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Seoul sends bitcoin on rollercoaster ride
AFP, Published on 11/01/2018
» Bitcoin and other virtual currencies were sent on rollercoaster rides in South Korea Thursday as the government said it was planning to ban cryptocurrency exchanges, before later backtracking.
Trump angers China, Korea with new trade tariffs
AFP, Published on 23/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has approved steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines to protect US producers, triggering an outcry in China and South Korea and even protests at home.
Global panic fades as Wall Street stems stock bleeding
AFP, Published on 06/02/2018
» LONDON: A collective sigh of relief swept across global trading floors on Tuesday as bargain hunters swooped on Wall Street stocks, stemming a haemorrhage that had been spreading panic among investors.
Carabao: Rocker turned drinks mogul energises English football
AFP, Published on 20/02/2018
» On Sunday evening an ageing Thai rock star with hooped earrings, signature bandana and a wispy moustache will be at the home of English football to present the Carabao Cup to either Arsenal or Manchester City.
Trump junior says presidency is costing the family firm
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» NEW DELHI - Donald Trump's presidency has cost the family firm "millions of dollars" in lost business, his son told an Indian newspaper during a visit aimed at drumming up sales of new luxury apartment complexes.
Saudi to spend billions on Western-style entertainment
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced plans Thursday to spend billions on building new venues and flying in Western acts, in a total overhaul of its entertainment sector that would been unthinkable not long ago.
Malaysian PM mocked for being out of touch
AFP, Published on 23/02/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak was accused of being out of touch with ordinary people Friday after revealing he had switched from eating locally grown rice to the pricey grain quinoa.
Pay more or get less after Brexit, EU leaders told at summit
AFP, Published on 24/02/2018
» BRUSSELS - European Union leaders faced calls at a Brussels summit on Friday to "pay more" to fill a Brexit-sized hole in their budget or accept cuts.
Macron faces grilling from farmers at agricultural fair
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday faced heckles and whistles from French farmers angry with reforms to their sector, as he arrived for France's annual agricultural fair.
Corporations key to rescuing nature, says WWF chief
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» PARIS - A generation ago, the idea of a veteran international banker leading a global organisation charged with saving the planet's dwindling and besieged wildlife would have seemed far-fetched.