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Australia
Australia axes foreign skilled worker visa scheme
Abolition of ‘457’ visas likely to appeal to voters concerned about immigration
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USA Corea del Sud
US to renegotiate South Korea trade pact
American businesses ‘face too many barriers’, Mike Pence says during visit to Seoul
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Cina
Talent agency CAA inks deal with Chinese mogul Li
Joint venture expands group’s entertainment interests in China
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Cina USA
American farm belt wary of Trump trade threats
Conservative rural states depend on agricultural exports to Mexico and China
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Malta
Elderly residents to be given electric scooters to perform their chores in Sliema
Elderly residents with mobility problems in Sliema will have the chance to drive free electric scooters to do their chores as part of a pilot project by a voluntary organisation. Under the initiative, which kicks off in June, there will initially be a fleet of seven scooters which will be managed ...
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Cina
Steel, stimulus drive China’s strongest economic growth since 2015
China’s economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter as higher government infrastructure spending and a gravity-defying property boom helped boost industrial output by the most in over two years. Growth of 6.9 per cent was the fastest in six quarters, with forecast-beating March investment, retail sales and exports all ...
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USA
[News Analysis] Review of trade deal with US likely to cover only some industries: experts
US Vice President Mike Pence’s official remarks that Washington would review the 5-year-old bilateral trade deal between
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Cina
Korean firms suffer sales falls in China
South Korean businesses operating in China suffered falls in sales for the first three months of the year due to the sou
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Nigeria
NPF, NGO partner to curb corruption among policemen
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force has concluded plans with a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Akin Fadeyi Foundation, to combat corruption among police officers and the rank and file as part of strategies to make the police more public friendly. The anti-corruption advocacy, which is scheduled for inauguration on Thursday ...
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Nigeria
NNPC didn’t remit $81.2bn in four years – Reps’ panel
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives believes that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation did not remit a total of $81.2bn crude oil proceeds to the Federation Account in four years. READ: Three NNPC chiefs fired over missing N11bn petrol Its ad hoc committee, which is investigating the alleged export of ...