Politics
Ex-Fiji PM Bainimarama quits parliament following suspension
- March 08, 2023 08:21 PM AEDT | AFP

Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama announced Wednesday his resignation from the Pacific nation's parliament, which had already suspended him for three years.In a statement Wednesday, Bainimarama described his three-year suspension for breaching parliamentary procedure as "unwarranted and most certainly unjustified".
Australia PM says to meet Biden in US, submarine deal expected
- March 08, 2023 06:58 PM AEDT
- AFP
Canada moves to expunge historical abortion, indecency convictions
- March 08, 2023 06:29 PM AEDT
- AFP
Clashes in Georgia over contentious 'foreign agents' law
- March 08, 2023 03:21 PM AEDT
- AFP
S. Korea's trade minister to raise concerns over Chips Act in US meetings
- March 08, 2023 02:53 PM AEDT
- Reuters

Nikkei scales 3-1/2-month peak on weaker yen, optimism over China tourists
- March 08, 2023 02:52 PM AEDT | Reuters
By Kevin Buckland and Yantoultra Ngui TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 3-1/2-month high on Wednesday, as a weakening yen buoyed exporters and receding expectations of
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Oklahoma measure to legalize recreational marijuana headed for defeat
- March 08, 2023 02:38 PM AEDT | Reuters
(Reuters) - A ballot measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults in Oklahoma and establish an excise tax on cannabis sales in the state appeared headed for a resounding defeat at the
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Bursa Malaysia, LSE Group to start sustainability reporting platform in April - PM
- March 08, 2023 02:37 PM AEDT | Reuters
(Adds background, details, quotes) KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Reuters) - Bursa Malaysia and the London Stock Exchange Group will roll out a centralised sustainability reporting platform from next month to
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UK on verge of ratifying free-trade deal with Australia
- March 08, 2023 02:22 PM AEDT | Reuters
SYDNEY, March 8 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom is set to ratify a controversial free-trade agreement with Australia as soon as this month, the country's High Commissioner to Australia said on
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Bursa Malaysia, LSE Group to start sustainability reporting platform in April - PM
- March 08, 2023 02:11 PM AEDT | Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Bursa Malaysia and the London Stock Exchange Group will roll out a centralised sustainability reporting platform from next month to help companies calculate their carbon
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Clashes in Georgia over contentious 'foreign agents' law: TV
- March 08, 2023 02:04 PM AEDT | AFP
Georgian police used tear gas and water cannon against protesters Tuesday as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital Tbilisi to oppose a controversial "foreign agents" bill.At one point a protester opposed to the law, ...
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Australian dollar tumbles on diverging policy path between Fed, RBA
- March 08, 2023 02:00 PM AEDT | Reuters
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, March 8 (Reuters) - The Aussie dollar nursed losses at a four-month low on Wednesday as diverging interest rate expectations between the U.S. and Australia plunged local yields
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EXPLAINER-Why Japan's 'shunto' spring wage talks matter
- March 08, 2023 02:00 PM AEDT | Reuters
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Every March, management of major Japanese firms meet with unions for wage talks across industries that set the tone for employees' pay
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Japan's workers eye bumper pay hike in closely watched union talks
- March 08, 2023 02:00 PM AEDT | Reuters
* Major wage talk outcomes due on March 15 * Big firms to offer average pay rise of 2.85% - poll * Meagre rise in base pay casts doubt on outlook for future gains * Uncertainty on wage outlook may
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INDIA RUPEE-Bets of larger Fed rate hike to weaken rupee at open
- March 08, 2023 01:49 PM AEDT | Reuters
By Anushka Trivedi and Nimesh Vora MUMBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee is expected to decline against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door
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