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Corbyn effect? British utility debt boosted by nationalisation bet 18 Nov 2019 - 05:18 pm

LONDON: British utilities are becoming increasingly popular with bond investors who believe their debt may benefit if a Labour government comes to power...

What’s next: Impeachment hearings enter crucial stretch 18 Nov 2019 - 05:17 pm

WASHINGTON: The House impeachment hearings are entering a crucial second week as Democrats are set to hear from eight additional witnesses about President...

Libyan officials: Airstrike kills 7 workers in Tripoli 18 Nov 2019 - 05:17 pm

CAIRO: An airstrike slammed into a biscuit factory in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Monday killing at least seven workers including five foreign nationals...

Pelosi invites Trump to testify as new witnesses prepare 18 Nov 2019 - 04:04 pm

WASHINGTON: Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of...

Police round up students in India's capital as fee protests grow 18 Nov 2019 - 03:44 pm

New Delhi: Indian police said they briefly detained around 50 students in New Delhi on Monday as protests against proposed fee hikes at...

Airbnb becomes a leading Olympic partner to 2028 18 Nov 2019 - 03:39 pm

London: Airbnb on Monday announced a nine-year deal to become a leading partner of the Olympics, promising safe and sustainable accommodation for visitors...

Girl dies, several feared missing in French bridge collapse 18 Nov 2019 - 03:23 pm

Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, France: A 15-year-old girl was killed after a suspension bridge over a river in southwest France collapsed on Monday, causing a car,...

Camel-riding gunmen kill six in Nigeria 18 Nov 2019 - 02:39 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Gunmen riding camels and horses killed six people in a village in northeast Nigeria, a region beset by Islamist attacks, police...

Cambodian princess who rescued traditional ballet dies at age 76 18 Nov 2019 - 01:35 pm

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia's Princess Norodom Bopha Devi, a former minister of culture who helped revive traditional Apsara dance after the 1970s Khmer Rouge...

Yahoo Japan, Line to merge business to form online giant 18 Nov 2019 - 12:31 pm

TOKYO - Online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. have announced they are merging. Z Holdings Corp., which owns SoftBank Corp. that operates...

Hong Kong anti-mask law 'unconstitutional': High court 18 Nov 2019 - 12:07 pm

Hong Kong: A government ban on demonstrators wearing face masks, aimed at helping to quell months of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong, is...

Back-to-back blasts hit Afghan capital; at least 4 wounded 18 Nov 2019 - 11:51 am

Kabul: Back-to-back explosions targeting a military training center in the Afghan capital wounded at least four Afghan national army soldiers early Monday, police...

United States, EU back Georgia protesters 18 Nov 2019 - 11:29 am

Tbilisi, The United States and European Union expressed solidarity Monday with Georgia's anti-government protesters who took to the streets after the ruling party...

Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6 18 Nov 2019 - 11:09 am

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Samoa has closed all its schools, banned children from public gatherings and mandated that everybody get vaccinated after declaring...

Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian farmer, injures tourist 18 Nov 2019 - 11:00 am

Jakarta, An endangered Sumatran Tiger has mauled to death an Indonesian farmer and seriously injured a domestic tourist, a conservation official said Monday....

Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka's new strongman 18 Nov 2019 - 10:39 am

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in Monday at a Buddhist temple revered by his core Sinhalese nationalist...