Russian economy outgrows projections
Russia’s economy expanded 2.3 per cent last year, growing more quickly than the government and the IMF had predicted, according…
Global warming to hit Norway?
Icy Arctic islands north of Norway are warming faster than almost anywhere on Earth and more avalanches, rain and mud…
UK to fight Eurotunnel case
The government plans to pay a law firm £800,000 ($ 1,040,000) for advice in case Eurotunnel decides to sue over…
China’s AI use spooks expert
Yoshua Bengio, a Canadian computer scientist who helped pioneer the techniques underpinning much of the current excitement around artificial intelligence,…
China writes off Cameroon debt
China has written off $78 million from Cameroon’s debt after it failed to repay part of the debt in 2018.…
Not withdrawing US troops from South Korea: Trump
US President Donald Trump has no plans to pull out US troops from South Korea, amid speculation that he could…
May’s new Brexit strategy?
British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be “armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas” when she next…
Budget sops before Elections
The Narendra Modi-led government unveiled a budget tailored for an election year with tax breaks, relief for small business and…
Central African Republic agrees to a peace deal
A peace deal between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 rebel groups has been struck after…
Pope Francis visits UAE
His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of Catholic Church visited United Arab Emirates on his 27th Apostolic Journey. He is…