Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) derailed the multi-million euro investment program of China’s Cosco Shipping consortium, ruling that some proposed...

Dairy farmers refuse £6,000 to allow filming of milk production in Denmark

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11/04/2019

Dairy farmers in Denmark have refused an offer of nearly £6,000 to let animal-rights campaigners film the production of milk,...

Indian arrested in Kuwait with cannabis from Iraq

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08/04/2019

Kuwait authorities have arrested an Indian trucker while trying to enter the country with 3 kg of cannabis from Iraq,...

‘US import from Qatar surges by 153%’

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08/04/2019

The Qatar-US trade balance in goods, which is often in favour of the US, was skewed towards Qatar in January...

Rouhani says Iran ready to expand gas, power trade with Iraq

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08/04/2019

President Hassan Rouhani called for Iran and neighboring Iraq to expand their gas and electricity dealings and boost bilateral trade...

Egypt on track to end fuel subsidies — IMF

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08/04/2019

Egypt is on track to end subsidies on most fuels by June 15 as part of a reform programme led...

Afghanistan, Belarus Sign Bilateral Trade Agreement

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08/04/2019

An MoU on bilateral trade and economic cooperation was signed between senior officials from Afghanistan and Belarus. “The Republic of...

Taiwan ranked 18th-largest exporter of goods in 2018

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08/04/2019

Taiwan's exports accounted for 1.7 percent of the entire globe's exports in 2018, making the nation the 18th- largest exporter,...

Omani rial exchange rate index rises 3.6 per cent

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08/04/2019

Muscat: The effective exchange rate index of the Omani rial rose by 3.6 per cent to 104.0 points at the...

‘Carlyle agrees to buy 30 percent stake in Spain’s Cepsa’

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08/04/2019

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP has agreed to buy a 30 percent stake in Spanish oil and gas company...

TAP Air Portugal Receives First Airbus A321LR

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08/04/2019

TAP Air Portugal welcomes the first A321LR aircraft into its growing fleet of Airbus aircraft. With a total of 75...

Finland’s ‘free cash’ experiment fails to boost employment

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08/04/2019

Europe’s first national government-backed experiment in giving citizens free cash failed to encourage its participants to work more as organisers...

Ukraine's presidential candidate, who led the first round of presidential polls, Volodymyr Zelensky (R) undergoes a blood test in a private clinic in Kiev on April 5, 2019 to prove he does not abuse alcohol and drugs ahead of a second-round runoff on April 21. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Ukraine presidential rivals undergo televised drug tests

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08/04/2019

KIEV: The two remaining candidates in Ukraine’s presidential race underwent televised drug and alcohol tests on Friday, capping a week...

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria shake hands during a final vote on Italy's 2019 budget law at the Lower House of the Parliament in Rome, Italy, December 29, 2018. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy to hike 2020 deficit goal to around 2.1 percent

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08/04/2019

ROME: Italy will probably raise its 2020 budget deficit goal to around 2.1 percent of gross domestic product when it...

Norway drops Malaysia, 9 others from fixed income benchmark

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08/04/2019

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will streamline its US$300 billion fixed-income portfolio by cutting emerging market bonds from...