Ex-Fiji PM Bainimarama quits parliament following suspension

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

(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

(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

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

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

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, ...

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

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

* 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

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