
IMF raises China growth forecast, urges faster reforms
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017 - China must quicken the pace of reforms and do more to curb rising debt, the IMF said Wednesday as it raised its growth forecast for the world's number two economy.
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Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017 - China must quicken the pace of reforms and do more to curb rising debt, the IMF said Wednesday as it raised its growth forecast for the world's number two economy.
Jun 14, 2017

Washington (AFP) June 14, 2017 - North Korea allowed an American student who fell into a coma while imprisoned in a labor camp to be flown home on Tuesday as Washington stepped up efforts to halt Pyongyang's nuclear program.
Jun 14, 2017

Seoul (AFP) June 14, 2017 - South Korea's presidential Blue House said Wednesday it was regrettable a government-backed concert for US troops stationed in the country was hit by a boycott from scores of K-Pop stars.
Jun 14, 2017

Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017 - Kraken Sonar Systems has signed a Team Agreement with defense contractor Atlas Elektronik to collaborate on the Remote Mine Disposal System for the Royal Canadian Navy.
Jun 14, 2017

Nicosia (AFP) June 13, 2017 - A small explosion outside a police station at a British base in Cyprus injured a policeman on Tuesday, authorities said, adding that it was being treated as a criminal incident.
Jun 13, 2017

Sydney (AFP) June 13, 2017 - Up to 18 staff from Australian billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts have been charged with promoting gambling in China, eight months after being detained, the company said Tuesday.
Jun 13, 2017

Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017 - Drones could help save the lives of heart attack victims by delivering defibrillators faster than an ambulance can arrive at the scene, according to a report Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jun 13, 2017

Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) June 13, 2017 - The European Central Bank said Tuesday it had exchanged part of its US dollar reserves for Chinese renminbi for the first time, in a sign of the growing global importance of Beijing's currency.
Jun 13, 2017

Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 - Electric Boat Corp. has received a $25 million modification to an existing contract for Long Lead Time Material, or LLTM, for the fiscal 2019 Virginia-class submarines SSN's 802 and 803.
Jun 13, 2017

Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 - Harris Corp. RF Communications was awarded a $255 million maximum-ceiling contract for the Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications Next Generation Manpack, or STC NGMP, radio, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
Jun 13, 2017

London (AFP) June 13, 2017 - The Islamic State group is launching fewer chemical weapons attacks in Syria as their Iraqi stronghold in Mosul, where the arms are made, comes under pressure, according to a report out Tuesday.
Jun 13, 2017

Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017 - Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told lawmakers Monday he was shocked by the state of the US military's readiness, blaming legal budget caps and the grind of 16 years of constant war.
Jun 13, 2017

Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017 - Pentagon chief Jim Mattis warned Monday that North Korea poses the most urgent threat to international peace and security, calling the regime's weapons program a clear and present danger to all.
Jun 13, 2017

Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2017 - South Korea said Tuesday a drone believed sent from North Korea had been spying on a US missile defence system before it crashed.
Jun 13, 2017

Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2017 - The bullets of jihadists rain down outside the Mosul kindergarten, where dozens of terrified Iraqi civilians are sheltering from fighting in their northern city.
Jun 13, 2017

Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017 - President Donald Trump will host South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-In for talks on containing North Korea's nuclear program, officials said Tuesday, amid fresh Pentagon warnings that the Pyongyang regime is a clear and present danger to all.
Jun 13, 2017