifts among policymakers.
So little time, so much to do
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 28/10/2019
» When Thailand assumed Asean's chairmanship earlier in the year, the kingdom had high hopes for the bloc, because this year, the helm of the region returns to its very birthplace -- the place where 52 years ago, the Asean Declaration, also known as the Bangkok Declaration, was signed.