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Bangladesh hostage crisis ends, at least 6 killed
02 Jul 2016
Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant where heavily-armed terrorists held dozens of people hostage, killing at least six attackers and rescuing 13 captives
Oil struggles to maintain $50 mark as fears of output dip fade
30 Jun 2016
Oil prices fell today, with Brent struggling to hold $50 per barrel as fears over outages due to a strike in Norway faded and as Nigeria's production improved, even as the economic outlook deteriorated
Crowds protest Brexit outside UK Parliament
29 Jun 2016
The protest comes as a petition calling for a second referendum in the event of a vote of less than 60 per cent out of a minimum turnout of 75 per cent, neared nearly 4 million votes
Normal ties with India not likely soon: Pakistan
29 Jun 2016
Despite Brexit, EU not to jettison English language just yet
29 Jun 2016
The British can rest easy; although there is considerable clamour for the European Union to drop English as its official working language in the wake of Brexit, this will not happen any time soon
Brexit: Europe may shut the door on the English language
28 Jun 2016
Europeans, and especially the culturally proud French, who have never taken kindly to having English thrust upon them, have seized upon Brexit as a chance to rid themselves of Shakespeare's language at EU headquarters
UK food prices set to rise due to Brexit vote
27 Jun 2016
UK food prices set to rise due to Brexit vote
27 Jun 2016
Brexit: turmoil in Asian markets; Britons petition for fresh vote
27 Jun 2016
As China, Japan and South Korea moved to prevent currency and stock markets from going haywire, over three million Britons and counting signed a petition demanding a fresh referendum on exit from the EU
US orders for durable goods fell in May
25 Jun 2016
Weaker pound may see upsurge in travel to UK
25 Jun 2016
Brexit likely to make UK realty more attractive
25 Jun 2016
Moody’s downgrades UK’s credit outlook to ‘negative’
25 Jun 2016
In Moody’s view, the negative effect from lower economic growth will outweigh the fiscal savings from the UK no longer having to contribute to the EU budget
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