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Hong Kong stocks ended the morning session 1.50 percent higher Monday, with investors piling into the market after the head of China`s central bank hinted at further easing measures to boost the economy.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 14:41
Hong Kong shares climbed 0.91 percent Wednesday, tracking another rally in Shanghai on hopes of further measures to stimulate the Chinese economy.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 10:36
The Shanghai Composite Index was on track to rise for a fifth consecutive day, hitting the highest level since June 2008, and standing firmly above 3,400 points - seen by many as a level where many investors tend to reduce holdings.
Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 13:48
Hong Kong shares ended 0.12 percent lower Friday, a fourth-straight loss, as China`s lower economic growth target overshadowed a regional advance and a rally on Wall Street.
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Iraq`s Justice Ministry says 26 prisoners convicted of terrorism-related charges have been executed, all of them Iraqi nationals.
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Scarlett Johansson, who plays a character opposed to pornography in Joseph Gordon-Levitt`s `Don Jon`, has no hang-ups about it in real life.
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A Pakistani court has issued death warrants for two murder convicts though the government is continuing with a moratorium on capital punishment.
Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 09:16
A delay in potential US military action against Syria, as US President Barack Obama sought Congressional support, also helped boost short-term risk appetite.
Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 18:35
Hong Kong shares finished 0.59 percent lower on Friday owing to concerns over the Chinese economy as well as a liquidity squeeze that has hit the mainland`s banks.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 00:31
A 16-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging in a police station in here Saturday evening, police said.
Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 17:55
Two persons were found hanging from trees while a woman died under mysterious circumstances in Jammu region on Sunday, police said.
Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 18:47
The wife of a serial offender, who allegedly raped and murdered a minor girl following release from jail after serving sentence in similar offences, says her husband should be "hanged for the heinous crime."
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