France’s Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen
Reuters PARIS/HENIN-BEAUMONT, FRANCE Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first roundContinue Reading
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‘Australia first’ fortifies position of country’s prime minister
Reuters | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has recorded a rise in voter support just days after tightening rules forContinue Reading
France presidential poll a bellwether for Europe
By Ingrid Melander | PARIS France voted on Sunday in the first round of a bitterly fought presidential election thatContinue Reading
Australia Introduces Tougher Visa Rules For Foreign Workers and citizenship law changes
Australia will abolish a temporary work visa popular with foreigners and replace it with a new program requiring better English-languageContinue Reading
Sri Lanka battles labour shortages amid building boom
AFP – Cheap Sri Lankan labour has built skyscrapers and condos across the Gulf for decades, but now contractorsContinue Reading
Pakistan’s PM survives to see another day as SC orders probe into corruption allegations
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe PM Nawaz SharifContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks new flight path for ailing airline
Government looks to private equity to turn around debt-ridden carrier A SriLankan Airlines jet taxis along the sole runway ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to offer India port development to balance out China
HIGHLIGHTS Sri Lanka has readied an MoU for joint development of the project and that it’s likely to be signedContinue Reading
Bus crash kills 44 in northern India: official
New Delhi (AFP) – A bus has swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in aContinue Reading
