Archive for the August 17, 2019
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Energy major Total on Friday said it remained committed to a Mozambique liquefied natural gas project on the country's remote northern coast despite deadly Islamist insurgent attacks. Total will become the operator of the $25
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Germany's right-left coalition government would be prepared to ditch its balanced budget rule and take on new debt to counter a possible recession, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday. Fears are mounting that Europe's largest
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President Donald Trump on Thursday again signaled his desire for close trading ties with Britain once it leaves the European Union, saying a "fantastic" deal was in the works. "I think we'll have a fantastic
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Malaysia's central bank on Friday announced additional measures to give more flexibility to foreign investors to trade in the ringgit, and for resident businesses to manage hedging of foreign currency risks. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
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Norway said Thursday it would halt Amazon protection subsidies worth 30 million euros ($33 million) to Brazil, which it accused of turning its back on the fight against deforestation. Days after Germany also withdrew money
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Space tourism moved a step closer to reality Thursday as Virgin Galactic unveiled its new Mission Control at a spaceport in New Mexico and the schedule for final test flights before taking paying customers into
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Thailand will pour more than $10 billion into the economy, the finance ministry said Friday, as a new government looks to kickstart sputtering growth after five years of junta rule. The once-vibrant Southeast Asian economy
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The Turkish military pension fund OYAK said Friday it had signed a provisional deal to buy British Steel after the UK steelmaker was forced into liquidation in May. OYAK said it hoped the takeover by
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A British judge on Friday gave the green light for a tiny private firm to seize more than $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over a failed natural gas deal. The amount represents
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US homebuilding fell for a third straight month in July amid a steep decline in the construction of multi-family housing units, but a jump in permits to a seven-month high offered hope for the struggling
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