Brent breaks $100 on Mideast flare-up, fanning inflation fears
Brent broke above $100 a barrel Wednesday as oil prices surged and stocks struggled on the back of a fresh flare-up in the Middle East crisis, putting upward pressure on inflation ahead of key US data at the end of the week.
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Tradition Announces Partnership With Affin Moneybrokers to Support Malaysian Market Data
Tradition today announced a strategic partnership with Affin Moneybrokers Sdn. Bhd., one of Malaysia's leading interbank money brokers, under which Tradition will provide market data infrastructure, pricing technology and distribution capabilities to support Affin's continued growth in the Malaysian financial markets.
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South Korea video game tycoon to pay record $1.5 bn in divorce
A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered South Korean video game tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay more than 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in a divorce settlement, the largest asset division ever awarded in the country.
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'Long live Chairman Mao': Supporters pay respects to founder of Communist China
Fifty years after his death, diehard fans of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong lined up Wednesday in his hometown to pay homage, holding portraits, flags and huge floral tributes.
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Africa's informal economy: a burden and lifeline
Across the pavements, residential areas and public spaces of African cities, the informal economy is booming under the noses of authorities, who are often powerless to stop it.
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Sweden immigration restrictions spark healthcare concerns
A dramatic tightening of Sweden's migration policy has sparked concern in a healthcare sector that is ever more dependent on immigrants, professionals warned ahead of a general election on Sunday.
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Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm could revolutionise their studies.
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EU to help cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under plans to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots that the European Union is to unveil Wednesday.
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'Our year': Kane and Bayern primed for Champions League tilt
Bayern Munich have made it clear their main goal this season is to win the Champions League after recent near-misses, with Harry Kane saying "it has to be our year".
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The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk
In a humble control room a few hours from Bhutan's capital, a team works around the clock to monitor the risks of the Himalayan country's rapidly melting glaciers.
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