LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held on to gains made in its recovery from recent lows on Thursday on hopes that the United States and China will agree to a trade truce before a G20 summit this weekend, although investor sentiment remained fragile. The two countries have agreed to a tentative truce in their trade […]
SYDNEY, Australia — The family of an Australian man studying at a university in North Korea said on Thursday that it had lost contact with him in recent days, and Australian officials said they were “urgently seeking clarification” about his whereabouts. News reports in South Korea, citing anonymous sources, said that the student, Alek Sigley, […]
YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan — The girls began appearing about seven in the morning. Seen from a distance, they made up thin blue lines snaking across the barren tan mountainside along narrow trails traced in the dirt, converging from several directions on the little school in the bottom of the valley. Wearing powder blue school uniforms and […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China opposes US abuse of export controls and urges the United States to return to a track of cooperation, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said on Thursday (June 27), days before the two countries’ leaders are set to meet for talks on trade issues. The United States must immediately cancel sanctions on Chinese […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Japan on Thursday (June 27) for the first such visit in nine years, as Asia’s two largest economies seek to preserve economic ties amid trade fights and renewed territorial tensions. While global attention has focused on Xi’s potentially pivotal meeting with US President Donald Trump, the […]
KOKOPO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (AFP) – An erupting volcano in Papua New Guinea has blanketed a town in ash and forced around 5,000 people from their homes, officials said on Thursday (June 27). Mount Ulawun – one of the world’s most hazardous volcanoes – began spewing lava and smoke high into the air on Wednesday. Mr […]
He is, without a doubt, one of the best-known people on the planet. In an age where celebrity is worshipped, the Dalai Lama is a faith leader who has become a spiritual superstar. As he approaches his 84th birthday, the monk who has handed out millions of handshakes and crafted as many inspirational quotes, is […]
OSAKA – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is in Japan on a working visit until Sunday, and will attend the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit (G-20) at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart, Mr Shinzo Abe. PM Lee will take part in summit discussions and have bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries on the […]
(Reuters) – The United States and China have agreed to a tentative truce in their trade dispute ahead of a meeting between leaders of the two nations at the G20 summit this weekend, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing sources. Details of the agreement, which would halt the next round of U.S. […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Mark Nordlicht, founder of defunct hedge fund firm Platinum Partners, assailed U.S. prosecutors at Nordlicht’s criminal trial on Wednesday, suggesting they deliberately misled jurors to boost their careers. “I’m going to show you lies told to you by the government,” Jose Baez told the jury during a fiery […]