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Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
February 27, 2018
Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
The ruling Communist Party’s move to let leader Xi Jinping remain China’s president indefinitely is fueling anxiety that Beijing might…
French rail unions gear up for strike action over reform plans
February 27, 2018
French rail unions gear up for strike action over reform plans
French unions met on Tuesday to gear up for strike action over plans by Emmanuel Macron to reform loss-making rail…
At least 14 dead in Papua New Guinea quake; ExxonMobil shuts LNG plant
February 27, 2018
At least 14 dead in Papua New Guinea quake; ExxonMobil shuts LNG plant
Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua…
Ethiopia accumulates over $35mn in 6 months from electricity exports to Sudan, Djibouti
February 27, 2018
Ethiopia accumulates over $35mn in 6 months from electricity exports to Sudan, Djibouti
Ethiopia has accumulated over $35 million over the past six months from the export of electricity to Sudan and Djibouti,…
China defends controversial detention measure of new anti-graft ministry
February 27, 2018
China defends controversial detention measure of new anti-graft ministry
China on Tuesday defended a controversial detention measure set to become law when a new anti-corruption “super-ministry” is formally set…
El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids
February 27, 2018
El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids
More than 25 years after the end of its civil war, families in El Salvador are still searching for an…
‘Don’t worry about the NRA,’ Trump tells US governors
February 27, 2018
‘Don’t worry about the NRA,’ Trump tells US governors
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged governors not to be afraid of the nation’s most powerful gun lobby as…
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
February 27, 2018
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
The stone walls that cut through the old quarter of Greece’s second-largest city defended Thessaloniki for more than 2,000 years.…
Britain is facing serious far-right terrorism threat, UK’s top officer
February 27, 2018
Britain is facing serious far-right terrorism threat, UK’s top officer
Britain faces a new and significant threat from organized far-right terrorism, the UK’s most senior counter-terrorism officer said on Monday…
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
February 26, 2018
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
Organizers of anti-government marches in Congo say security forces shot dead at least four people and wounded dozens more in…