World
May 22,
2018
British lawmakers want their European counterparts to quiz Facebook FB.O CEO Mark Zuckerberg about a scandal over improper use of millions of Facebook users’ data, as he will not give…
May 21,
2018
Russia on Saturday unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with…
May 14,
2018
Forbes magazine has ranked Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote, among 75 most powerful persons in the world. Forbes' made this known in its latest 2018 ranking of the World Powerful…
Apr 21,
2018
China’s ZTE Corp said on Friday that a U.S. ban on selling parts and software to the company was unfair and threatens its survival, and the mobile phone and telecommunications…
Apr 20,
2018
Fostering international development has long been viewed as central to the moral, humanitarian, strategic and security interests of the United States. In particular, there is one area where the United…
Apr 13,
2018
Russian lawmakers said on Friday they had drafted legislation in response to new U.S. sanctions that proposes banning imports of a raft of U.S. goods and services to Russia, and…
Apr 11,
2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Tuesday to open the country's economy further and lower import tariffs on products like cars, in a speech seen as an attempt to defuse…
Apr 07,
2018
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement thisweek that he has instructed U.S. trade officials to consider $100 billion (71.4 billion pounds) in additional tariffs on China "in light…
Mar 28,
2018
China raised eyebrows this month by announcing it will give the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) a $31.6 million grant to build a new headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.…
Mar 26,
2018
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, the firms said on Monday, marking the U.S. company’s second retreat from…
Mar 18,
2018
A flight attendant who fell from the emergency door of a parked aeroplane in Uganda's Entebbe airport has died, the BBC has learned. The woman, whose nationality has not been…
Mar 13,
2018
Rex Tillerson has been removed as the Secretary of State, ending a tumultuous tenure as America’s top diplomat that was marked by a series of public disagreements with his boss…
Mar 06,
2018
South Africa said on Monday producers of cold meat products were to blame for delays in tracing the cause of the world’s worst listeria outbreak, which has killed 180 people…
Mar 05,
2018
For most Chinese people, the Spring Festival is a time to honour family ties, friendships and acquaintances. This is what producers of this year’s Annual Spring Festival Gala on China’s…
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