China
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China’s toilet revolution
Life & Style
November 6, 2018
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China’s toilet revolution
As one of the world’s richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not…
Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns
Business
November 6, 2018
Oil prices fall on Iran sanction exemptions, economic concerns
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, weighed down by sanction exemptions from Washington that will allow Iran’s…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives China electric shock
World
November 5, 2018
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives China electric shock
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro threatens to short-circuit China’s energy plans. Beijing-backed energy companies hope to invest…
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
World
November 5, 2018
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment…
Xi pledges to open China’s markets wider to an impatient world
World
November 5, 2018
Xi pledges to open China’s markets wider to an impatient world
President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to widen access to China’s economy, while delivering a veiled rebuke to Trumpism,…
Egypt’s PM, China’s CSCEC meet, discuss construction of business district
Egypt
November 4, 2018
Egypt’s PM, China’s CSCEC meet, discuss construction of business district
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli held a meeting with Chairman of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) Guan Qing…
Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow
World
November 4, 2018
Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud…
Iran’s Khamenei says the world opposes Trump’s decisions: TV
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Iran’s Khamenei says the world opposes Trump’s decisions: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader said on Saturday U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies face opposition across the world as…
New Caledonia votes on independence from France
World
November 4, 2018
New Caledonia votes on independence from France
The French Pacific islands of New Caledonia were voting Sunday on whether to become an independent nation, in a…
Iran tankers go dark to keep selling oil
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Iran tankers go dark to keep selling oil
Working from their small offices in Stockholm, analysts at a new watchdog that monitors global oil shipments have been run…