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Pompeo's deranged babbling to end up in Beijing, June 4 (TIWN) A livid China on Tuesday likened US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's criticism about the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protest to "deranged babbling" that would end up in the "trash can of history". 04-Jun-2019
China playing 'blame game' in trade batt Washington, June 4 (TIWN) The US has accused China of playing a "blame game", misrepresenting trade talks between the two countries in response to Beijing's release of a white paper blaming Washington for the setback in negotiations. 04-Jun-2019
World's biggest firms foresee $1 trillio LONDON (Reuters), June 4 (TIWN) - More than 200 of the world's largest listed companies forecast that climate change could cost them a combined total of almost $1 trillion, with much of the pain due in the next five years, according to a report published on Tuesday. 04-Jun-2019
South African Airways CEO quits over lac JOHANNESBURG (Reuters), June 3 (TIWN) - South African Airways' CEO Vuyani Jarana has resigned after less than two years in the job, saying his turnaround strategy for the loss-making airline was being undermined by a lack of state funding and too much bureaucracy. 03-Jun-2019
Mexican president urges oil independence MEXICO CITY (Reuters), June 4 (TIWN)- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reiterated on Sunday the need for oil independence as his government said it would tender six construction contracts in June for a planned oil refinery in the southern state of Tabasco. 04-Jun-2019
Huge cruise ship plows into tourist boat VENICE, Italy (AP), June 4 (TIWN) — A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning. Italian media reported that at least five people were injured in the crash. 04-Jun-2019
3 Bomb Blasts in Afghanistan’s Ka New Delhi, June 3 (TIWN): Three explosions struck the Afghan capital on Sunday, 2 June, including a sticky bomb attached to a bus carrying university students that killed at least one person, Afghan officials said. 03-Jun-2019
Amidst concerns over vote mismatch, ECI New Delhi (India), June 3 (ANI): Amidst concerns over vote count mismatch in the Lok Sabha elections, Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said that the voter turnout data is tentative and not final. 03-Jun-2019
In new electronic time, no idea what's h Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jun 2 (ANI): Chhattisgarh minister and senior Congress leader TS Singh Deo on Saturday questioned BJP's mammoth victory in the recent general elections, stating that even the winning party wasn't expecting such results and was unaware of how they managed to win. 02-Jun-2019
China to 'fight at all costs' for 'reuni SINGAPORE (Reuters), June 2 (TIWN): - China will fight anyone who tries to interfere in its "reunification" with Taiwan, Defence Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday in a combative speech peppered with threats against the United States over its military presence in Asia. 02-Jun-2019
China says U.S. actions on Taiwan, South SINGAPORE (Reuters), June 1 (TIWN)- The United States' actions on Taiwan and the South China Sea are hardly conducive to maintaining stability in the region, a senior Chinese military official said on Saturday, responding to comments by acting U.S. Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan. 01-Jun-2019