A few countries have fared well, but others have seen the value of their currencies fall dramatically. Egypt took the radical decision to let its currency float freely in November. The move was part...
Cocoa is piling up at ports and warehouses in Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest producer, after a plunge in futures prices prompted some exporters to suspend purchases. Trucks carrying cocoa are...
A nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups has come into effect. The truce, brokered by Russia and Turkey, which will act as guarantors, began at midnight (22:00 GMT)....
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte derided U. S. ambassadors as “spies” on Thursday, responding to a media report of an alleged American plot to destabilize his government, a job he said some...
Toshiba's dreams of becoming a nuclear energy leader have turned into a nightmare. Rattled investors have wiped $6.6 billion off the company's market value after it warned of huge losses tied to its...
The Syrian government and rebel groups have agreed to a ceasefire from midnight (22:00 GMT) across the country, followed by peace talks. The deal was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
Debbie Reynolds, who starred opposite Gene Kelly in the 1952 musical Singin’ in the Rain, has died a day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. The US actress, 84, had been rushed to...
A court in Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a political opposition leader to five years in prison on Wednesday, a human rights advocate said, a judgment that risks imperiling multi-party talks...
A prayer and thanksgiving service was held last week for staff of subsidiary firms of Media General to crown a successful year 2016. Held at the Executive Theater, the service saw staff of 3FM, Onua...
Families of the Nigerian “Chibok girls” freed by Islamist group Boko Haram say they are being closely guarded and were not allowed home for Christmas. Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls in April...
The yield on the Bank of Ghana’s weekly 91-day bill fell to 16.4281 percent at an auction on Friday December 23, from 16.6759 percent at the last sale on Dec. 16, a report by Reuters has said. The...
The yield on the Bank of Ghana’s weekly 91-day bill fell to 16.4281 percent at an auction on Friday December 23, from 16.6759 percent at the last sale on Dec. 16, a report by Reuters has said. The...
Headed for a fourth straight annual profit decline, Hyundai Motor (005380. KS) is trimming its cost fat; scaling back on business class flights and annual family home trips for overseas employees,...
Iraqi forces will resume their push against Islamic State inside Mosul in the coming days, a U. S. battlefield commander said, in a new phase of the two-month-old operation that will see American...
Workers at an AngloGold Ashanti gold mine in eastern Guinea are on strike in a dispute over year-end bonuses, Saadou Nimaga, secretary general of the ministry of mines, said on Sunday. "The strike...
A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism and salmon farming...
Al Shabaab Islamist militants shot dead a military prosecutor in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, witnesses and officials said, the type of targeted killing that Al Qaeda-allied...
More than 20 Nigerian "Chibok girls" who were released by the Islamist group Boko Haram in October have rejoined their families for Christmas. It is the girls' first return home since they were...
The year-end stocks rally on the heels of the election of Donald Trump as U. S. president was built on expectations of reduced regulations, big tax cuts and a large fiscal stimulus. Now signs are...
Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack during a flight, her brother says. Fisher, 60, went into cardiac arrest minutes...
