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Global trade is already contracting as the US and China slap tariffs on each other's goods, and is acting as a drag on the global economy

President Joko Widodo came to power promising to boost the economy with an infrastructure blitz but growth has been well short of expectations

China is set to use a huge new supply transport ship to ferry supplies to natural and artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea. Named the Sansha No. 2, it can “cover the whole South China Sea”, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency. The ship passed tests in August.

The scare of a mysterious lung disease that has killed 7 people so far has led to a change in the advertisement policy of leading TV channels. They will stop airing vaping products' advertisements.

The Fed cuts rates again but even this isn't enough for Trump, who wants zero interest.

Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg (C) speaks with Militza Flaco (R) from the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities Guardians of the Forest after a gathering outside the US Supreme Court

As expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will be willing to be aggressive to support the US economy

North Korea is allegedly looking at launching its own cryptocurrency, similar to bitcoin.

Destruction and damaged buildings from Syrian government forces' bombardment are pictured in Idlib province, where close to 1,000 civilians have been killed

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells reporters that he does not plan to meet Venezuela's opposition leader

Fed cut interest rates in line with expectations, far less than President Trump had demanded.

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President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger

E-cigarettes have been pushed as a safer alternative to smoking but critics say the flavours appeal particularly to children

More and more of these will be needed as airlines seek to reduce spending on fuel, according to the latest forecasts by Airbus

Floyd Mayweather claims his fighter is a mix of Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson.

Horseracing is hugely popular in gambling-mad Hong Kong

Emerging economies saw a sharper fall in financial assets than developed nations, according to the report

Ken Hu said Huawei has 'a lot of challenges ahead of us'

More than a million pigs have been culled as a result of the swine fever outbreak in China, which has sent prices surging