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December 15, 2016 4:04 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Japan

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Japan for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Putin will arrive in the western prefecture of Yamaguchi for a summit meeting with Abe. They will meet again in Tokyo on Friday.<br/><br/>The two leaders are likely to discuss about joint economic...

December 15, 2016 2:19 PM

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for second time in a decade

The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0(point)25 per cent, only the second increase in a decade and first in 2016. The central bank voted unanimously to raise the key rate to a range of 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent, citing a stronger economic growth and rising employment....

December 15, 2016 2:18 PM

South Korea former opposition leader Moon Jae In to run for president

The former leader of South Korea's main opposition party Moon Jae-in said today he would run for president while adding that the issue of deploying a U.S. anti-missile system should be pushed back to the next presidential administration.<br/><br/>On the contentious missile system, M...

December 15, 2016 2:18 PM

Philippine President risks impeachment after killing confession: Senator

Two Philippine Senators said, President Rodrigo Duterte risks impeachment after he admitted personally killing criminals when he was the mayor of Davao City.<br/><br/>Senator Leila de Lima said, Mr Duterte has committed mass murders which is a high crime and according to constitution hig...

December 15, 2016 11:53 AM

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for second time in a decade

The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0(point)25 per cent, only the second increase in a decade and first in 2016. The central bank voted unanimously to raise the key rate to a range of 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent, citing a stronger economic growth and rising employment....

December 15, 2016 9:26 AM

Four Chinese volunteers end 180-day stay in space capsule

Four Chinese volunteers, including a woman, today concluded their 180-day living experiment in a sealed space capsule in the southern city Shenzhen, to test technologies intended for deep-space exploration in the future. The project's technical chief Li Yinghui said the experiment was a complet...

December 15, 2016 7:01 AM

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for second time in a decade

The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent, only the second increase in a decade and first in 2016. The central bank voted unanimously to raise the key rate to a range of 0.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent, citing a stronger economic growth and rising employment.<br...

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