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By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's finance minister Felipe Larrain said on Monday that civil unrest which has claimed 11 lives, shut down the transport network and seen scores of businesses damaged will "undoubtedly" have an impact on the economy. Larrain told a press conference in Santiago that the situation remained "relatively normal", adding: "What we have tried to ensure is that in the face of this adversity the payment system works properly

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's cabinet is discussing the last point related to the power sector in a list of reforms after agreeing all the others, the president's office said on Monday. The government convened to approve a reform package, including halving ministers' wages, in a bid to defuse the biggest protests against the country's ruling elite in decades. Power sector reform is one of the biggest issues the government is tackling.

By Ulf Laessing and Raya Jalabi SEMALKA, Syria/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Made homeless when Turkish shells slammed into his house in northern Syria, Kurdish day labourer Suleiman Mohamed and his family spent 10 days in desperate search of shelter nearby. Now all they want is to reach neighbouring Iraq. They are among at least 160,000 Syrian Kurds that the United Nations says fled their homes following the start of a Turkish assault on northeastern Syria.

(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp has made a $5 billion (£3.86 billion) debt financing offer to keep WeWork afloat as part of a deal that would make the Japanese technology conglomerate the majority owner of the struggling U.S. office-space sharing start-up, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. In addition to the debt financing, SoftBank is proposing to accelerate a previous $1.5 billion equity commitment to WeWork in the form of warrants that are due in April, the sources said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 stock index rose within striking distance of a record high on Monday as further signs of progress toward a resolution of the trade dispute between the United States and China helped boost shares in trade-exposed and economically sensitive sectors.

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - U.S. and European companies in polluting industries rarely disclose the financial risks they face related to climate change even though a global task force called on them to do so two years ago, Moody's Investors Service said in a report on Monday. The analysis of the public filings of 28 building materials, oil and gas and utility companies comes after the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures in 2017 recommended voluntary... Читать дальше...

By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook announced new steps to combat misinformation and voter suppression on Monday ahead of the November 2020 U.S. presidential election, on the same day it disclosed the removal of a network of Russian accounts targeting U.S. voters on Instagram

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Sunday that six to ten Pakistan Army personnel were killed and three terror camps destroyed in a retaliatory action by the Indian Army opposite the Tangdhar and Keran sectors in Jammu and Kashmir

A court here on Monday awarded life sentence to a man accused of mowing down a girl in 2010 for spurning his advances.

The overall voting percentage in the bypolls to 51 Assembly seats was nearly 56.84 per cent, the Election Commission said while releasing data available till 7 pm, adding that the polling passed off peacefully

With most of the exit polls forecasting a two-thirds majority for the BJP-led NDA in Maharashtra, the ruling party on Monday said the figures were in line with its expectations, while the Opposition trashed the numbers, saying true picture will be "way better"

Church leaders and activists are at a loss to understand the reason for the furore, since reservation in government services is available to Christians converted from Scheduled Castes (SCCC) not only in Kerala but also at the Centre

The Oregon Project's Salazar, best known for coaching Britain's four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah, was last week handed a four-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a catalogue of drugs violations

Debuts were handed out to several new signings, including Asamoah Gyan, Raphael Augusto and Ashique Kuruniyan but Bengaluru and NorthEast couldn't be separated at the end the riveting contest

Boris Johnson's plan to lead Britain out of the European Union at the end of this month hit another roadblock Monday when the speaker of the House of Commons rejected his attempt to hold a new vote.

Panghal beat Tunisia's Boughanmi Bilel 4-1 in the men's 52kg category as the boxers continued to impress

Maharashtra Assembly elections held on Monday saw a voter turnout of around 63 percent, almost matching the 63.38 percent polling recorded in the last state elections in 2014.

The group will compete in the new-format Davis Cup in Madrid next month as Murray looks to emulate his star role in Britain's 2015 victory in the competition

There is a speculation that Kohli, who has played 48 of the last 56 international games across formats, will take rest for the T20s but come back for the two Test matches in Indore and Kolkata.

According to the poll, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) is set to draw a blank in the state while the Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) is projected to win 2 seats in the 90-member Haryana Assembly.

Zubayr Hamza, 24, got a chance in the Ranchi Test after an injury to Aiden Markram and the youngster impressed with an aggressive 62 in the first innings -- the only highlight for the visitors on a day they lost 16 wickets.

The Calicut University has released first semester Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) results along with fourth-semester results MA Journalism and Mass Communication.

The Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules 2018 to be completed by Jan 2020.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena are set to retain power in Maharashtra, bagging 141 and 102 seats respectively, according to the News18-IPSOS exit poll result that was released at 6.30 pm on Monday, half an hour after voting in the Assembly election concluded in the state.

Maharashtra went to the polls on Monday after a campaign that saw a heavy focus on Article 370 by the ruling BJP government.