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Philippine police van drives at protesters to break up anti-US demo INTERNATIONAL

Philippine police van drives at protesters to break up anti-US demo

Philippine police used tear gas to disperse about 1,000 anti-US protesters outside the US embassy in Manila on Wednesday, as television news footage showed a patrol van, which had come under attack, driving at demonstrators.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
G20 resolves to roll back protectionist measures ECONOMY

G20 resolves to roll back protectionist measures

With protectionism on the rise as a countervailing trend to globalisation

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10% of LATAM Airlines ECONOMY

Qatar Airways to acquire up to 10% of LATAM Airlines

Qatar Airways has agreed to acquire up to 10% of LATAM Airlines, in a $613mn deal that requires the consent of existing shareholders at the Chile-based carrier, the two companies said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UK restaurant owner jailed over fatal nut reaction INTERNATIONAL

UK restaurant owner jailed over fatal nut reaction

The owner of an Indian restaurant in Britain was on Monday jailed for six years for killing a customer with a nut allergy by making him a takeaway containing peanuts.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
How the Mideast’s second-richest nation is reacting to the oil shock ECONOMY

How the Mideast’s second-richest nation is reacting to the oil shock

The man in charge of helping Kuwait navigate the global oil-price shock said the Middle East’s second-richest nation is responding to the crisis by “spending as much as possible” to bolster economic growth.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Montpellier beat PSG to win Handball French Cup CULTURE

Montpellier beat PSG to win Handball French Cup

Montpellier players celebrate after winning the Handball French Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Bercy-Accor Hotels Arena stadium in Paris on Saturday. (AFP)

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greece’s Alpha Bank posts $582.3mn Q4 loss ECONOMY

Greece’s Alpha Bank posts $582.3mn Q4 loss

Alpha Bank, Greece’s fourth-largest lender by assets, swung to a loss in the final quarter of 2015 after it more than doubled its provisions for bad debts.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan forces recapture district on Tajik border INTERNATIONAL

Afghan forces recapture district on Tajik border

Afghan forces on Sunday wrested control of a northern district bordering Tajikistan from the Taliban, officials said, two months after its capture stoked fears the jihadists' violence could spread to Central Asia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cook wary of wounded South Africa but backs England to throw punches CULTURE

Cook wary of wounded South Africa but backs England to throw punches

Alastair Cook goes into the Boxing Day Test against South Africa wary of the wounded animal that is the world’s No1 side; England,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Formula One rejects alternative engine proposal CULTURE

Formula One rejects alternative engine proposal

Formula One manufacturers have agreed to come up with a plan to reduce the cost of power units and ensure no team is left without one after rejecting a proposal to introduce an alternative engine.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Red Bull confirm lineup but still no engine CULTURE

Red Bull confirm lineup but still no engine

Red Bull will race with the same lineup of Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Russian Daniil Kvyat next season but first they need to find an engine supply.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EMs trimming $5tn debt stokes currency risk ECONOMY

EMs trimming $5tn debt stokes currency risk

Borrowers in emerging markets have started to address a $5tn mountain of dollar-denominated bonds and loans, reducing their obligations for the first time in seven years ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016