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  Too soon to send Rohingya back to Myanmar: UN

  Reuters . Geneva | Updated at 01:31am on November 08, 2018

  The United Nations’ human rights investigator on Myanmar urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to drop plans to start repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to...

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  Sri Lanka has suffered a coup without guns: speaker

  Reuters . Colombo | Updated at 12:04am on November 08, 2018

  Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker has called the president’s sacking of the prime minister to bring a former leader back to power a non-violent coup d’etat....

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  Hyundai raises Southeast Asia bet with second investment in Grab

  Reuters . Seoul/Singapore | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  Hyundai Motor Co has raised its stakes in growing Southeast Asian markets with a $250 million investment in Singapore’s Grab, its second in the ride-hailing...

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  German industry output edges up on strong building sector

  Reuters . Berlin | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  German industrial output rose slightly more than expected in September, helped by strong growth in construction, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a weaker third...

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  How Apple losing its grip on India

  Reuters . Bengaluru | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  Software engineer Samee Alam was ready to take the big leap and buy an iPhone in this week’s Diwali festival sales, but at the last...

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  World stocks surge after US vote but dollar takes hit

  Reuters . London | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  Wall Street was set for a surge on Wednesday and global stocks rose after a US election divided control of Congress, but the outcome, which...

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  Flipkart, Amazon not abusing market position in India: CCI

  Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  Amazon and its rival in India, the Walmart-owned Flipkart, did not break regulations through their selection of merchants and brands, the Competition Commission of India...

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  EU says SWIFT decision on Iran banks regrettable

  Reuters . Brussels | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  The European Commission said on Wednesday it found regrettable the decision by the Belgium-based SWIFT financial messaging service to suspend some unspecified Iranian banks’ access...

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  Pakistan gets a boost of confidence but IMF bailout still on the cards

  Reuters . Islamabad | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  The Pakistani finance minister’s bullish comments declaring the end of an economic crisis have bolstered confidence ahead of crunch talks with the International Monetary Fund...

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  US allows sanctions exception for India’s Iran port dev

  Reuters . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on November 08, 2018

  The top US diplomat has granted an exception to certain US sanctions that will allow the India-led development of a port in Iran as part...