World & Region

China cuts reserve ratio given domestic pressures, overseas risks: state media

China's central bank made a "timely" move by pumping liquidity into the banking system to respond to rising pressures in the domestic banking industry and growing risks abroad, a state-owned Chinese newspaper said on Saturday.
China cuts reserve ratio given domestic pressures, overseas risks: state media

 

Cambodia celebrates return of 'priceless' stolen Angkor jewelry

Cambodian leader Hun Sen unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewelry on Friday which was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in Britain, pleading for other long-lost treasures to be handed back.
Cambodia celebrates return of 'priceless' stolen Angkor jewelry

 

'I'M BACK': Trump returns to Facebook, YouTube after two-year ban

Former president Donald Trump wrote his first posts on his reinstated Facebook and YouTube accounts Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
'I'M BACK': Trump returns to Facebook, YouTube after two-year ban

   

Musk says code for recommending tweets will be public

Twitter owner Elon Musk on Friday put out word that he will make public the long-secret algorithm for recommending tweets.
Musk says code for recommending tweets will be public

 

Thailand prepares to dissolve parliament ahead of election

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he had prepared a decree seeking to dissolve parliament ahead of an election, an expected step as his government heads into the last week of its four-year term.
Thailand prepares to dissolve parliament ahead of election

   

Huawei has replaced thousands of US-banned parts in its products, founder says

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's founder said that the company has replaced more than 13,000 parts in its products that were hit by U.S. trade sanctions, according to a transcript of a speech posted on Friday by a Chinese university.
Huawei has replaced thousands of US-banned parts in its products, founder says

 

UN aviation council votes to hear MH17 case against Russia

The United Nations aviation council on Friday voted to hear a case against Russia over the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the foreign ministers of Australia and the Netherlands said.
UN aviation council votes to hear MH17 case against Russia

   

ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for illegal deportation of children from Ukraine.
ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin

 

Flights cancelled in fresh round of strikes at German airports

Strikes at four German airports led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Friday in the latest bout of industrial action to disrupt travel plans in recent months.
Flights cancelled in fresh round of strikes at German airports

   

China's Xi to visit Russia from March 20-22: Kremlin

Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Russia from March 20-22 for a state visit after he was invited by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Friday.
China's Xi to visit Russia from March 20-22: Kremlin

 

Anger as French government pushes through pension change without vote

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne used a special procedure to push an unpopular pensions bill through the National Assembly without a vote on Thursday, triggering boos and shouts of "Resign!" in rare chaotic scenes in the French parliament.
Anger as French government pushes through pension change without vote

   

EU races to lead green tech battle against US, China

The EU on Thursday announced plans to push the bloc's businesses to produce more clean technology in Europe to challenge state-backed competition from the United States and China.
EU races to lead green tech battle against US, China

 

South Korea and Japan hail spring thaw amid missiles and weight of history

The leaders of Japan and South Korea promised to turn the page on years of animosity at a meeting on Thursday, putting aside their difficult shared history and pledging to work together to counter regional security challenges.
South Korea and Japan hail spring thaw amid missiles and weight of history

   

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