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Ex-Fiji PM Bainimarama quits parliament following suspension

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

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". 

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Nikkei scales 3-1/2-month peak on weaker yen, optimism over China tourists

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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