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Bitcoin bullied into tighter trading range with top at $11,800 26 Aug 2019 - 10:07 pm
An image of Bitcoin and US currencies displayed on a screen as delegates listen to a panel of speakers during the Interpol World Congress in Singapore on July 04, 2017. AFP/Roslan Rahma
Facebook gets German data probe into voice transcriptions 26 Aug 2019 - 10:02 pm
A Facebook sign is seen during the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference in Shanghai, August 3, 2018. Reuters/ Aly Song
Vietnam prefers its mobile networks to be free of Huawei 26 Aug 2019 - 06:47 pm
A Vietnamese national flag is seen at the Flag Tower of Hanoi in Hanoi, November 13, 2014. Reuters/ Kham
Trump says China talks back on as Beijing downplays breakthrough 26 Aug 2019 - 06:47 pm
In this file photo taken on July 30, 2019, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (C), US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (R) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin pose for photos before holding talks at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai AFP / Pool / Ng
South Korean president invests in local firms fund amid Japan row 26 Aug 2019 - 06:46 pm
It was the first-ever stock market investment by Moon, a former human rights lawyer whose economic policies critics blame for slowing growth in the once-booming South.
Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin 26 Aug 2019 - 03:26 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to attend a lunch on
Japan's Tepco may mothball reactors at world's biggest nuke plant 26 Aug 2019 - 08:53 am
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Trump, Abe say US and Japan have agreed in principle on trade deal 25 Aug 2019 - 11:40 pm
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Trump sends mixed messages to China on Trade war 25 Aug 2019 - 10:59 pm
World Bank chairman David Malpass arrives in Biarritz, south-west France on August 25, 2019, on the second day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies,  AFP / Pool / Ludovic Marin
Trump aides downplay 'order' to US companies to leave China 25 Aug 2019 - 10:34 pm
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No pot of gold for locals as China mines Sierra Leone 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Dayu mining company's gold processing plant near Masumbiri, Tonkolili district, Sierra Leone. July 26, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nellie Peyton
No minorities, no meat? Gig economy deepens cities' divides 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Other suggestions to eliminate bias include limiting the data available - such as numbers rather than names, no profile photographs - and prioritising minority communities and underserved areas. (TRF/Nádia Pontes)
Worldpay charges, disclosed in fine print, anger small US merchants 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
A Worldpay booth is shown on the exhibit hall floor during the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US on October 24, 2017. Reuters/Steve Marcus
How Brazil and Vietnam are tightening their grip on the world's coffee 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
Coffee is being tasted at Simexco Dak Lak Limited coffee company in the town of Di An in Binh Duong province, Vietnam July 8, 2019.  Reuters/Yen Duong
You prepare for war: How one US firm tried escaping Trump's China tariffs 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
Larry Sloven shows a touch mirror that can be used as a tablet, at a factory in Bangkok, Thailand July 22, 2019. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Fearing tobacco's fate, palm oil industry fights back 25 Aug 2019 - 05:11 pm
Land that has been cleared is pictured at an oil palm plantation in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Reuters/Edgar Su
Economic storm clouds hovering over Trump and global leaders 25 Aug 2019 - 12:07 am
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte welcome Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner on August 24, 2019. AFP / Pool / Francois Mori
Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump 'order' on trade 25 Aug 2019 - 12:07 am
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive in Biarritz for the G7 summit, France August 24, 2019. Reuters/Regis Duvignau