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Bodies of more Indonesians wash ashore in Malaysia after boat tragedy INTERNATIONAL

Bodies of more Indonesians wash ashore in Malaysia after boat tragedy

Five more bodies believed to be those of illegal Indonesian migrants were found in Malaysia on Wednesday following a boat tragedy, raising the death toll to 18, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Squeezed bank dealers quit European govt bond markets ECONOMY

Squeezed bank dealers quit European govt bond markets

A rise in the number of banks giving up primary dealer roles in European government bond markets threatens to further reduce liquidity and eventually make it more expensive for some countries to borrow money.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Palin backs ‘master’ dealmaker Trump INTERNATIONAL

Palin backs ‘master’ dealmaker Trump

Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin endorsed Republican billionaire Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying the real estate mogul would “lead the charge” as America’s next president.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
More than 100 people quarantined after Sierra Leone Ebola death INTERNATIONAL

More than 100 people quarantined after Sierra Leone Ebola death

More than 100 people have been quarantined in Sierra Leone after coming in contact with a woman who died of Ebola last week, highlighting the potential for the disease to spread ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suicide bomber kills 14 in eastern Afghan city INTERNATIONAL

Suicide bomber kills 14 in eastern Afghan city

At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber struck the home of a prominent politician in Jalalabad Sunday, officials said, in the second deadly attack in the eastern Afghan city in less than a week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran-India $2.5bn steel export deal in dispute ECONOMY

Iran-India $2.5bn steel export deal in dispute

India’s largest-ever steel export deal, struck with Iran in 2014 to allow it to buy the metal without violating Western sanctions that are now set to end, has become mired in a dispute that has seen no payments made or shipments delivered since last fall.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ivory Coast’s leader names govt, makes key changes INTERNATIONAL

Ivory Coast’s leader names govt, makes key changes

Ouattara has won plaudits for reviving the economy of the world’s top cocoa producer

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan hosts talks to revive Afghan peace bid INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan hosts talks to revive Afghan peace bid

Pakistan yesterday hosted four-country talks aimed at luring the Afghan Taliban back to the negotiating table with the Kabul government, even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter campaign of violence.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QSE opens weak, loses 93 points ECONOMY

QSE opens weak, loses 93 points

Qatar Stock Exchange opened the week weak as its key index plunged 93 points to settle below the 9,700 mark and capitalisation erode QR6bn on lingering concerns over low oil prices, geopolitical tension ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
13 people killed after tourist bus crashes in Thailand INTERNATIONAL

13 people killed after tourist bus crashes in Thailand

At least 13 people including ethnic Chinese Malaysian tourists were killed when a bus plunged off a road in Thailand, a country with some of the world's most dangerous highways.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
RBI chief’s crackdown on bad loans to spur M&As ECONOMY

RBI chief’s crackdown on bad loans to spur M&As

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan’s war on bad loans is set to spur a slew of mergers and acquisitions after he allowed lenders to take control of defaulting companies ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mourinho confident of Abramovich support CULTURE

Mourinho confident of Abramovich support

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is confident he retains the support of the club’s owner Roman Abramovich on the eve of the Champions League match against Porto...

4:45 AM November 25 2016