The Nigeria's ruling party has decided upon endorsing Muhammadu Buhari for a second presidential term. The election is set to take place next year.
Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari stated on Wednesday that Baghdad was open to business with firms interested in backing the country, mentioning Russia's Rosneft.
According to the Chinese state media, China is preparing for building a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier by developing specific technologies amid Beijing's military modernisation programme.
The Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri arrived in Riyadh for the first visit to Saudi Arabia since his resignation in November, which led to a political turmoil in the region.
On Wednesday, two US astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei and the Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin returned from the International Space Station, following an almost six month mission.
T-Mobile is planning to start constructing the next-generation 5G networks in at least 30 cities of the United States this year with the help of Nokia and Ericsson.
On Wednesday, Waymo presented a 360-degree video for its potential riders, showing how the ride in a self-driving car looks like, and making a step closer to launching journeys with the real passengers.
A Reuters poll suggests that Japanese stocks are about to reach the 26-year historical high level by the end of December.
The US Dollar was at a three week high level against most of other currencies. The cause of the surge was the Tuesday's testimony of the Chairman of the Fed Jerome Powell.
The Chinese start up Niro, which produces electric vehicles, has hired eight major banks to create an Initial Public Offering for the company. The IPO is expected to gather as much as $2B.
The head of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday announced that the normalization of the country's monetary policy will be very gradual.
ExxonMobil on Wednesday announced that so far there are no indications that this week's Papua New Guinea earthquake has damaged the country's major gas pipeline.
A recent Reuters poll has revealed that Chinese funds have been decreasing their equity exposure. In the meantime, the funds have been buying bonds.
Slowing production of electronics and cars put Japan's industrial production in the biggest decline in January, highlighting a pile up of inventory and weakening demand.
The South Korean unit of General Motors announced plans to cut the number of the company's executives in the latest effort to restructure and slash costs.
ANZ reported that its Business Confidence Index came in at -19.0 in February, following the preceding month's -37.8.
The CFLP reported on Wednesday that its PMI for the Chinese manufacturing sector dropped to 50.3 in February from the prior month's 51.3, while analysts anticipated a slight decrease to 51.2.
Republican leaders in the US Congress are to oppose the President Donald Trump's proposal to increase the minimum age for buying guns from 18 to 21.
The Federal Statistics Office reported on Tuesday that German inflation rose by 1.2% year-on-year in February, as price pressures remained muted despite a solid economic upswing.
The Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told media on Tuesday that four options were possible to settle the long-lasting dispute with Greece over its name.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Tuesday that US sanctions made the renegotiation of foreign debt more difficult for global banks.
On Tuesday, a top administrative court of Germany stated that German cities have the right to ban old diesel engines from their streets to reduce air pollution.
The UK Minister of State for Trade Liam Fox criticised plans of the opposition Labour party to stay in the customs union with the EU, claiming that this decision will betray Brexit voters.
A social network Pinterest with more than 200 million active users appointed Francoise Brougher, the former executive of Alphabet Inc and Square Inc, as the first chief operating officer of the company.