LONDON, Oct 13 (APP/AFP): World stocks mostly fell Thursday as weak Chinese data reinforced fears over the world’s number two economy, while a spat between Britain’s Tesco and Dutch giant Unilever hit sentiment in Europe. In midday deals, London stocks was down 0.8 percent, Frankfurt declined 1.3 percent, Paris shed 1.4 percent and Amsterdam slid […]
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Markets swing lower on China trade data, retail row
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Mahathir’s son quits Malaysia’s main motorsports circuit
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Former Malaysia premier Mahathir Mohamad’s son has resigned as chairman of the Sepang International Circuit (SIC), which hosts MotoGP and Formula One races, an official said Thursday. Mokhzani Mahathir, who had held the position since 2003, vacated the post on October 10 citing “personal reasons”, the circuit’s CEO Razlan […]
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German court gives govt green light for Canada-EU trade deal
By Juergen Oeder KARLSRUHE, Germany, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Germany’s top court on Thursday gave the government the go-ahead to approve a planned EU-Canada free trade deal, in a setback for activists who had sought to block the agreement. The Constitutional Court did set certain conditions however, stipulating that Germany may only commit to the […]
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Migrants jump Spain-Morocco border fence in heavy rain
MADRID, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – Some 100 African migrants managed to clamber over the fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla Thursday under heavy rain, police said, in the latest rush onto the border system. “At eight (0600 GMT) this morning, there was an organised assault and Moroccan forces were overwhelmed,” a spokesman […]
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France urges ‘roadmap’ for Ukraine peace
PARIS, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – French President Francois Hollande called on all parties in the Ukraine conflict to draw up a roadmap to settle the dispute, after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday. The aim would be to help Ukraine regain control of its borders with Russia, he added. Hollande’s office issued the statement […]
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German authorities under fire over bomb plot suspect suicide
DRESDEN, Germany, Oct 13, (APP/AFP) – German authorities were under pressure Thursday to explain how a Syrian suspect detained over a bomb plot could have committed suicide in jail, seriously hampering investigations into the alleged planned attack. The death in custody marks a second official “fiasco” after police commandos earlier botched the arrest of Jaber […]