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DHAKA, April 8 -- Customs officials at Bangladesh's second largest airport in the seaport city of Chattogram on Monday morning seized 200 gold bars weighing over 23 kilograms, an official said. The Customs Intelligence Department official who preferred to be unnamed told Xinhua that "We've found 200 gold bars...

RABAT, March 25 -- Morocco will buy 3.787 billion U.S. dollars' worth of arms from the United States, the Moroccan financial news site Medias24.com reported Monday. According to a press release by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency earlier in the day, the deal includes the purchase of 25 F-16/D Block...

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a Venezuelan gold mining company and its leader, accusing them of supporting President Nicolas Maduro. The sanctions target CVG Compania General de Mineria de Venezuela CA, or Minerven, the Venezuelan state-run ferrous...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 -- Facebook said Wednesday that some of its core products, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have experienced service outages in some areas around the world. Facebook users across the globe reported problems logging into their accounts or sharing posts on its website, as some...

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Breaking News - Apple Inc reported sharp growth in its services business on Tuesday and Chief Executive Tim Cook said trade tensions between the United States and China were easing, helping boost the company’s shares after hours even though iPhone sales dipped in the holiday shopping quarter for the first time. Apple...

WASHINGTON - Two units of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are to be arraigned on Feb. 28 in Seattle on a 10-count indictment on charges they conspired to steal T-Mobile US Inc trade secrets, according to court filings Tuesday. The Justice Department alleged that Huawei Device Co Ltd and Huawei Device USA Inc...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on a state-owned oil firm in Venezuela, the latest move of the Trump administration to pile up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition. The sanctions on Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., or known as PDVSA, will block 7 billion...

BEIJING, Jan. 29  -- China on Tuesday strongly urged the United States to stop the unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. The U.S. Justice Department reportedly unsealed criminal charges against Huawei, and continues...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-- The U.S. Treasury Department said Sunday it has lifted sanctions imposed on three Russian companies connected to Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, a move which some lawmakers once attempted to block. The department said in a statement that the sanctions on the companies, namely, EN+ Group, United Company...

ROTTERDAM - As Daan Hosli’s hybrid BMW glides into downtown Rotterdam, it passes a virtual boundary into the city’s “electric-only zone” and his mobile phone trills out a reminder to switch off his combustion engine and drive on battery power. Hosli is taking part in Electric City Drive, one in a series of projects...

NEW YORK, Jan. 24  -- China may overtake the United States as the world's biggest retail market this year, according to a report published Wednesday by research firm eMarketer. The report predicted that China's total retail sales will grow 7.5 percent to reach 5.636 trillion U.S. dollars in 2019, while that...

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Phnom Penh, Jan. 18 - The Kingdom of Cambodia condemns the manufacturers and urged Amazon, world's largest online retailer, to eliminate “Angkor Wat Temple” on its toilet lid cover mat sold online, which sriously affect the National Honor and Prestige of the Kingdom of Cambodia, according to Cambodian Ambassador to...

Phnom Penh , Jan. 18 - The EU has begun to impose import taxes on rice of Cambodia and Myanmar, which are exported to 28 EU Member States, for a period of three years from 18 January 2019-2021. The tax will cost Cambodia 175 euros per ton in the first year, 150 euros the second year, and 125 euros the third year. According...

Video:  WASHINGTON/BEIJING - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would ban the sale of U.S. chips or other components to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], ZTE Corp or other Chinese telecommunications companies that violate U.S. sanctions or export control laws. The proposed...

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7-- World Bank Group (WBG) President Jim Yong Kim unexpectedly announced on Monday that he will be stepping down from his position on February 1, more than three years before his second term ends in 2022. "Serving as president… has been a great privilege," Kim said. "The work of the WBG is more important...