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German police arrest 120 in anti-coal demonstrations
Clashes occurred in Lausitz when around 300 demonstrators forced their way into the Schwarze Pumpe power station
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India eases red tape but foreign firms still struggle
Despite signs of change on the ground, high-profile corporate tussles continue to bamboozle investors
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Outlook: Economy back on track, says President Mamnoon
The president also praised the government’s measures to overcome energy shortages
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Educating young minds: Economists ask govt to invest in productive sectors
Speakers discuss pre-budget measures and IMF's 'anti-growth policy' at seminar
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Pervaiz presents record: ‘World recognises Pakistan’s stability’
Load-shedding for the industrial sector had already ended
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PSX seeks public opinion on changes to regulations
Segregation of client assets is critical as brokers have been penalised for using client money illegally
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Taiwan's HTC banks on new phone, virtual reality as sales plunge
Revenue from January to March is down 64 per cent year-on-year to Tw $14.8 billion
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In the right direction: Incentives demanded for businessmen
KPCCI president says government should exempt traders from all taxes for five years
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Market watch: Bourse breaks all-time high record
Recent increase in share prices comes after almost nine months of bearish trends in the stock market
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Focus on economy as Australia PM calls July election
Bill Shorten, a 48-year-old ambitious former union chief, will take on the Liberal Party's Turnbull
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Seeking jobs abroad
Around a million Pakistanis are said to have left the country for better work opportunities in 2015 alone
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Pakistan seeks a poverty-free Asia-Pacific: Dar
Pakistan would soon move to a path of poverty reduction and improvement in other socio-economic indices, Dar says
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Google autonomous car project teams with Fiat Chrysler
Google autonomous test fleet will more than double with the addition of 100 new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans
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Obama faces looming trade row with China
Even if Obama avoids public spat, he faces prospects of presiding over the trade dispute during final months in office
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Eurozone growth forecast cut as global risks, Brexit loom
Global risks including slowdown in China and the danger of Britain leaving the bloc are harming the economic recovery
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EU says 'Brexit' threat 'considerable' risk to European economy
Britain votes on June 23 in an in-out referendum on whether to stay in the EU
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Nigeria says lost $15 bn in military procurement fraud
The figure is more than half of Nigeria's current foreign exchange reserves of $27 billion
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China's AIIB to co-finance first project with ADB in Pakistan
AIIB will jointly finance major new highway in Pakistan in its first co-financed project with ADB
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China, Japan growth to slow sharply in 2016, IMF warns
Government stimulus measures, lower commodity prices and low unemployment will help drive regional expansion
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US denounces 'wrong' views on TTIP leaks
The interpretations being given to these texts appear to be misleading at best and flat out wrong at worst: US
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Iran and South Korea set to triple trade to $18 bn
The two sides decided to increase by three times the current trade volume of around $6 billion
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Recent rise in yen 'extremely worrying': Japan finance minister
A strong currency is damaging for Japan's exporting giants, such as Toyota and Sony
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Australia readies key election budget
Australia, which has successfully avoided falling into recession for almost 25 years, posted better-than-expected GDP
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The fairy tale of GNP per capita
Powerful economic propaganda makes innocent students believe in absolutely incredible myths about how economy works
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The state of the economy
Pakistan’s policies are such that it is much easier for companies to exist in informal sector than in formal one
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Nissan recalls 3.8 million cars over faulty airbags
Recall would cover 2013-2017 including some Nissan Altima, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Sentra and Rogue models
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Germany to boost electric cars with 1 bn euro scheme
Car buyers will receive 4,000 euros when they choose a purely electric vehicle and 3,000 euros for a plug-in hybrid
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Korean dog meat farmers seek fresh start
The dogs in Gong's farm, one of thousands across the country, are bred specifically for consumption
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First shipment of US natural gas to EU arrives
A move which could lead to continental price wars and reduce Russian market domination
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First drop in iPhone sales, Apple revenue streak ends
Apple says iPhone sales drop, slipping to 51.19 million units in the recently ended quarter compared with 61.17
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Ambitious Saudi reforms up against 'vested interests'
Given its sweep, analysts say the plan's boosters are likely to come up against an array of obstacles
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South Korea vows to restructure ailing shippers, shipbuilders
Shipbuilders rack up massive losses after slumping oil prices sapped demand for tankers and offshore drillers
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British Petroleum slides into quarterly loss as low oil prices bite
BP announces a net loss of $583 million (517 million euros) for the first three months of the year
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China could electrify global rechargeable car market
Top global brands will be fighting it out to electrify buyers at China's premier car show opening Monday in Beijing
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With US economy in soft spot, Fed likely to keep policy on hold
After deep turbulence in international financial markets expectations lower to just one or two quarter-point increases
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Australian police to investigate submarine tender leak: ABC
It is the second leak from within the military acquisition project
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Trade deal foes plan major German rally on eve of Obama visit
Obama's trip intended to lend momentum to flagging efforts to see the world's biggest trade pact finalised this year
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Argentina pays 'vulture funds' to end debt saga
The payment ends a decade-long battle in the US federal courts
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Chinese firms accelerate in race toward driverless future
Chinese manufacturers and Internet giants in hot pursuit of their US counterparts in race to design driverless cars
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State of the economy
IMF has been so supportive of government’s economic policies that it has given us as many as 14 waivers in two years
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Singapore officials raid brokerages for 'breaches'
Personnel from MAS and CAD, which fights white-collar crime, entered the trading floors of at least four brokerages
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Mitsubishi Motors shares crash again on fuel-cheat scandal
Shares plunge more than 40 percent after the automaker's shock admission it cheated on fuel-efficiency tests.
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Yen dives on report that BoJ looking at financial firms support
BoJ shocked markets after it adopted the negative rate policy, effectively charging banks to store excess reserves
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China seizes biggest share of global exports in almost 50 years
China's proportion of global exports rose to 13.8 percent last year from 12.3 percent in 2014
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German government sees economy growing by 1.7% in 2016, 1.5% in 2017
'The upturn in the German economy will continue both this year and next year' Gabriel says
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Saudi to take $10 billion foreign loan: report
It will be the first sovereign loan in at least 15 years to the kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter
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French prime minister hits back at bosses chief over labour bill
PM Manuel Valls criticised an attempt to derail talks about unemployment insurance
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Intel to slash up to 12,000 jobs in restructuring
Intel looking to shift to mobile, emerging technologies such as health care, wearables and other connected devices
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China wants ships to use faster Arctic route opened by global warming
China is becoming one of the biggest mining investors in Greenland, agreeing a free trade deal with Iceland
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China planning chief warns his officials to step up graft fight
Xu Shaoshi says there are weak risk controls to prevent corruption from happening