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Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:30:37 GMT

FB cannot affirm social media is good democracy

On Monday, Facebook stated it could offer no guarantee social media was good for democracy, adding the web platform would keep trying to stop the alleged election meddling.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:22:31 GMT

VTB considers extending Angola's $1.5B loan

Russian VTB is discussing change in terms and extension of Angola's $1.58B loan to ten years, so the country would not have had to acquit it within the following 1.5 years.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:33:43 GMT

Puigdemont arrives in Copenhagen without being arrested

The former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrived in Denmark on Monday without being detained, following the Spanish prosecution's calls for his arrest in Copenhagen.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:23:18 GMT

Airbus Helicopters deliveries slightly down in 2017

Airbus Helicopters posted a slight decrease to 409 units in its helicopter deliveries in 2017, compared to a 418 reading in the prior year, caused by an order slowdown in the sector.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 08:34:13 GMT

Vietnam imprisons ex-politburo official for graft

Vietnamese court jailed the former politburo official Dinh La Thang to 13 years for violating state rules and embezzlement, state media reported on Monday.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 08:30:39 GMT

Philippines raises volcano alarm again

On Monday, the Philippines raised the alarm again at the Mayon volcano, following a loud explosion that made the eruption likelier.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:32:13 GMT

Tokyo holds first missile evacuation drill

On Monday, the Japanese capital held its first North Korean missile attack drill, where volunteers were taking cover in underground spaces that would serve as safe haven in case of a strike.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:29:20 GMT

Sanofi confirms buying US peer Bioverative

On Monday, France's healthcare firm Sanofi announced it had agreed to acquire the US peer Bioverative in a deal worth $11.6B, expecting to boost the company's earnings.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:03:40 GMT

Facebook to open training centres in Europe

On Monday, Facebook revealed its intention to open three digital training hubs in Europe to train 1M people in the following two years.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:02:52 GMT

WEF expects Trump to attend

The World Economic Forum chairman Klaus Schwab said he still expected to see the US President Donald Trump attending the annual event this week.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 05:31:44 GMT

Singapore must address tax issue in wake of ageing population

The chief of Singapore's central bank said that the city-state must face the problem of how to effectively use taxes to back those far less well off, pointing out that the population is ageing fast.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 05:30:55 GMT

US government remains shut down on Monday

The US government will remain shut down for the third straight day on Monday due to the failure of the Senate negotiators to strike a deal on Sunday.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 04:29:13 GMT

China expect economy to maintain steady growth momentum in 2018

China was confident that the country's economic growth would remain steady this year, a spokesman for the state planner stated after the stronger-than-expected Q4 GDP report.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 04:28:44 GMT

Toshiba considers memory chip unit IPO

Toshiba was considering the company's prised memory chip unit IPO if an $18B sale agreed with the Bain Capital-led consortium would not receive antitrust approval in March.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 02:53:01 GMT

Singapore's central banks says slow labour-force growth is inevitable

The Head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore's central bank, stated on Monday that slow labour-force growth was inevitable.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 02:51:46 GMT

Sanofi negotiates acquisition of Bioverativ

Sources close to the matter reported on Monday that Sanofi SA was in talks of buying Bioverativ for more than $11.5B.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:03:57 GMT

Democrats and Republicans harden positions amid government's shutdown

The US Democrats and Republicans appeared to harden their positions as they have hunkered down from the prolonged fight, while the US government shutdown continues.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:03:20 GMT

Congolese security forces shot deal anti-Kabila protestors

According to the UN representatives, Congo's security forces killed six people and fired tear gas to scatter a banned protest against President Kabila organised by the Catholic church.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:03:32 GMT

Pope Francis urges Latin America to fight corruption

Pope Francis has urged countries of Latin America to deal with drug trafficking and tax heavens as politics in most of the countries suffers from corruption.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:02:41 GMT

Oil producers reach consensus on future cooperation after 2018

Non-OPEC and OPEC oil producers reached a consensus that they should prolong cooperation after the current agreement on production cuts becomes invalid at the end of 2018.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 19:12:08 GMT

US Vice President Pence visits Israel

The US Vice President Pence has visited Israel on Sunday, after First Minister Netanyahu has praised him due to the fact that the US recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 19:09:51 GMT

US House to adopt bill funding government: Ryan

The House of Representatives has aimed to accept the bill funding the US government through February 8 to end the Federal Agencies shutdown, the US House Speaker Ryan told.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 18:21:14 GMT

Computer driven currency trading boosts Shekel

The currency trading driven by the computer models has increased and helped to keep the Shekel overvalued, after its weakened 11% against the Dollar last year, Bank of Israel said.

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 18:13:16 GMT

France drops application to host 2025 World Expo

According to the French Le Journal du Dimanche, the country has dropped the bid to host the 2025 World Expo in Paris due to the budgetary reasons.

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