Zambian president removes finance minister, appoints central bank deputy governor
Zambia’s president has appointed central bank deputy governor Bwalya Ng’andu as finance minister, taking over from Margaret Mwanakatwe who has been fired, a statement from...
China-friendly Taiwan mayor beats Foxconn’s Gou in opposition party’s presidential primary
A China-friendly mayor in Taiwan on Monday won the opposition party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election beating Foxconn’s founder Terry Gou and posting a...
MLB roundup: Rays flirt with perfect game in beating O’s
Ryan Yarbrough and Ryne Stanek combined to retire the first 24 Baltimore hitters, and visiting Tampa Bay got homers from Austin Meadows and Michael Brosseau...
Sudanese man shot dead during protest as sides wrangle over transition – Middle East Monitor
Sudanese man shot dead during protest as sides wrangle over transition Middle East Monitor Sudan’s paramilitary forces ‘shoot at protesters, kill a man’ Al Jazeera English Sudan...
Japan PM Abe’s ruling bloc set for solid upper house win: polls
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition is set to win a solid majority in an upper house election later this week, keeping alive his dream...
China greenhouse gas emissions soar 50% during 2005-2014: government data
China’s climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions hit 12.3 billion tonnes in 2014, up 53.5% in just a decade, the environment ministry said on Monday, citing the...
Asian shares pull ahead after encouraging Chinese data
Asian shares advanced on Monday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after encouraging Chinese data suggested the world’s second-biggest economy may be starting to...
Oil prices edge lower as China’s GDP growth slows
Oil prices slipped on Monday after China posted its slowest quarterly economic growth in at least 27 years, reinforcing concerns about demand in the world’s...
Erdogan says Trump can waive sanctions on Turkey for Russian defense purchase
U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to waive sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russian air defense systems and should find a “middle...
Kaohsiung mayor wins opposition party’s nomination for Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election
The mayor of Taiwan’s southern port city Han Kuo-yu on Monday won the opposition party’s hotly contested nomination for the 2020 presidential election, posting a...