DAILY AFFAIRS (10-SEPTEMBER-2018)

Swedish election: Main blocs neck and neck as nationalists gain



The Swedish general election has left the two main political blocs almost tied, with the anti-immigration party making gains on its previous results.


Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down in September 2019



Jack Ma, the executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has said he plans to step down in a year.


Perth 'murders': Man accused of killing five family members



A man has been charged with murdering his wife, three young children and their grandmother at a house in Western Australia (WA).


US Open: Naomi Osaka 'can be first Japanese world number one'


New US Open champion Naomi Osaka can become Japan's first world number one, says Japanese former Grand Slam semi-finalist Kimiko Date.

Huge gold-encrusted rocks unearthed in Australia



Miners in Western Australia say they have discovered two huge gold-encrusted rocks that are each estimated to be worth millions of dollars.

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