Expenses scandal an embarrassing start to 2017 for Australia’s embattled PM
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s health minister stepped down temporarily on Monday to allow auditors to scour her expense accounts after she bought an investment apartment while on a work trip, an embarrassing start to the year for embattled Prime Minis…
China says protectionist Trump may limit growth of its exports
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump may limit the growth of China’s exports by imposing greater trade protectionist measures, China’s customs agency said on Friday.
Former U.N. chief Ban second in South Korea presidential poll
SEOUL (Reuters) – Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon polled second in a survey of South Korean presidential favorites released on Friday, 11 percentage points behind former opposition leader Moon Jae-in, who led the Gallup Korea poll at 31 perce…
Australia says TPP not dead, despite Trump opposition
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has declared the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) not dead ahead of key trade talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Sydney on Saturday, despite opposition to the trade pact from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
South Korea prosecutor to decide ‘soon’ whether to seek arrest warrant for Samsung’s Lee
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s special prosecutors’ office said on Friday it will decide “soon” whether to seek a warrant to arrest Samsung Group [SAGR.UL] leader Jay Y. Lee, who was questioned for more than 22 hours over suspicions including bribery….
Austria’s far right struggles to win over Jews with charm offensive
VIENNA (Reuters) – Politically, it could be a fine example of chutzpah.
U.S. set to lift some financial sanctions against Sudan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is set to announce the easing of some financial sanctions against Sudan on Friday for its recent efforts in helping tackle terrorism, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
France’s Montebourg marginally wins first left-wing primary debate: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg was seen as marginally winning the first French left-wing primary television debate on Thursday, raising the prospect of a tight race to select the Left’s candidate for the 2017 presidential e…
At least seven killed in suicide attack in Syrian capital: state tv
AMMAN (Reuters) – A powerful blast caused by a suicide bomber hit a heavily policed district of the Syrian capital on Thursday with at least seven killed, a police source told state television.
China, Russia agree on more ‘countermeasures’ against U.S. anti-missile system: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and Russia have agreed to take further unspecified “countermeasures” in response to a U.S. plan to deploy an anti-missile system in South Korea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.
