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Breaking Lebanon's FX peg could be ruinous for hugely indebted country 30 Oct 2019 - 08:26 pm
Lebanon Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Central Bank in Beirut, October 24, 2017. Reuters / Jamal Saidi
Cities prepare for climate risk. Bond prices may not reflect it 30 Oct 2019 - 08:26 pm
A new low-cost housing development on the Lat Phrao canal, Bangkok, part of flood-prevention work backed by the ‘100 Resilient Cities’ network December 20, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Michael Taylor
The rash of protests around the globe have one thing in common 30 Oct 2019 - 08:26 pm
Lebanese demonstrators wave the national flag during a protest against dire economic conditions in downtown Beirut on October 18, 2019. AFP / Ibrahim Amro
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot in talks to create $50 bn car giant 30 Oct 2019 - 11:22 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 08, 2009 The logo for Chrysler is seen on a screen at the New York International Auto Show April 8, 2009 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan Honda / AFP / STAN HONDA
China to ease foreign investments curbs, won't force tech transfers: vice minister 30 Oct 2019 - 01:15 am
A visitor looks at surveillance cameras at the 17th China Public Security Expo at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center on October 28, 2019. AFP / Noel Celis
Airbus wins 300-jet order from Asian discount carrier IndiGo 30 Oct 2019 - 01:14 am
An IndiGo Airbus A320 aircraft prepares for final approach at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi,  on June 24, 2010.  AFP / Raveendran
Berlin, Paris want to create a European digital 'cloud' 29 Oct 2019 - 11:02 pm
German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil (L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (R) attend a presentation during their visit at the Digital Summit (Digital Gipfel) in Dortmund, western Germany,
Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm
The GM logo is seen at the General Motors plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, January 22, 2019. Reuters / Roosevelt Cassio
After Boeing crashes, jet design rules to get tougher for all 29 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm
Ethiopian police officers walk past the debris of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash near the town of Bishoftu near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 12, 2019. Reuters / Baz Ratner
US-China tensions spur progress on giant Asia trade pact 29 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm
A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo, May 31, 2017. Reuters / Thomas White
Vietnam finds itself caught in crossfire of US-China trade war 29 Oct 2019 - 07:45 pm
A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi in Hanoi, November 13, 2014. Reuters / Kham
Indigenous communities ripe for wave of capital for good 28 Oct 2019 - 10:05 pm
People wait for food from a mobile vendor at the Utah Navajo Fair in Bluff, Utah, US, October 28, 2017. Reuters/Andrew Cullen
Italian ministry rejects Atlantia's plan to enlarge Rome airport 28 Oct 2019 - 10:05 pm
An Atlantia Group sign outside the company's headquarters in Rome, Italy, August 31, 2018. Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi
Sorry Bezos, Brazil already has an Amazon. It's MercadoLibre 28 Oct 2019 - 10:05 pm
Amazon doesn’t need to dominate Brazilian e-commerce to succeed there. Online spending is expected to grow 87% to 128.7 billion reais by 2023, according to Euromonitor International.
Hall of Famer Hawerchuk fighting stomach cancer 28 Oct 2019 - 07:20 pm
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H&M CEO sees ‘terrible’ fallout as consumer shaming spreads 28 Oct 2019 - 07:20 pm
The logo of H and M is seen in a display window of a store in Zurich, Switzerland, January 7, 2019. Reuters / Arnd Wiegmann
Boeing’s Max crisis may turn pliant US Congress from friend to foe 28 Oct 2019 - 06:46 pm
Part of the unpainted fuselage of a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, March 27, 2019. Reuters / Lindsey Wasson
Brexit extension complicates decision on Bank of England’s Carney successor 28 Oct 2019 - 05:37 pm
Mark Carney, who has twice extended his stay already, is now due to step down on Jan. 31.