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October 15, 2019

Tired Medvedev out of Kremlin Cup after Shanghai win

Daniil Medvedev has withdrawn from the Kremlin Cup because of fatigue, two days after winning the Shanghai Masters.

October 15, 2019

Huawei lashes out at Estonia for 'unfounded' security claims

Chinese telecom company Huawei on Tuesday criticized the Estonian government and media for spreading what it says are ...

October 15, 2019

IMF downgrades outlook for world economy, citing trade wars

The International Monetary Fund is further downgrading its outlook for the world economy, predicting that growth this year ...

October 15, 2019

World shares mostly higher ahead of earnings reports

Stock markets mostly rose on Tuesday as investors gauged the outlook for the U.S.-China trade dispute and looked to earnings ...

October 15, 2019

Report: Deutsche Bank gave lavish gifts to China's leaders

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports that Deutsche Bank gave expensive gifts to senior Chinese officials at a time ...

October 15, 2019

Asia shares mixed as optimism over China-US trade deal fades

Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.8% to ...

October 14, 2019

Joe Biden's son Hunter stepping down from Chinese board

Facing intense scrutiny from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Hunter Biden says he will step down from the ...

October 14, 2019

Sun Yang gets Nov. 15 date for doping hearing in open court

China's star swimmer Sun Yang will have his court hearing on Nov. 15 in a rare open trial to answer allegations he violated ...

October 14, 2019

Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officers

A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to "kill or to harm" riot control officers was detonated as they deployed against ...

October 14, 2019

Global stocks turn lower as US-China tariff truce in focus

Global shares turned lower Monday after the U.S. and China announced a truce on tariff hikes but uncertainty remained over ...

October 14, 2019

China's auto sales sink 6.3% in September

China's auto sales sank 6.3% in September from a year earlier and purchases of electric cars tumbled 34.2% at a time when the ...

October 14, 2019

Geisenberger, luge's 7-time champion, not racing this season

For the first time in eight years, there will be a new World Cup women's luge champion. Germany's Natalie Geisenberger — the ...

October 14, 2019

Asian stocks gain after US-China announce truce on tariffs

Asian stock markets have risen after Washington and Beijing announced a truce on tariff hikes in a trade war. Benchmarks in ...

October 13, 2019

'Be water': Police swoop as Hong Kong protests shift tactics

Taking a page from ancient Chinese military philosophy, black-clad protesters in Hong Kong changed tactics and wreaked havoc ...

October 12, 2019

In Hong Kong, all trust gone between police and protesters

As a police van sped past them, the 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter raised their fists, pointed their thumbs ...

October 12, 2019

'Lennon Walls' emerge from Hong Kong protesters

In the more than four months of demonstrations that have shaken Hong Kong, one way that protesters and their supporters have ...

October 12, 2019

Xi becomes 1st Chinese president in 2 decades to visit Nepal

Xi Jinping on Saturday became the first Chinese president in more than two decades to visit Nepal, where he is expected to ...

October 12, 2019

Medvedev reaches sixth consecutive final at Shanghai Masters

Third seed Daniil Medvedev flexed his muscles at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday to reach a sixth consecutive tournament ...