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Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist's purported killing: paper

Saudi intelligence agents had realised after he died that the phone was recording and they used his finger print to unlock it, deleting some files, but not all of them.

Oct 13, 2018

Japan, as next year's G20 chair, wants to put global imbalances on the map

Tokyo hopes other countries would join Japan to counter U.S. President Donald Trump's focus on narrowing U.S. trade deficits through purely bilateral trade deals.

Oct 13, 2018

ST Engineering wins $5.5 million Singapore contract to test smart lamp-posts

Singapore Technologies Engineering has confirmed that it was working on the project.

Oct 13, 2018

Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users, details impact

The company said it would message affected users over the coming days to tell them what type of information had been accessed in the attack.

Oct 13, 2018

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North Korea intends to abolish all nuclear weapons, South says

Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to work towards denuclearisation at their landmark June summit in Singapore.

Oct 12, 2018

President Widodo says Indonesia actively involved in resolving South China Sea conflicts

'Winter is coming': Indonesia's president sounds warning for global economy

The market ructions have now cascaded through to developed markets with Wall Street extending a slide into a sixth session on Thursday amid the trade war fears.

Oct 12, 2018

Singapore central bank tightens again with eye on trade risks

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it would slightly increase the slope of the Singapore dollar's policy band, as predicted in a Reuters poll.

Oct 12, 2018

BMW to buy control of China venture in 'new era' for foreign carmakers

The luxury carmaker said on Thursday it would increase its stake in its venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd to 75 percent from 50 percent.

Oct 12, 2018

Earthquake of magnitude 7 hits Papua New Guinea: USGS

The quake hit about 200 km (125 miles) southwest of the town of Rabaul at a depth of almost 40 km, just before 7 a.m. local time (2100 GMT Wednesday).

Oct 11, 2018

Asia shares plummet after Wall Street rout; Shanghai at near four-year lows

The global plunge erased hundreds of billions of dollars of wealth. The head of the International Monetary Fund said stock market valuations have been "extremely high".

Oct 11, 2018

World Bank's Kim sees 'clear' economic slowdown if trade war escalates

Kim made the comments at a news conference during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Bali.

Oct 11, 2018

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FT says James Murdoch in line for Tesla chair; Elon Musk reply - incorrect

The Financial Times cited two people briefed on discussions saying Murdoch was the lead candidate for the job.

Oct 11, 2018

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Oxfam rejects Singapore defence of low taxes

Oxfam's Commitment to Reducing Inequality index ranked Singapore 149th of 157, below Afghanistan, Algeria, and Cambodia, and marginally higher than Haiti, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

Oct 10, 2018

An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a crude oil terminal in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China July 4, 2018.

World's biggest traders see oil at $65-$100 next year

Jeremy Weir, chief executive of Trafigura, said at an oil conference in London that he would not be surprised to see oil trade at more than $100 per barrel next year.

Oct 10, 2018

wework expands in southeast asia via singapore

SoftBank in talks to take majority stake in WeWork

Pricing and other details have yet to be firmed up, the source said, adding that it was not a done deal.

Oct 10, 2018

Money changer holds U.S. dollar bills at Grand Bazaar in the center of Tehran

Global debt is growing, IMF says, but so are values of public assets

The IMF said a new data base in its semi-annual Fiscal Monitor report showed considerable net worth in 31 countries that account for 61 percent of global economic output.

Oct 10, 2018

India's frauds investigator probes five IL&FS firms for fund diversion

Indian government took control of the debt-laden IL&FS last week after defaults on a string of debt obligations triggered wider concerns about risks in the financial sector.

Oct 10, 2018

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Amal Clooney calls on Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters reporters

Amal Clooney said Myanmar's President Win Myint would make the decision to issue a pardon in consultation with Suu Kyi.

Oct 8, 2018

Australia's ANZ takes profit hit as inquiry fallout sweeps banking sector

Australia's so-called Big Four banks are among the most profitable banks in the world, earning average net profit margins of 34 percent.

Oct 8, 2018

Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia dampens prospects of output freeze

Oil market is balanced, says Qatar energy minister

Oil prices have been rising as U.S. sanctions against Iran's crude exports are set to start next month.

Oct 8, 2018

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