World economy
US-China trade war could get India new oil suppliers from US: report
07 Jul 2018
India is likely to benefit from increased supplies of crude oil from the United States as US oil producers look for new markets as they brace for a trade war with China that could curb US shipments
Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif gets 10-year jail for corruption
06 Jul 2018
The verdict comes days ahead of the general election in Pakistan where Nawaz Sharif’s party Pakistan Muslim League is in a close race with the Imran Khan-led opposition party
Rising sea levels could cost the world $14 trillion a year by 2100
04 Jul 2018
Failure to meet the United Nations' 2ºC warming limits will lead to sea level rise and dire global economic consequences, new research has warned
Hundreds of thousands across US march against Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’
02 Jul 2018
Hundreds of thousands of people, including Indian Americans, took to the streets in US cities and smaller towns on Saturday to protest against the controversial immigration policies of President Donald Trump, which have resulted in the separation of illegal immigrants and their children
Canada hits the US with $12-6 bn retaliatory tariffs
30 Jun 2018
The reataliatory measures that target a range of US products from orange juice and ketchup to steel, aluminum, yatchs and consumer goods, will come into effect on Sunday, 1 July
US Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban
28 Jun 2018
US President Donald Trump has finally received the Supreme Court’s approval for his travel ban on select Muslim countries, with the apex court upholding the Trump White House's travel ban
Trump sets 4 Nov deadline for world to stop buying Iranian crude
27 Jun 2018
The US has told all countries, including India and China, to stop all their imports of Iranian crude oil by 4 November, but the two countries are unlikely to comply considering their dependence on Iranian oil
Erdogan emerges victor in Turkish election
25 Jun 2018
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the longest-surviving Turkish President, will enjoy enhanced powers under a new constitution agreed to in an April 2017 referendum
Opec agrees to raise output by 1 mn barrels per day
23 Jun 2018
Opec members agreed to a deal on Friday to increase oil supplies by about 1 million barrels of oil per day, equivalent to an increase of 1 per cent of global supplies
Panama Papers to the fore again: Bachchan, Lionel Messi implicated
21 Jun 2018
A fresh trove of 1.2 million documents linked to the defunct Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca reveal fresh details that appear to implicate Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, footballer Lionel Messi, and the family of Argentina’s president, among others
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