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China January consumer prices up 1.8%

China January consumer prices up 1.8%

China's producer price index, which measures wholesale inflation, dropped 5.3 per cent year on year in January.

Humanitarian aid reaches besieged Syrians

Humanitarian aid reaches besieged Syrians

More than 100 aid trucks began leaving Damascus headed toward besieged towns on Wednesday.

Don’t wait for cataclysmic crisis to foster reforms: India tells UNSC

Don’t wait for cataclysmic crisis to foster reforms: India tells UNSC

Indian envoy to the UN has said the current UNSC structure represents a bygone era.

Russia, Saudi agree to oil output freeze

Russia, Saudi agree to oil output freeze

But it wasn't enough for energy investors as oil prices again sank below $30 a barrel.

Oil rallies as OPEC, Russia meet in Doha

Oil rallies as OPEC, Russia meet in Doha

Analysts speculate that OPEC and Russia could agree to a production freeze.

Doha to host OPEC-Russia talks on oil glut today

Doha to host OPEC-Russia talks on oil glut today

Russia's Energy Minister Novak has said he could consider output cuts if other producers joined in.

China bats for stronger BRICS cooperation

China bats for stronger BRICS cooperation

BRICS countries represent 43 per cent of the world’s population.

China foreign trade drops 9.8% in January

China foreign trade drops 9.8% in January

Trade with China's three biggest trade partners, the EU, the US and the Asian bloc ASEAN, all dropped around 10%.

Resurgent Boko Haram kills 30 in Nigeria raids

Resurgent Boko Haram kills 30 in Nigeria raids

Boko Haram's wave of violence remains unabated despite an African coalition of armies fighting the Islamist group.

Zika can not defeat Olympics in Brazil: Rousseff

Zika can not defeat Olympics in Brazil: Rousseff

Brazil's President on Saturday vowed her country would host a successful Olympic Games this year despite the outbreak of the virus.