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Storm gusts derail Swiss train, lash Europe
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» ZURICH: Gusting winds blew a train off its tracks, injuring eight people, as winter storm Eleanor (aka Burglind) battered Switzerland on Wednesday, bringing trees down on power lines cutting electricity to thousands of homes.
Malaysia says unlikely to meet 2020 balanced budget goal
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is unlikely to meet earlier targets it set for a balanced budget by 2020 and will need another two to three years to reach the goal, the country's second finance minister said on Thursday.
December consumer confidence rises for fifth straight month
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» Thailand's consumer confidence rose for a fifth straight month in December, lifted by a brighter economic outlook but low commodity prices were still a worry, a private survey showed on Thursday.
Blizzard pounds US Northeast
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» CHARLESTON, South Carolina/BOSTON: Heavy snow and high winds pounded the US East Coast along a front stretching from Maine as far south as North Carolina early on Thursday, knocking out power, icing over roadways and closing hundreds of schools.
SET, world stocks hit records, euro near three-year high
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Global shares shattered records and European stocks closed higher on Thursday, bolstered by upbeat data from the world's largest economies, while the euro hovered near a three-year high and the US dollar fell against major currencies.
Tuna goes for $323,000 at final New Year auction
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» TOKYO: In the final New Year's auction at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market on Friday, the owner of an international sushi restaurant shelled out more than $300,000 (10.4 million baht) for a prime bluefin tuna and said he was "very happy" with the result.
FA Cup: Forest stun Arsenal, Newport shock Leeds
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» LONDON: Newport County provided the weekend's second sizeable FA Cup shock as the Welsh club knocked out former winners Leeds United in the third round with a last-gasp 2-1 victory on Sunday.
Vietnam starts high-profile trial over oil firm losses
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» HANOI: Vietnam put 22 executives on trial over losses at the state oil firm on Monday, including a businessman Germany accuses Hanoi of kidnapping from a Berlin park and the communist state's first politburo member to face trial in decades.
SET breaks 1,800 as record runs continue
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday, mirroring gains on Wall Street last week and as expectations of higher corporate earnings buoyed sentiment, with Thailand breaking the 1,800 level.
US embassies to press arms sales
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new "Buy American" plan that calls for US military attaches and diplomats to help drum up billions of dollars more in business overseas for the American weapons industry, going beyond the assistance they currently provide, US officials said.