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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro launched new Venezuelan cryptocurrency

Venezuela's Maduro wins presidential vote: election board

The election board said that the turnout for the latest poll was about 46.1 percent, way down from 80 percent registered at the last presidential vote in 2013. This was due to a boycott by Venezuela's mainstream opposition.

May 21, 2018

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Oil prices boosted by news China, U.S. put trade war 'on hold'

Analysts say there is enough supply to meet demand despite ongoing production cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), plunging output in crisis-struck Venezuela and looming U.S. sanctions against major oil producer Iran.

May 21, 2018

A Noah's Ark of animals rescued from Hawaii lava

The animal-friendly Red Cross shelter in Pahoa, a town about 25 miles (40 km) east of the volcano, has about 100 dogs and 30 cats, along with bunnies, birds and pigs, said Burgandy Singleton, a Hawaii Island Humane Society volunteer.

May 20, 2018

Modi faces revived opposition after setback in Karnataka

A coalition of Congress and a regional group said on Sunday they will establish a government in Karnataka state next week, after Modi's BJP failed to prove its majority despite bagging more seats than any other party in a closely-fought election.

May 20, 2018

China agrees to import more from U.S., no sign of $200 billion figure

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on up to $150 billion on Chinese goods to combat what his administration says is Beijing's misappropriation of U.S.intellectual property through joint venture requirements and other policies that force technology transfers.

May 20, 2018

China air force lands bombers on South China Sea island

China says its military facilities in the Spratly islands are purely defensive, and that it can do what it likes on its own territory.

May 20, 2018

US sanctions on Iran threaten vital Afghanistan trade project

The US-led invasion to oust the Taliban from power had started 17 years ago, and Afghanistan still remains one of the world's poorest countries, highly dependent on foreign aid.

May 20, 2018

Texas victims include smiling Pakistani girl, fill-in teacher with two jobs

Eight students and four teachers were killed when a 17-year-old opened fire at a school in Texas on Friday, 18 May.

May 20, 2018

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Tata Steel completes $5.2 billion purchase of bankrupt Bhushan Steel

The Tata Steel unit will raise a bridge loan of 165 billion rupees to help fund the acquisition, while Tata Steel is investing the remainder in the unit, Bamnipal Steel.

May 19, 2018

Two weeks on, Hawaii residents look for 'normalcy' amid ash, lava

The mouth of the summit crater vent has nearly tripled in size during the past couple of days from about 12 acres (4.9 hectares) in area to 34 acres (13.8 hectares), according to USGS geophysicist Mike Poland.

May 19, 2018

Passenger plane crashes in Cuba, killing more than 100 people

The aircraft, on a domestic flight to Holguin in eastern Cuba, crashed shortly after taking off from Havana at 11 a.m. There were either 104 or 105 passengers, including five children, plus nine crew members, various state media said.

May 19, 2018

Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could blow again

Residents of the Big Island were warned to take shelter from the ash as toxic gas levels spiked in a small southeast area where lava has burst from the ground during the two-week eruption.

May 18, 2018

Reliance Communications' settlement with Ericsson over dues unlikely for now: Report

Ericsson had signed a seven-year deal in 2014 to operate and manage RCom's nationwide telecoms network. The company is now seeking 1.55 billion rupees ($170 million) from RCom and two of its subsidiaries.

May 18, 2018

Snail cream, smelly fruit: Thai cosmetics, food firms tap into Chinese tourism boom

About 11 million Chinese tourists are expected to come to Thailand this year, up from just over 1 million in 2010, making China by far the biggest source of tourism here. And they are spending more per head than previously, according to Thai government figures.

May 18, 2018