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Brazil is more advanced than most countries around the globe when it comes to clean energy, but the solar power...

S. Korea to Disclose Forex Market Trading History Every Six Months

Japanese Hold As Many Credit Cards As Americans, But Do They Use Them?

In Japanese society, there are more opportunities to receive a credit card than most other societies. If you live in...

A Tata Steel sign is seen outside their plant in Scunthorpe northern England, October 15, 2014. India's Tata Steel Ltd is in talks to sell loss-making European operations including mills in northern England and Scotland to Geneva-based Klesch Group, as it battles weak prices and tentative economic recovery. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL) - RTR4AAKC

Tatas complete acquisition of Bhushan Steel; deal helps fraud-hit PNB offset some losses from Nirav Modi scam

Bamnipal Steel Ltd (BNPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Steel, has successfully completed the acquisition of a controlling stake, of...

Coal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy

LAMAO - For Nestor Castro and the other residents of Lamao village, which sits near two coal-fired power plants and...

BBL credit card spending nearly twice industry rate

Bangkok Bank's (BBL) credit card spending for the first three months of this year recorded stellar growth, nearly doubling the...

Interest Rate - Variable Interest Rate - a conceptual look at variable interest rates. Will they go up or down?

Higher oil prices and weaker rand a risk to inflation – analysts

The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) is expected to take a hawkish stance and keep interest rates...

FOUR ARRESTED IN DARK WEB DRUG BUST; COCAINE, PILLS SENT BY POST

The police busted a drug network in Brunssum, Limburg. Four men were arrested for trading drugs on the dark web,...

Finland moves to ease restrictions on non-EU workers

Last year, officials in southern Finland's Uusimaa region loosened rules on hiring non-EU and -EEA workers to ease a labour...

Portuguese president calls London homeless man’s death inhumane

Portugal’s president has described the circumstances in which a homeless Portuguese man died near the UK parliament as “inhumane”. Marcelo...

Man acquitted after serving 18 years in Polish prison for rape and murder of teenager he did not commit

A man falsely imprisoned for 18 years over the rape and murder of a teenager has been acquitted by Poland's...

Irish men arrested after €3.4m cannabis seizure in Spain

Five men, including four from Ireland, have been arrested after €3.4m worth of cannabis herb was seized in Spain. The...

Two hundred names appeared on an enemies list in Hungary. Thousands more asked to join

BUDAPEST – The list was spread across two pages, white type on a black background. There, plain for all to...

Oman can defend its currency peg, central bank governor says

Muscat: Oman has the means to maintain its currency peg and has no plans to change it even though the...

Nepal’s Maoists, liberal communists unite as biggest left party

KATHMANDU: The main group of Nepal's Maoist former rebels and the liberal Communist UML party merged on Thursday to form...

Kuwait cultural office in US ‘warns’ students about fraud calls, messages

WASHINGTON, May 17, (KUNA): Kuwait’s cultural office in Washington DC called Wednesday on Kuwaiti students to be cautious when receiving...

Trump’s personal attorney solicited $1 million from government of Qatar

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal attorney, solicited a payment of at least $1 million from the government of Qatar in...

Muqtada al-Sadr: Iraq’s militia leader turned champion of poor

Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr surprised the world when his Sairoon Alliance captured more parliamentary seats than any other party or...

Jordan is Key Player in Israel’s Energy Equation in Region

Jordan is a key player in Israel's energy equation in the region as it could either make or break the...

Government Officials Attend Sustainable Development Goals Workshop in Jalalabad