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Modi's rivals see India election gain hitting PM on economy 08 Apr 2019 - 10:00 pm
Indian labourers stitch apparel in the tailoring section of a textile production unit in the south Indian city of Tiruppur on March 25, 2019. AFP / Arun Sankar
Development-bank climate funds seek new dollars, as competition heats up 08 Apr 2019 - 07:28 pm
A thermosolar power plant, partly funded by the CIF, is pictured at Noor II near the city of Ouarzazate, Morocco, November 4, 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal
In US first, Minneapolis rethinks housing density to make homes cheaper 08 Apr 2019 - 07:28 pm
Housing advocates hold a public-outreach event in Minneapolis, USA, on September 11, 2018. Handout photograph courtesy of Neighbors for More Neighbors
Thailand ramps up fight against forced labour with stricter law 08 Apr 2019 - 07:28 pm
Migrant workers prepare to unload their catch at a port in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, January 22, 2018. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
US ban on slave-made goods nets tiny fraction of $400 bln threat 08 Apr 2019 - 07:28 pm
US Customs and Border Protection officer opens packages at the JFK mail facility in New York,  August 28, 2018. Reuters/Jill Kitchener
Poverty, repression in shadow of Azerbaijan's shiny new skyline 08 Apr 2019 - 05:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Smoke and flames rise after an explosion at a gas pipeline in Sangachal town, 50 km from the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, on December 27, 2016. Resul Rehimov/Anadolu Agency
Baffled and concerned, Nissan shareholders sever last ties with ousted Ghosn 08 Apr 2019 - 09:06 am
FILE PHOTO - The company logo is seen at the Nissan Motors' Iwaki Plant in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo
Doha Bank ‘Gold Rush Cards Campaign’ a tremendous success 08 Apr 2019 - 02:11 am
Doha Bank officials unveiling the prize.
Istanbul Airport serves flights after mega move 07 Apr 2019 - 11:39 pm
A receptionist waits for passengers at the entrance of Turkish Airlines business class check-in hall at the city’s new Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.
Esteves breaks with discretion to praise Brazil's economy czar 07 Apr 2019 - 11:39 pm
President of the Chamber of Deputies Rodrigo Maia and Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes are seen during a meeting of the LIDE (Businessmen Leaders Group) in Campos do Jordao, Brazil, April 5, 2019. Reuters/Amanda Perobelli
Italy to use contingency fund to offset lower growth, Sole reports 07 Apr 2019 - 11:39 pm
EU Commission Vice-President for Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Valdis Dombrovskis delivers a speech during a joint news conference with Romania's Minister of Public Finance Eugen Orlando Teodorovici on the second day of the informal meeting
Investment of South Korean firms drops in 2018 07 Apr 2019 - 06:42 pm
People pose for photos beneath cherry blossom at the Yeouido Cherry Blossom festival in Seoul on April 7, 2019.  AFP / Ed Jones
Dangote Sugar Nigeria says illegal imports hurt sales and profit 07 Apr 2019 - 06:42 pm
The company, owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said revenue dropped 26 percent to 150.4 billion naira ($418 million) in 2018 while net income retreated 44 percent to 22.2 billion naira.
China is on a big gold-buying spree 07 Apr 2019 - 06:42 pm
A gold bar is presented at the German Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, central Germany on August 23, 2017. AFP/DPA/Arne Dedert
Ghosn to reveal who he blames for arrest in Japan: wife 07 Apr 2019 - 01:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn accompanied by his wife Carole Ghosn, arrives at his place of residence in Tokyo, Japan, March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Bereaved families blame Boeing after Ethiopia crash report 05 Apr 2019 - 07:45 pm
Samya Stumo who died in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town Bishoftu, is seen in this undated handout photo released on April 4, 2019. (Courtesy of Stumo family)
Report on Ethiopian crash ratchets up pressure on Boeing 05 Apr 2019 - 07:45 pm
A technician prepares to check Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane of Garuda Indonesia parked at the Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia at Soekarno-Hatta International airport, March 13, 2019. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan
Boeing studies 737 MAX output slowdown among scenarios 05 Apr 2019 - 07:45 pm
Boeing employees in front of a 737 MAX 8 produced for Southwest Airlines as Boeing celebrates the 10000th 737 to come off the production line in Renton, Washington, March 13, 2018. Reuters/Jason Redmond