Archive for the January 5, 2019
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Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down Friday as Tropical Storm Pabuk struck the kingdom, forcing airports and ferries to close and bringing power blackouts, heavy rains and massive sea swells. Boats were recalled to
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Uzbekistan said Friday it will allow German citizens to visit for up to 30 days visa-free to boost tourism as the ex-Soviet country emerges from long-term isolation. Germany will be the second European Union country
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Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in
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The Taliban blamed US and Afghan forces for almost 90 percent of civilian casualties in 2018, in a report released Friday that suggested Afghanistan's largest militant group was not responsible for a single death or
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Indian shares rose 0.5 percent on Friday, tracking global markets which heaved a sigh of relief as China stepped up efforts to revive its economy by cutting banks' reserve requirement ratios. The benchmark BSE index
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Tokyo's key Nikkei index plunged more than two percent on Friday, hit by a surge in the yen and sell-offs on Wall Street amid worries over the US economy. In its first trading session of
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US stocks surged over 2.5 percent on Friday, boosted by a robust US jobs report, plans for fresh Sino-US trade talks and as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged patience and sensitivity to risks in
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Wall Street plunged on Thursday after slowing US factory activity on the heels of a dire revenue warning from Apple Inc fuelled fears of a global economic slowdown. The magnitude of Apple's holiday quarter revenue
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Australian shares weakened on Friday, to end the first week of new year lower as Apple's surprise revenue warning and dismal US factory data fanned worries over the global economy. The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO>
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The US two-year Treasury note yield dropped below 2.4 percent on Thursday, reaching parity with the federal funds effective rate for the first time since 2008. The fed funds effective rate, which was 2.4 percent
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