On Friday, Nokia announced about its decision to cut back 170 jobs in addition to 960 job positions the company cut last year in its domestic market.
The British goods trade deficit narrowed to £10.4B in April, whereas analysts expected the trade gap to remain unchanged at £12.0B.
The ONS reported on Thursday that UK manufacturing production rose 0.2% in April, following the prior month's fall of 0.6% but falling behind expectations for a 0.8% increase.
The Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy Natig Aliyev died at the age of 69 in the Turkish hospital on Friday, where he had his treatment for a heart complaint, according to the Azeri news outlets.
On Friday, Catalonia announced that it would hold a vote on its split from Spain on October 1 following the intention to become an independent country in the form of a Republic.
The number of the bodies retrieved after the Myanmar military plane crashed over the Andaman Sea rose to 31 on a third day from the accident.
On Friday, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt designated dozens of people who were allegedly linked to Qatar as terrorists, aggravating the strained tensions among the Gulf States and threatening the region's stability.
The British PM Theresa May's loss of the majority in the UK election have spooked the European Union leaders as they fear that it may delay the Brexit talks and increase the risk of failure in negotiations.
Qatar affirmed on Thursday it was not eager to surrender and compromise its sovereignty on foreign policy to find solution to the Gulf crisis.
On Friday, the Czech Republic PM Bohuslav Sobotka stated that Britain should urgently form its new government as the country had to start the Brexit talks as quickly as possible.
The South Korean military was inspecting a small abandoned aircraft that was found close to the North Korean border on Friday.
According to Citi, the British PM Theresa May is likely to leave her post amid her fiasco at winning majority in the June 8 election.
The President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan passed legislation on deploying Turkey's military forces in Qatar with intention to provide support to the Gulf state, isolated from its neighbour Arab countries.
The first results of the UK General Election showed that the Tories led by the PM Theresa May gained 297 seats, whereas its closest rival, the Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn, won 252 seats.
The METI reported on Friday that the Japanese Tertiary Industry Activity Index climbed 1.2% in April after dropping 0.3% in March, whereas analysts anticipated an increase of 0.5%.
The UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn called for Theresa May to step down as the British Prime Minister after the election results showed that she lost seats and voter support.
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday that its Producer Price Index climbed 5.5% in May, following the prior month's increase of 6.4% and falling behind expectations for a 5.7% gain.
The Bank of Japan remained far to reach its 2% inflation target, but public inflation expectations were stabilised due to the central bank's ultra-loose monetary policy.
Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the Greek President, urged German FM Wolfgang Schaeuble not to allow domestic politics impact his stance on ensuring debt relief to Greece.
The China's Consumer Price Index posted a 1.5% yearly increase in May, matching analysts' expectations and following a 1.2% rise registered in the prior month.
The number of home loans in Australia declined to a seasonally adjusted 1.9% in April, following a downwardly revised 0.9% drop registered in March.
The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel al-Jubeir arrived in Oman on Thursday to hold talks in Muscat with Omani officials.
Judges on Brazil's election court were expected to begin voting on Thursday on whether to strip the President Michel Temer of his mandate.
General Motors could complete the sale of its European brand Opel to France's PSA Group by July 31, the company announced on Thursday.