Indonesia has fallen into its first recession in 22 years as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take it toll. South East Asia’s biggest economy saw growth fall 3.49% in the third quarter of the year, compared to the same period in 2019. Following a fall of 5.32% in the second quarter of 2020, this has […]
US election 2020 Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor’s edge and both sides gear up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The BBC […]
By Chris Thomas, Nupur Anand BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) – State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender by assets, on Wednesday forecast stronger annual credit growth and beat estimates for quarterly profit as economic activity gathers momentum after being hammered by one of the world’s strictest lockdowns. SBI rounds off a strong quarterly earnings season for Indian banks […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jeff Mason WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory over Democratic rival Joe Biden on Wednesday with millions of votes still uncounted in a White House race that will not be decided until a handful of states complete vote-counting over the next hours or days. Shortly after Biden said he was […]
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos said he hopes he can get a few more records after his 100th goal for the club. Ramos’ header gave Real a 2-0 lead against Inter Milan as they eventually won 3-2 for their first Champions League win of the season. That was his 55th header for the club – on top […]
US election 2020 The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck and neck in key swing states. Mr Trump, a Republican, claimed to have won and vowed to launch a Supreme Court challenge, baselessly alleging fraud. Earlier Mr Biden, a Democrat, said […]
By Sachin Gogoi BBC Monitoring Labanya Saikia, a single mother of three in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, lost her house to a raging fire that started from a nearby gas well of the state-run Oil India Limited (OIL) in June. Also lost in the fire was her tiny shop in Tinsukia district that enabled […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insists the result of the US presidential election “will not affect” Tehran’s policy towards Washington. “Our policy… is clearly defined. It does not change with the movement of individuals,” he said. “It does not matter to us who comes and goes.” Donald Trump has pursued a “maximum pressure” campaign […]
The stock market debut by Chinese tech giant Ant Group has been halted after its Shanghai listing was suspended. Shanghai authorities said the group had reported “changes in the financial technology regulatory environment”, leading to the suspension. The listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong would have been the biggest to date. Ant, backed by Jack […]
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian police raided 18 properties and arrested 14 people in a massive dragnet on Tuesday, after a gunman identified as a convicted jihadist killed four people in a rampage in the centre of Vienna overnight. The gunman, who was killed by police minutes after opening fire on crowded bars, had […]
