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Huge fire burns down 3 flats of major market in Yangon

A huge fire burned down three flats of Mingalazay market, one of the major markets in Myanmar's Yangon, early on Saturday.

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Australians joining militant groups hits 'plateau': Spy chief

The flow of Australians joining militant groups has reached "a plateau", the nation's domestic spy chief said Thursday (Dec 17), amid reports the intelligence agency has warned politicians to tone down criticism of Islam.

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HK stocks fall on Greece impending breakdown, mainland slide

​Hong Kong stocks slid on Monday, dragged down by gloomy global markets as negotiations between Greece and its creditors break down.

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Tokyo shares inch down by break on concerns over Greece's default

Tokyo shares inch down by break on concerns over Greece's default

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U.S. stocks end mildly lower on Greek uncertainty

​U.S. stocks closed modestly lower after wavering between gains and losses on Tuesday, as Wall Street pondered over impacts of Greek debt crisis.

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U.S. stocks bounce back after 5-day losing streak

Roundup: U.S. stocks bounce back after 5-day losing streak

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U.S. stocks tumble with diving oil prices

​U.S. stocks accelerated dropping Wednesday, with major stock indices down over 1 percent, undermined by sliding crude prices which fell to fresh five-year lows.

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Italian economy still mired in stagnancy: statistics institute

​Consumption showed zero improvement and investments dropped in recession-battered Italy in the third quarter of this year, national statistics institute Istat said on Monday, revising down growth of the Italian economy.

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Canadian stock market continues losses on global economy concerns

​Canada's main stock market on Tuesday hit an eight-month low on lingering concerns over the global economy.

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Central bank lowers Portugal's growth forecast

​Ireland's economic growth is expected to be strong in 2014 and 2015, with its gross national product (GNP) forecast to grow by about 5 percent in each year, according to the latest analysis on Wednesday.

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Poor global economic outlook drags down Australian stocks

​Recent reports about slowing global economic growth pulled the Australian sharemarket down on Wednesday.

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U.S. stocks little changed ahead of nonfarm job report

​U.S. stocks closed nearly flat after a volatile session Thursday, as cautious investors were awaiting the closely-watched nonfarm payroll report for September due on Friday.

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Canadian stock market slides on China's data

​Canada's main stock market on Monday lost ground as miners shares plunged on weak Chinese data.

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HK stocks plunge 1.93 pct, biggest decline since February

​Hong Kong stocks plunged 1.93 percent on Wednesday, the biggest drop since February, amid concerns that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates earlier than expected.

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UN helicopter "shot down" in South Sudan: UN spokesman

​The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has confirmed that UN helicopter which crashed in South Sudan last month killing three Russian crewmen was "shot down."

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Japan's imported car sales down sharply in August

​Japan's new imported car sales in August, including those made abroad by Japanese automakers, plunged 10.2 percent on year to 21,514 units, local media reported Thursday.