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Singapore, China renew bilateral currency swap agreement for 3 years

The agreement between these two countries could be extended again, China's central bank said, without giving further details.

May 13, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

May's Brexit talks with Labour grave mistake: Ex-Minister

Williamson's remark on Saturday comes as May is hoping to reach a cross-party consensus on her withdrawal agreement after failing to get it through Parliament three times.

May 12, 2019

By IANS

Juan Guaido (C), head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, delivers a speech at the Francisco de Miranda avenue, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 23, 2019. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced he was severing "diplomatic and

Venezuela crisis: Guaido seeks US military cooperation

Guaido said the opposition also seeks to "apply the necessary pressure" to end the so-called Bolivarian Revolution, in power since 1999.

May 12, 2019

By IANS

US deploying more Patriot missiles to Middle East

Carrier Abraham Lincoln, deployed by US President Donald Trump's administration to the Middle East as a warning to Iran, passed through Egypt's Suez Canal.

May 11, 2019

By IANS

US warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks; cleric threatens US fleet

Trump urged Iran's leaders talk with him about giving up their nuclear program and said he could not rule out a military confrontation.

May 11, 2019

By Reuters

Forget 2014, remember 2004: This is how Rahul Gandhi turned around tables

The Congress citadel was almost driven to extinction, when he took over as President of the grand old party in 2018

May 10, 2019

By Nagesh Narayana

US seizes North Korean ship for sanctions violations

Berman said the ship was "recently taken into custody" but declined to provide an exact date for the transfer of custody.

May 10, 2019

By IANS

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Trump says N. Korea not 'ready to negotiate'

Thursday's developments are the latest sign of deterioration in the fragile negotiations between the US and North Korea.

May 10, 2019

By IANS

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Trump says Beijing 'broke' trade talk deals, pledges to keep tariffs on Chinese goods

Trump accuses China of breaking the deal and that Beijing would pay if no agreement is reached, Beijing has announced it would retaliate if tariffs rise.

May 9, 2019

By Reuters

Political advertising on Facebook creating 'inequalities'

Traditional campaigning regulations are based on the theory that spending by each political party leads to a similar result.

May 8, 2019

By IANS

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Seeking to avert higher tariffs, China dispatches top negotiator to US

A spokesman for the US Trade Representative's office said the higher tariffs are scheduled to take effect at 12:01 am EDT on Friday.

May 8, 2019

By Reuters

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Trump tax returns from 1985 to 1994 show $1 billion in losses

Trump lost so much money that he was able to avoid paying income taxes for eight of the 10 years.

May 8, 2019

By Reuters

No 'concentration camps' in Xinjiang, says China

Beijing has repeatedly denied the Uyghur citizens are being held in such large numbers, calling the camps instead "vocational education training centres"

May 7, 2019

By IANS

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Trump pardons former US soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner

Sentence of 25 years dropped, former soldier hailed as a "model prisoner" and "entirely deserving" of the Grant of Executive Clemency.

May 7, 2019

By Reuters

Trump calls Putin, talks of 'Russian Hoax'

The Kremlin confirmed in a statement that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had spoken, saying the call had been initiated by the White House.

May 4, 2019

By IANS

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