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Global oil shock adds to Myanmar’s farming woes

Global oil shock adds to Myanmar’s farming woes

Win Zaw is among five of a Myanmar family who fan out on motorcycles most nights from their small village in the rice-growing Irrawaddy delta to queue at fuel depots that might yield a few jerry cans of diesel for his tractor. “Some even sleep there overnight,” said the farmer, adding

Russia evacuates more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant

Russia evacuates more staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant

Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom ​evacuated a further ‌163 of its staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear ​power plant on ​Wednesday, the state-run RIA ⁠news agency reported. It ​cited Rosatom chief Alexei ​Likhachev as saying about 300 of the company's staff ​remained at Bushehr, ​but mo

Ex-Google exec Matt Brittin named new BBC boss

Ex-Google exec Matt Brittin named new BBC boss

The BBC named former Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab executive Matt Brittin as its new director general on Wednesday, replacing Tim Davie who quit last year after a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump. The BBC is facing a $10 billion lawsuit from Trump, who accuses the publicl

Turkey or Pakistan may host US-Iran talks

Turkey or Pakistan may host US-Iran talks

Pakistan has delivered a proposal from the United States to Iran, and either Pakistan or Turkey could be venues for discussions to de-escalate the war in the Gulf, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday. The ​comments, on condition of anonymity, were among rare signs that Tehran might

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