MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s parliament ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a distrust vote on Saturday, as a power struggle between him and the president came to light. FILE PHOTO: Newly-appointed Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire attends Parliament seats where he was confirmed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – HSBC on Saturday denied Chinese media reports of having “framed” Huawei Technologies and played a role in the arrest of the chief financial officer (CFO) of the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker. FILE PHOTO: HSBC Headquarters lights up in Hong Kong’s Central Business District on November 3, …
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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) deleted the accounts of several high-profile supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro following a Supreme Court order, a move that underscores the complicated territory that social media titans are navigating in some of the world’s largest jurisdictions. Brazilian President Jair …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia has joined the United States in claiming that China’s claims in the South China Sea do not comply with international law in a statement that is likely to anger China and put further pressure on deteriorating relations. The United States this month rejected China’s claims about …
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KUALA LUMPUR / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs will pay $ 3.9 billion to resolve Malaysia’s criminal investigation into the role of the US investment bank in the 1MDB multi-million dollar scandal, closing a key front in the multi-jurisdictional investigation that has been over Goldman. Shares of Goldman Sachs …
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