- Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:14:28 GMT
Tillerson visits $1B US embassy in London
The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson visited the new US embassy in London worth $1B that Donald Trump had criticised few days before, calling it a "bad deal" that was agreed by Obama's administration.
- Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:13:35 GMT
France accuses Iran of not respecting UN resolution
On Monday, French Foreign Minister accused Iran of not respecting the UN resolution, which calls on the country to abstain from its work on ballistic missiles.
- Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:03:19 GMT
Amazon to open checkout-free grocery store on Monday
Amazon.com is set to open its automated grocery store of future 'Amazon Go' on Monday, where its customers will be billed coming out of the store, following almost two years of testing.
- Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:50:02 GMT
Swiss asylum requests fall to record low since 2010
According to Switzerland's migration authorities, the 2017 Swiss asylum requests dropped to the lowest level of 18,088 since 2010, as arrivals from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan tapered off.
- Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:56:21 GMT
VTB bank chief says he might be added to US list of Putin's aides
The chief of the Russian VTB bank Andrey Kostin said that there was a high chance of his name being included in the new US list of Vladimir Putin's close aides.
- Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:55:12 GMT
Kremlin in contact with Turkey over operation in Afrin
On Monday, Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian officials were in touch with Ankara over the Turkish military operation against YPG fighters in Afrin, Syria.
- 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.