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ExxonMobil, Rockefellers face off in climate battle US energy giant ExxonMobil is facing an onslaught from environmentalists and some shareholders including the Rockefeller Family Fund.

18 April 2016

China sets death penalty threshold in graft cases Corruption cases involving three million yuan ($463,000) or more may incur the death penalty in future.

18 April 2016

Kazakhstan’s National Bank invests heavily into gold Kazakhstan’s National Bank has been steadily increasing its gold reserves over the past few years.

13 April 2016

Kyrgyz parliament confirms new PM, government Kyrgyzstan's parliament unanimously endorsed a new government led by the country's sixth prime minister.

13 April 2016

Lithuanian sentenced to 13 years for 'spying on Moscow' A Lithuanian national has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying on Moscow.

13 April 2016

Rich nations probe Panama Papers tax revelations Tax authorities from the world's richest nations on Wednesday probed a mass of murky offshore dealings revealed in the huge Panama Papers data leak, just hours after police raided the law firm at the centre of the scandal.

13 April 2016

Human genetic research with Chinese characteristics Researchers from Guangzhou Medical University used a gene-editing technique CRISPR to artificially induce a mutation in human cells.

13 April 2016

OPEC warns on oil 'oversupply' ahead of crunch Doha meeting OPEC warned that the world remains awash with crude ahead of a crunch meeting in Doha to discuss a production freeze to boost the oil price.

13 April 2016

Saudi orders 'kinder, gentler' religious police Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic rules.

13 April 2016

Brazil's impeachment: a how to guide Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff risks being driven from office if the lower house votes in favor of an impeachment trial.

11 April 2016

Europe 'negligent' over Chinese steel dumping: US boss The head of US Steel has accused Britain and the wider European Union of negligence over China dumping cheep steel on world markets.

11 April 2016

Kazakhstan third at Asian Nations Chess Cup Kazakhstan’s national chess team has become third at the classical chess Asia Nations Cup 2016.

07 April 2016

Line removes satirical Thai royal family emoticons A set of emoticons satirising Thailand's royal family have been removed by the messaging application Line.

07 April 2016

'Brainy TV' set to triumph over reality's race to the bottom The grip trashy reality shows hold on television may be about to be broken by a new wave of intelligent documentaries.

06 April 2016

French MPs set to approve contested ban on paying for sex French lawmakers are looking to outlaw sex for money and impose fines of up to 3,500 euros on prostitutes' clients.

06 April 2016

Turkmenistan introduces mandatory pre-marital HIV tests Turkmenistan has passed a law making HIV tests mandatory prior to marriage.

06 April 2016

Gibraltar, Falklands accuse Spain and Argentina of bullying Wanting to stay British, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands have accused Spain and Argentina of 'bullying'.

06 April 2016

Ukraine adds Russian oil import ban to growing trade war Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk intends to introduce a ban on oil product imports from Russia.

06 April 2016

Saxo Bank makes Kazakh tenge and oil forecasts Merely a relatively stable exchange rate is highly rewarding for holders of KZT because of the very high interest rate in Kazakhstan relative to the US dollar: John Hardy.

05 April 2016

Cholesterol drug fails to improve heart health: study Experimental drug that greatly increases levels of "good" cholesterol has no effect on heart health, a comprehensive clinical trial found.

05 April 2016

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