Macri’s bid to calm markets backfires, Argentine peso plummets
Following seven straight days of declines in Argentina’s peso, President Mauricio Macri decided to make a rare address to the nation on Wednesday to reassure markets that the South American country had no trouble paying its debts.
Vietnam arrests exiles group member with weapons: security ministry
Police in Vietnam have arrested a man accused of being a member of a “terrorist” group and planning attacks in the country, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.
Military helicopter crash kills 18 in Ethiopia: news agency
A military helicopter crashed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region on Thursday and all 18 people aboard, including 15 soldiers, were killed, the state-affiliated news agency Fana said.
Trade worries drag on Wall Street; tech stocks help limit losses
U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday, after four straight sessions of gains, weighed down by concerns over the U.S.-China trade war, even though gains in technology stocks helped limit losses.
New Pakistani minister bans ‘vulgar’ movie billboards, critics fear rise of Islamists
Punjab’s new information minister, Islamist politician Fayaz-ul-Hasan Chohan, has announced a ban on “vulgar” movie billboards in the Pakistani province, angering those who fear the growing influence of hardliners under new Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Italy demands EU opens more ports to migrant ships
Italy demanded on Thursday the EU find other ports to disembark migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, suggesting it would withhold support for the EU naval mission against people-smuggling unless other countries take in survivors.
Venezuelan immigrants survive on the streets in Brazil
Many Venezuelans thought they were leaving a collapsing economy for a land of milk and honey just next door.
Russian navy to hold drills off Syria as Idlib offensive looms
Russia will begin a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense announced, a move the Kremlin said was justified by a failure to deal with militants in Syria’s Idlib province.
Military helicopter crash kills 18 in Ethiopia: Fana
A military helicopter crashed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region on Thursday and all 18 people aboard, including 15 soldiers, were killed, the state-affiliated news agency Fana said.
Indian opposition raps Modi over ‘failed’ ban on high-value notes
India’s main opposition Congress party on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after central bank data showed that his shock 2016 move to ban high-value notes failed to meet his key objective of flushing out money hidden from the tax man…
