ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani lawmakers on Tuesday elected former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the country's new prime minister, replacing ousted veteran leader Nawaz Sharif.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Indonesia to lift ban on Telegram message service over security
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia and encrypted messaging service Telegram have agreed to establish better procedures to stamp out distribution of terrorist propaganda on the platform, the app's founder and the communications minister said on Tuesday.
Germany unlikely to back diesel subsidy – state premier
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – A meeting between German political leaders and car industry executives in Berlin on Wednesday is unlikely to back subsidies for new diesel models as a way to reduce air pollution, the premier of the North-Rhine Westphalia region said on Tuesday.
Rahman Dahlan: DAP should cancel water restructuring deal if it wants to claim debt reduction
PETALING JAYA: DAP should cancel the water restructuring deal with the Federal Government if it still wants to take credit for debt reduction, said Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan.
Immigrant population hits new high in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of people with an immigrant background in Germany rose 8.5 percent to a record 18.6 million in 2016, largely due to an increase in refugees, the Federal Statistics Office said on Tuesday.
Venezuela opposition leaders Lopez, Ledezma taken from homes – family
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leaders Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken from their homes, where they were serving house arrest, family members said on Tuesday, adding that President Nicolas Maduro was responsible for their fates.
Sony Pictures Posts $86 Million Quarterly Loss
Sony Corp. posted group-wide net income of $722 million, up 282 percent from the same quarter last year, as the company’s turnaround continued to bear fruit.
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