The Venezuelan government on Saturday declared victory in diplomatic talks with Latin American nations over border issues with neighboring Guyana.
The party of the outgoing Congo President Kabila has gained a majority in the legislative elections. Meanwhile, on the same day the opposition leader won the presidential election.
The Democrat from Texas Julian Castro has announced that he will run for the Presidential seat in the 2020 election.
A Italian Senator has spoken out that laws do not allow the government to nationalize the Italian Banca Carige. This countered the expressed views that the troubled bank could be nationalized
The Chinese telecommunication giant on Saturday announced that it has fired the employee, which was arrested in Poland for spying.
A fire at the Yemeni port of Aden, which rages at an oil refinery, has spread to the second storage tank.
On Saturday, the yellow vest protesters continued to clash with the police in Paris. The protests escalated into a level, which pressured the police to use tear gas.
The South African ruling African National Congress representative Enoch Godongwana stated on Saturday that the party's had no plans to the mandate of the country's central bank.
The Brazilian government stated on Saturday that Venezuelan main opposition leader Juan Guaido is the country's legitimate leader, not Nicolas Maduro.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday call Venezuelan government "illegitimate" and promised to work other Latin American countries to restore genuine democracy there.
The Polish Internal Affairs Minister Joachim Brudzinski on Saturday called the European Union and NATO to elaborate common approach towards Chinese telecom giant Huawei and use of its production.
On Friday, Chinese telecom company Huawei decided to fire Wang Weijing, one of its employees who was arrested by Polish authorities amid an alleged espionage.
SpaceX, the famous Elon Musk's rocket company, announced on Friday that it would fire 10% of its workforce, which is almost 6K people.
In the wake of the upcoming parliamentary elections the South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa appeared in front of public, promising to boost employment and increase temps of growth of the country's economy.
The CEO of Banco BPM Giuseppe Castagna stated on Saturday that the company had no plans regarding possible tie-ups with UBI Banca, Monte dei Paschi or Carige because of market uncertainty.
The Energy Minister of the United Arab Emirates Suhail al-Mazrouei stated on Saturday that the United States should not treat the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as an enemy.
The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stated on Saturday planned tax cuts for businesses were intented to improve employment and achieve economic stability.
The US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook stated on Friday that the government would not grant any new waivers for Iranian oil.
Suhail al-Mazrouei, the Energy Minister of the United Arab Emirates, stated on Saturday he projected oil price to fluctuate around $70 per barrels in 2019.
On Saturday, one of the senior Nissan Motor Co's executives Jose Munoz decided to resign amid being a "person of interest" in the Carlos Ghosn case.
The European Central Bank Policymaker Ewald Nowotn stated on Friday that there is no clear understanding on how serious and lasting current problems in German economy are.
Representative of the US Democratic Party Tulsi Gabbard stated in an interview that he would participate in next presidential elections.
The US government's partial shutdown could depress the January job growth by as much as 500K and raise the unemployment rate above 4.0%, unless Washington resolves the issue before next Friday.
On Friday, Indonesia's gas and oil firm Medco Energi Internasional made an offer worth $436M in cash for the UK-listed Ophir, which holds assets in the south-east Asia.