Japan's Komeito to leave ruling coalition with LDP under Takaichi, NHK reports

Japan's Komeito party will leave the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), public broadcaster NHK ...

Belarus declares two British diplomats persona non grata -RIA

Belarus has declared two British diplomats persona non grata, Russian RIA news agency reported on Monday citing Belarus' foreign ministry.

JPMorgan sees S&P 500 surging to 4,000 points in early-2021

JPMorgan said on Monday it expected the S&P 500 index to hit 4,000 points by early 2021 and called Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine update "one of the best backdrops for sustained gains in years." ...

Japan's Mizuho open to mezzanine financing as virus hits clients' capital positions, bank head says

The banking arm of Mizuho Financial Group Inc is open to mezzanine financing such as subordinated debt and preferred stocks after the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded clients' capital positions, the ...

Iran's oil industry will not yield to U.S. sanctions, minister says

Iran's oil industry will not succumb to sanctions imposed by the United States, the oil minister said on Monday in comments carried by the ministry's SHANA news agency.

Swedish PM Lofven tests negative for COVID-19, to end self-isolation

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has tested negative for COVID-19 and will end the period of self-isolating he underwent as a precaution after a contact met with a person who was found to have ...

Scotland's Fraser, Hanley to miss Serbia Euro playoff with hamstring injuries

Winger Ryan Fraser and defender Grant Hanley will miss Scotland's crucial European Championship playoff away to Serbia due to hamstring injuries, assistant coach Steven Reid said on Monday.

Novavax on track to begin U.S. trial of COVID-19 vaccine this month

Novavax Inc said on Monday it was on track to begin a delayed U.S.-based, late-stage study of its experimental coronavirus vaccine later this month.

Guatemala Mayan villagers tell of harrowing escape from deadly landslide

Matilde Ical Chen was toasting tortillas over a wood fire for the midday meal when the landslide ripped through the Guatemalan Mayan indigenous village of Queja, burying her mother, sisters and ...

Swire Properties sells HK office tower to Gaw-led consortium for $1.27 bln

Swire Properties Ltd has agreed to sell an office tower in eastern Hong Kong Island to a consortium comprising a fund managed by real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners and other partners ...

U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians appeals for money to pay salaries

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced on Monday that it has run out of money to pay the salaries of its staff across the Middle East, after two years of funding cuts by the ...

Taiwan October exports beat expectations on surging work-from-home demand

Taiwan's exports rose in October for the fourth consecutive month and at an expectation-beating pace, boosted by surging demand for the island's electronic goods as people work from home during the ...