NewsAFP NewsMore IS fighters leave Damascus district: monitor
A second batch of fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group left their final Damascus stronghold overnight, a monitor said Monday, bringing the Syrian regime closer to a major milestone. The government has so far not confirmed any deal with IS, but a military source quoted by state media said civilians
NewsAFP NewsTaliban warn Kabul residents to 'keep away' ahead of attacks
The Taliban warned Kabul residents Monday to avoid "military centres" in the heavily fortified city, saying they are planning more attacks in the capital where civilians have long taken the brunt of the casualties. The militant group has issued such warnings to civilians before, including
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Russian 'dirty money' flowing through London damages Britain: UK lawmakers
Russian money hidden in British assets and laundered through City of London financial institutions damages the government's efforts to take a tough stance against Moscow's aggressive foreign policy, a committee of lawmakers said on Monday. Britain's financial centre has been a big beneficiary
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BRIEF-Citic Heavy Industries Plans To Set Up Intelligent Equipment Firm In Belarus
May 21 (Reuters) - CITIC Heavy Industries Co Ltd : * SAYS IT PLANS TO SET UP INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT FIRM IN BELARUS Source text in Chinese: https://bit.ly/2KHwkTY Further company coverage: (Reporting by ...
NewsReutersFather of Pakistani girl killed in Texas hopes her death can spur reform
The father of a Pakistani girl killed in a Texas school shooting said on Monday he hoped that the death of his daughter, who wanted to serve her country as a civil servant or diplomat, would help spur gun control in the United States. Santa Fe High School, southeast of Houston, on Friday joined a grim
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BRIEF-Xian Shaangu Power To Invest 200 Million Yuan To Set Up Financial Leasing Firm
May 21 (Reuters) - XiAn Shaangu Power Co Ltd: * SAYS IT PLANS TO INVEST 200 MILLION YUAN ($31.31 million) TO SET UP FINANCIAL LEASING FIRM Source text in Chinese: https://bit.ly/2ICnFSr Further company ...
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BRIEF-CST Group Announces Disposal Of Shares In G-Resources Group Limited
May 21 (Reuters) - CST Group Ltd: * ANNOUNCES DISPOSAL OF SHARES IN G-RESOURCES GROUP LIMITED * UNIT SOLD 3.82 BILLION G-RESOURCES SHARES TO PX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD FOR HK$267.5 MILLION * GROUP IS EXPECTED ...
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BRIEF-Luoniushan's Jan-April Hog Sales At 106.7 Million Yuan, Down 10.1 Percent Y/Y
May 21 (Reuters) - Luoniushan Co Ltd: * SAYS JAN-APRIL HOG SALES AT 106.7 MILLION YUAN ($16.70 million), DOWN 10.1 PERCENT Y/Y Source text in Chinese: https://bit.ly/2IBnSVN Further company coverage: ($1 ...
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BRIEF-China Unicom Hong Kong Posts April Aggregate Number Of Mobile Billing Subscribers Of 297.0 Mln
May 21 (Reuters) - China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd: * APRIL AGGREGATE NUMBER OF MOBILE BILLING SUBSCRIBERS 297.016 MILLION * APRIL NET ADDITION OF MOBILE BILLING SUBSCRIBERS FOR MONTH 3.071 MILLION * APRIL ...
NewsReutersPoor Venezuelans crowd pro-Maduro stations in hope of vote 'prize'
CARACAS/BARINAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Poor Venezuelans scanned state-issued "fatherland cards" at red tents after voting on Sunday in hope of receiving a prize promised by President Nicolas Maduro, a practice opponents said was akin to vote-buying. Leftist Maduro was expected to cruise to
NewsReutersVenezuela's re-elected Maduro faces overseas censure
Venezuela's socialist leader Nicolas Maduro faced fresh international censure on Monday after re-election in a vote foes denounced as a farce cementing autocracy in the crisis-stricken OPEC nation. The 55-year-old successor to former president Hugo Chavez hailed his win as a victory against "
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Taiwan Q1 current account surplus at $20.08 bln
TAIPEI, May 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan's first-quarter balance of payments data, released by the central bank on Monday. Figures are in billions of U.S. dollars. Current account Balance of payments Q1 2018 ...
