Thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong dressed in black to demand the city's embattled leader steps down, a day after she suspended an extradition bill in a dramatic retreat following the most violent protests in decades.
India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 U.S. products including almonds, apples and walnuts from Sunday, following Washington's withdrawal of key trade privileges for New Delhi.
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, should be tested in the leadership contest and the person to challenge him is international aid minister Rory Stewart, junior defense minister Tobias Ellwood said on Sunday.
Amanda Knox, back in Italy for the first time since her 2015 murder acquittal, broke down in tears on Saturday as she relived her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment, and the media frenzy surrounding it.
A small congregation in white hard hats attended mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday, the first service since fire devastated the Gothic landmark two months ago.
Climate activism group Extinction Rebellion has postponed to later this year a plan to use drones to shut down Britain's Heathrow Airport, saying it had designed new tactics to allay public fears over safety.
Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the world's greatest opera singers and brought Shakespeare to the cinema-going masses, has died. He was 96.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.084
|
+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.254
|
+0.002 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.130
|
-0.003 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1207 | 0.0092 |
| EUR | 0.8920 | 1 | 0.0082 |
| JPY | 108.5500 | 121.6500 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,340.10
USD
|
+0.90
Exp: Jun 19
|
| Copper |
2.64
USD
|
-0.02
Exp: Jun 19
|
| Crude Oil |
52.51
USD
|
+0.23
Exp: Jun 19
|
A Turkish observation post in Syria's Idlib region was attacked with mortar fire and shelling from an area controlled by Syrian government forces, causing damage but no casualties, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The owner of dating app Bumble said on Friday it would revamp its holding structure and spend $100 million, as it looks to better compete with Match Group's Tinder.
British outsourcer Serco has made two attempts to merge with its bigger outsourcing rival Babcock, a deal which would create a company worth 4 billion pounds ($5.04 billion), The Sunday Times reported.
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