An Afghan defence official on Sunday firmly rejected calls to hand over the Bagram airbase to the United States, after the U.S. President Donald Trump threatened “punishment” if Washington was not given
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Voters in Guinea went to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution that could set the stage for a return to civilian rule in the West African nation,
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The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s top cobalt producer, will lift its suspension on shipments of the metal next month, replacing a months-long ban with a quota system designed to stabilize
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Chinese households are cautiously returning to equities, as dwindling returns from other asset classes leave few attractive alternatives, Bloomberg reported. The CSI 300 Index has jumped more than 25% since hitting April
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Bernard Arnault, the billionaire head of luxury empire LVMH and France’s richest man, has sharply criticised a proposed 2 per cent levy on the country’s wealthiest households, warning it would be “deadly
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MI5 will, for the first time, publish formal guidance to members of parliament and their staff on how to protect themselves from espionage and foreign interference, according to a report by The
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The U.S. technology sector was thrown into turmoil this weekend after President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, sending shockwaves across Silicon Valley and beyond. According to Bloomberg,
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China’s State Council Information Office on Friday released a white paper titled “CPC Guidelines for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era: Practice and Achievements”, detailing unprecedented developments in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
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