Reuters

China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in a quarter of a century last year, weighed down by weak demand at home and abroad.

The U.N. expects 248,000 refugees and migrants to arrive in Europe via the Eastern Mediterranean this year, far lower than the “up to 1 million” it foresaw earlier.

There are 152 people on death row in the Southeast Asian country, but the execution of drug traffickers would be prioritized and will be resumed next month after a hiatus.

An unidentified attacker repeatedly knifed the 42-year-old commander in the stomach before barricading himself inside the house.

The pound and euro have suffered in recent sessions as economists fear the so-called Brexit would tip Europe back into recession.

The British pound dropped almost 0.5 percent in volatile early Asian trade to $1.4203, after having fallen to a two-month low of $1.4117 on Monday.

Britain’s “Leave” campaign opened up a 7-point lead over “Remain” ahead of a referendum on membership of the European Union, an opinion poll showed late Monday.

Respondents in nine of 10 European countries surveyed said they saw the militant group as the greatest danger, ahead of climate change and economic instability.

The online publisher filed for bankruptcy last week after it failed to secure a postponement on paying $140 million to Hulk Hogan after it lost a lawsuit involving a sex tape.

A deal between FanDuel and DraftKings could reduce legal costs for the firms, which have faced challenges over the legality of the games.

The $350,000 penalty is the largest the FAA has proposed imposing on Amazon, which the agency said has had a series of hazardous materials violations in recent years.

Four Democratic senators called for immediate passage of a bill preventing people on “terror watch lists” from buying firearms or explosives.

The conclusion narrows the already slim chances that President Obama can fulfill his pledge to close the notorious offshore prison.

There are 351 slums deemed unsafe, most of them in the sprawling capital of Cairo, where the poorest have built ramshackle homes that lack basic amenities.

The plan extends the international financial commitment for the foreseeable future at a time when Western leaders have been hoping to reduce Afghanistan’s reliance on foreign military aid.

Puerto Rico, burdened by a $70 billion debt load it has said it cannot pay and a 45 percent poverty rate, faces economic calamity.

The likelihood that Britons will vote to leave the EU increased sharply on Monday to 36 percent, the highest level since the June 23 referendum was announced.

The South Korean conglomerate’s decision came as the wider Lotte Group reeled from the impact of a series of raids on group firms by prosecutors.

The news wiped about $283 million off the value of the world’s largest security firm.

The company, the largest drugstore chain in the United States, said it is closing operations at all 40 Theranos Wellness Centers at its stores in Arizona.

The victims were hit when the attackers opened fire at the game in the municipality of Acatzingo, east of the state capital Puebla, on Sunday.

The perceived safe-haven yen rose Monday, as investors fretted ahead of this week’s central bank meetings as well as Britain’s June 23 referendum on whether to remain in the European Union.

Analysts believe the government and the central bank will have to stick to their stimulative policies and possibly take further measures to ensure momentum does not wane.

ANZ bank said that oil was being pulled down by a sharp reduction in risk appetite and a “U.S.-dollar and treasuries rally.”

Large manufacturers said they expect sentiment to rebound in July-September, offering encouragement to policymakers navigating weak exports and lingering concerns about the global economy.

Legislators, including some Republicans, have sought restrictions after earlier mass shootings, but even minor changes failed to become law.

There were muted protests at the California university over the 6-month jail sentence given to a former student convicted of sexual assault.

Blom Bank is one of those that has closed accounts belonging to people suspected of links to Hezbollah.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee earlier had boasted on Twitter the shootings had proved he was “right on radical Islamic terrorism.”