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Tue, 30 May 2017 16:55:29 GMT

Germany's Gabriel expects ties with US to improve

Germany Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel admitted that the country's relations with the US faces some problems, but are likely to improve in the future.

Tue, 30 May 2017 16:52:55 GMT

British PM says wants to stay in partnership with EU

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said that she wants the UK to keep a special partnership with the EU and continue cooperation on security and defense issues.

Tue, 30 May 2017 16:05:11 GMT

Canada's current account deficit widens to $14.05B in Q1

Statistics Canada reported that the country's current account deficit expanded to $14.05B for the first quarter of 2017, due to higher imports of goods and services.

Tue, 30 May 2017 16:00:29 GMT

US consumer confidence declines more than expected in May

The Conference Board reported that the Consumer Confidence Index for the US dropped to 117.9 in May, diminishing expectations for the consumption-driven strong economic growth.

Tue, 30 May 2017 15:17:27 GMT

Russia, Saudi Arabia praise cooperation on oil, Syria

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman praised their talks on Syria and growing cooperation in oil markets.

Tue, 30 May 2017 15:15:25 GMT

US personal spending increase in line with forecasts in April

The Commerce Department revealed that US personal spending rose 0.4% in April, following the prior month's upwardly revised figure of 0.3% and matching analysts' expectations.

Tue, 30 May 2017 14:29:29 GMT

Germany's Schulz condemns Trump for destroying Western values

The German SPD's leader Martin Schulz criticised the US President Donald Trump, saying that he was a destroyer of all the Western values and undermined international cooperation between nations based on tolerance and respect.

Tue, 30 May 2017 14:20:57 GMT

Brazil's lower house to resume pension reform debates soon

On Tuesday, Brazil's lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia stated that pension reform talks would restart in a few weeks after a political scandal halted the discussions that month.

Tue, 30 May 2017 13:34:42 GMT

Merkel urges to speed up progress on EU-India free-trade deal

The German Chancellor Angela Markel stated on Tuesday, she would call to speed up a progress on a free-trade contract between the European Union and India amid growing "protectionism" worldwide.

Tue, 30 May 2017 13:26:41 GMT

French work positions vacant despite high joblessness

France's companies struggle by unfilled job positions and lack of qualified employees despite a high level of unemployment in the country as statistics counts at least 3.5M of the registered job applicants.

Tue, 30 May 2017 12:34:39 GMT

Italian PM backs Merkel's statement on EU to act on its own initiative

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Italy Paolo Gentiloni stated he agreed with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the idea that the European Union should act on its own initiative.

Tue, 30 May 2017 12:30:05 GMT

Trudeau calls Pope to visit Canada for apology to indigenous people

The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited Pope Francis to Canada for the Church apology to the indigenous people for the Catholic Church treatment of aboriginal children.

Tue, 30 May 2017 11:02:28 GMT

Vietnamese tech start-up VNG files for US IPO

On Tuesday, the Vietnam online gaming firm VNG announced it signed a preliminary contract with the US Nasdaq Stock Market to explore an IPO.

Tue, 30 May 2017 11:02:11 GMT

Philippines calls Islamist militants to surrender

On Tuesday, the Philippine army urged the Islamist rebels to surrender as the country's military was close to recover the occupied southern city of Marawi on the eighth day of the battle.

Tue, 30 May 2017 10:22:08 GMT

Seven Russian companies to list shares on Moscow Stock Exchange

The CEO of the Moscow Stock Exchange said on Monday that seven large Russian companies plan to list their shares on the Exchange, demonstrating preference of domestic listings.

Tue, 30 May 2017 10:11:52 GMT

London Stock Exchange to buy The Yield Book

The London Stock Exchange plans to purchase The Yield Book, Citigroup's analytics and indexing business, for $685M, both companies announced on Tuesday.

Tue, 30 May 2017 09:10:28 GMT

Saudi Prince arrives to Russia for talks with Putin

The Saudi Arabian deputy crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived to Russia to hold a meeting with the President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday regarding the matter of mutual interest.

Tue, 30 May 2017 08:59:35 GMT

Thailand charges UK journalist with arms possession

On Tuesday, Bangkok accused a British journalist Anthony Cheng of arms possession after he was detained at the city's Suvarnabhumi Airport carrying flak vest plates and gas masks without having a license.

Tue, 30 May 2017 08:29:53 GMT

China approves South Korean Jeju Air's flights doubling

The South Korean Jeju Air stated that China approved its plan to double the flights following the attempts to ease political tensions between the countries.

Tue, 30 May 2017 07:54:06 GMT

German negotiated salary jumps 2.8% in Q1

The Statistics Office reported on Tuesday that German negotiated wages soared 2.8% in the first quarter compared to the same period of preceding year.

Tue, 30 May 2017 07:18:09 GMT

Malaysia Higher Court takes Kim Jong Nam murder case

The case of two women accused of killing the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother was submitted to the Higher Court of Malaysia amid defence lawyer's complaints on lack of the documents requested.

Tue, 30 May 2017 06:57:41 GMT

Australia delays first $4.6B payment of bank tax

According to the proposed bill released on Tuesday, the government of Australia delayed its first payment of the $4.6B bank tax and excluded some of the liabilities from the levy.

Tue, 30 May 2017 06:15:46 GMT

Manuel Noriega dies at 83

Manuel Noriega, the military leader of Panama from 1983 to 1989, died at the age of 83, President Juan Carlos Varela informed on Monday.

Tue, 30 May 2017 06:15:30 GMT

Macron's party leads the polls

According to the Ipsos/Sopra Steria poll, Emmanuel Macron's Republic on the Move (LREM) party is going to win the elections in the National Assembly, collecting 29.5% of the votes. 

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