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As Obama buries US-led TPP, focus shifts to China-backed trade deal

As Obama buries US-led TPP, focus shifts to China-backed trade deal

None of the BRICS nations were part of the US-led TPP, the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Modi rides Japanese ‘bullet train’

Modi rides Japanese ‘bullet train’

Modi and Abe signed bilateral agreements, most important of which is the deal to export nuclear power technology to India.

Petrobras reports unexpected Q3 loss

Petrobras reports unexpected Q3 loss

Brazil's biggest company is currently restructuring to deal with crippling debt, low oil prices, and a corruption probe.

Garment factory blaze kills 13 in India

Garment factory blaze kills 13 in India

Police are also investigating the legal status of the factory, which is located in a highly congested residential area.

Russia: Islamist rebels using chemical weapons

Russia: Islamist rebels using chemical weapons

The Russian military says that it is very likely chlorine and white phosphorous were used against soldiers and civilians.

Zuma survives no confidence motion

Zuma survives no confidence motion

Zuma's office has told a former public protector behind the State Capture report to stop making comments about it.

Brazil’s economic recovery tests Temer

Brazil’s economic recovery tests Temer

A revitalized economy is now pushed back to begin in Q2 2017, rather than the beginning of the new year.

China: Investment firm head indicted for illegal practice

China: Investment firm head indicted for illegal practice

Xu is probably the most high-profile target of the anti-corruption drive.

Trump Wins: Welcome to the new world

Trump Wins: Welcome to the new world

What Americans have done today is historic. They may not have made history by electing the first female president but they have, unintentionally, initiated steps towards a retreat.

Chinese astronauts prepare for space station in 2022

Chinese astronauts prepare for space station in 2022

China also plans to send a rover to Mars around 2020, and land by 2021, to explore the Red Planet.