Russia sovereign fund inks 300 mln euro business package with Italy’s CDP

OSLO: Almost half of new cars sold in Norway in the first six months of 2019 were powered by fully...

Danish Crown Prince Couple to take part in a business visit to France

The Danish Royal Court announced on 1 July that Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will lead a Danish...

‘Germany to take in some Sea-Watch migrants after EU deal struck’

BERLIN: Germany has agreed to take in about a dozen of the 41 migrants who arrived in Italy last month...

City waterfront apartment sells for $20,000 in Auckland

A downtown Auckland apartment with waterfront views has sold for $20,000 - and no, you aren't reading that wrong. The...

FILE PHOTO: Members of a rescue team search for victims of a collapsed tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA, in Brumadinho, Brazil February 10, 2019. Picture taken February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Washington Alves

Brazil mining trade group slams Senate royalty proposals

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: An association of Brazilian mining companies on Wednesday criticized some proposals made a day earlier by...

US goods trade deficit with Japan shrinks 26.1% in May

The US merchandise trade deficit with Japan shrank 26.1 percent in May from the previous month to $5.35 billion (¥576.8...

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves hits $32.56b

Korea’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Increase Over US$1 Bil. in June

The Bank of Korea announced that South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves totaled US$403.07 billion as of the end of last...

India seizes narcotics worth $390M smuggled from Pakistan

AMRITSAR, India: Customs officials in a northern Indian state say they have seized narcotics worth $390 million that were smuggled...

DBhd’s renewed parking management contract in the Philippines valued at RM62mil

DBhd) has estimated the renewal of its parking management contract at the Madrigal Business Park (MBP) in southern Manila to...

Thailand wants to restrain the world’s strongest currency

Thailand's central bank is fretting over the world-beating surge in the nation's currency. Related departments at the Bank of Thailand...

Advisory firm to Treasury recommends new taxes for South Africa – including an amusement tax

Local government is facing an increasing deficit and will likely have to turn to new revenue streams to cover the...

Dutch man arrested in large German dark web drug bust

The German authorities arrested a total of 11 suspects, including a Dutch national and two persons from Poland, while shutting...

Indonesian seaweed farmers seek $140 mln over oil spill in Australia

MELBOURNE: Indonesian seaweed farmers were set to seek more than A$200 million ($137 million) from Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production...

Belgian court rules Belgian laws apply to Ryanair employees based in Belgium

A Belgian court has ruled that the country's labour laws apply to Ryanair employees based in the country, in a...

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Girl from India dies from heatstroke in Arizona desert after being smuggled into the US

A six-year-old migrant child from India died of heatstroke after her mother left her with other migrants while she went...

US biotechs line up to list in Korea amid jump in share prices

US biotech firms are queuing up to list in South Korea, tempted by the promise of strong valuations amid a...

Inpex inks $20 billion deal on Abadi LNG project, the largest investment ever in Indonesia

Japan’s Inpex Corp. reached a new deal with Indonesia on the $20 billion Abadi liquefied natural gas project, a key...

Brazil asks for WTO investigation of Indonesia on poultry trade