Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Monday as investors cheered interest rate reforms by China's central bank, with Philippine shares adding nearly 2%. The People's Bank of China said on Saturday it would

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Long-dated bond yields in the eurozone shot higher on Monday on the back of a calmer tone in world markets and increased expectations for fiscal stimulus in Germany. Germany has the fiscal strength to counter

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Long-dated bond yields in the eurozone shot higher on Monday on the back of a calmer tone in world markets and increased expectations for fiscal stimulus in Germany. Germany has the fiscal strength to counter

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European shares ended higher for a second straight session on Monday on signs that measures would be adopted to prop up growth in major economies, while bond yields rebounded amid improved global sentiment plagued by

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Sri Lankan shares fell to their lowest close in nearly two weeks on Monday, as investors waited for more clarity after the main opposition party named a hard-line former defence chief as its presidential candidate,

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Australian shares gained the most in two months on Monday, powered by energy firms and heavyweight financial stocks, as expectations of more stimulus in major economies helped ease global recession worries. The S&P/ASX 200 index

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London's FTSE 100 bagged gains on Monday led by oil majors and Asia-exposed banks that rose on moves by China to keep business interest rates low, while pub operator Greene King helped midcaps outshine after

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China's government has unveiled plans to boost the mainland city of Shenzhen and make it into what state media called a "better place" than neighbouring Hong Kong, following another huge pro-democracy rally in the semi-autonomous

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A second planet has been discovered circling Beta Pictoris, a fledgling star in our own galaxy offering astronomers a rare glimpse of a planetary system in the making, according to a study published Monday. "We

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Afghanistan's ambassador to Spain was mugged at the weekend in Barcelona, police and diplomatic sources said Monday, the latest in a string of high-profile crimes in the city. The assailants attacked Masood Khalili late Sunday

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