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BRIEF-Tong Oil Tools To Boost U.S. Unit's Capital By $12 Million
May 21 (Reuters) - Tong Oil Tools Co Ltd: * SAYS IT PLANS TO BOOST U.S. UNIT TONG PETROTECH INC'S CAPITAL BY $12 MILLION Source text in Chinese: https://bit.ly/2kdM1HB Further company coverage: (Reporting ...
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BRIEF-Zhejiang Founder Motor Gets Approval For Share Private Placement
May 21 (Reuters) - Zhejiang Founder Motor Co Ltd : * SAYS IT GETS SECURITIES REGULATOR'S APPROVAL FOR SHARE PRIVATE PLACEMENT Source text in Chinese: https://bit.ly/2rYBxzS Further company coverage: (Reporting ...
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BRIEF-China Design Group Wins Bid For Road Construction Contract Worth About 330 Mln Yuan
May 21 (Reuters) - China Design Group Co Ltd: * SAYS IT WINS BID FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WORTH ABOUT 330 MILLION YUAN ($51.65 million) Source text in Chinese: https://bit.ly/2rUwAIC Further company ...
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Graft-busting journalist returns to new Malaysia
Clare Rewcastle Brown was harassed and vilified for years for waging a quixotic campaign to expose Malaysian corruption that helped topple the country's long-ruling regime. The British investigative journalist is now back in the country of her birth after being blacklisted for years, and being treated
NewsAFP NewsGraft-busting journalist returns to new Malaysia
Clare Rewcastle Brown was harassed and vilified for years for waging a quixotic campaign to expose Malaysian corruption that helped topple the country's long-ruling regime. The British investigative journalist is now back in the country of her birth after being blacklisted for years, and being treated
NewsReutersItaly’s 5-Star, League to see president about government on Monday: statement
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League party will meet with President Sergio Mattarella on Monday, when they are expected to seek his backing for their prime minister candidate.
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Chinese toddler has surgery to remove 21 magnetic beads from his stomach
A toddler from northern China had to travel 300km to Beijing earlier this month to undergo emergency surgery after swallowing handfuls of tiny magnetic beads from a child’s toy. The parents of the 14-month-old boy, from the coastal city of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province, took the drastic action after
NewsReuters VideosVenezuela's Maduro celebrates after being declared winner of presidential election
Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro faces new international sanctions following re-election as president until 2025. No reporter narration.
NewsAFP NewsCoordinated bombs rock 'peace progress' claims in Thai south
Muslim insurgents detonated more than 20 homemade explosives across Thailand's south, the army said Monday, in a night of violence undermining junta claims of headway in peace talks with the rebels. The mainly Buddhist kingdom's southern border provinces have been plagued by a 14-year fight
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Mitigation hearing begins for Mong Kok rioter Edward Leung, who veteran Hong Kong politician describes as one of his generation’s ‘finest’
Pro-independence activist Edward Leung Tin-kei, who faces 10 years behind bars for his part in the Mong Kok riot, has been hailed as one his generation’s “finest” in a letter of mitigation written by former lawmaker Margaret Ng Oi-yee. Ng also praised the 26-year-old student, who will be sentenced on
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BRIEF-Konka Group Signs Agreement To Invest In Projects, Sets Revenue Target Of 100 Bln Yuan By 2022
May 21 (Reuters) - Konka Group Co Ltd : * SAYS IT AIMS TO REACH REVENUE TARGET OF 100 BILLION YUAN ($15.65 billion) BY 2022 * SAYS IT SIGNS STRATEGIC AGREEMENT TO INVEST A TOTAL OF 14 BILLION YUAN IN PROJECTS ...
NewsAFP NewsDangerous 'laze' forms as Hawaii volcano lava reaches ocean
Authorities in Hawaii have warned of dangerous "laze" fumes as molten lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano reached the Pacific Ocean. Two lava flows "reached the ocean along the southeast Puna coast overnight," on Hawaii's Big Island, the US Geological Survey, which monitors
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BRIEF-Myhome Real Estate Signs Agreement To Invest 2.0 Billion Yuan In Hubei Project
May 21 (Reuters) - Myhome Real Estate Development Group Co Ltd: * SAYS IT SIGNS AGREEMENT TO INVEST 2.0 BILLION YUAN ($312.92 million) IN ECOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECT IN HUBEI PROVINCE Source text ...
