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Singapore-on-Thames? London's City mulls post-Brexit future 03 Nov 2019 - 09:20 am

London: With a crucial election, Brexit and potential trade deals looming, the future of the beating heart of Britain's financial sector will be...

New cocoa deals help peasant farmers, but not enough 03 Nov 2019 - 09:10 am

Abidjan: The willingness of some multinational firms to pay a cost-of-living bonus for African cocoa planters is welcome but will not save many...

Teams make progress against latest major California blaze 03 Nov 2019 - 08:59 am

Los Angeles: Firefighters in California made progress Saturday containing a sizable new blaze in the southern part of the state as they continued...

Clean-up operation underway at Xinhua office after violent Hong Kong protest 03 Nov 2019 - 08:35 am

Hong Kong: Cleaners swept up broken glass at the Hong Kong office of China's official news agency Xinhua on Sunday, one of the...

Trump booed at UFC fight night in New York 03 Nov 2019 - 08:33 am

New York: President Donald Trump was loudly booed on Saturday for the second time in a week at a sporting event as he...

El Salvador orders Venezuelan diplomats to leave the country 03 Nov 2019 - 08:19 am

SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador said on Saturday it had ordered Venezuela's diplomats to leave the Central American country within 48 hours, arguing that...

US military calls on Kurdish forces in northeast Syria 02 Nov 2019 - 05:37 pm

Qamishli, Syria: US military vehicles Saturday entered a Kurdish-held area in northeastern Syria and met with officials, AFP correspondents and a local source...

Syrian refugee turns to food to rebuild his life in US 02 Nov 2019 - 03:44 pm

NEW YORK: When he came to the United States as a refugee from Syria during that country's bloody civil war, there was a...

Landmine kills nine children in Afghanistan 02 Nov 2019 - 02:47 pm

Kunduz, Afghanistan: A landmine explosion killed nine children in northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday, an official said, amid an increase in civilian casualties in...

Two koalas rescued in Australia bushfire but fate of 100s unknown 02 Nov 2019 - 02:13 pm

Port Macquarie, Australia: Two koalas were rescued from a fire-ravaged area of Australia's east coast Saturday but the fate of hundreds more remains...

In seismic shift, Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking 02 Nov 2019 - 01:59 pm

LONDON: Britain will impose an immediate moratorium on fracking, the government announced on Saturday, saying the controversial gas extraction technique risked causing too...

$(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 16, 2018 cows graze in a field as work gets under way at the Preston New Road drill site where energy firm Cuadrilla Resources have commenced fracking (hydraulic fracturing) operations to extract shale gas, near$

Lebanon's banks see no "extraordinary movement" of money on reopening 02 Nov 2019 - 01:52 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanon's banks did not see "any extraordinary movement" of money on Friday or Saturday, the first two days they reopened to the...

Pakistan army says supports elected government amid major protest 02 Nov 2019 - 12:55 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's powerful military said it supported the country's elected government and the constitution, as tens of thousands of opposition protesters gathered...

3 Killed in Blast on Russian Crude Oil Tanker 02 Nov 2019 - 12:43 pm

Moscow - A powerful blast aboard an oil tanker off the Russian coast killed three people on Saturday. The deadly incident affected the...

Volcano erupts on Satsumaio island in southeast Japan 02 Nov 2019 - 12:35 pm

TOKYO: A volcano erupted on Satsumaio island in southeastern Japan late Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports...

Thai Airways chairman resigns as company struggles 02 Nov 2019 - 11:41 am

BANGKOK - Thai Airways has disclosed that its chairman has resigned as the carrier struggles with financial challenges. The airline said Friday that...