Some K-pop stars’ accounts have been blocked from view on TikTok’s China version Douyin, Reuters’ checks showed on Friday, days after South Korea’s media regulator slapped fines on the short-video app for data privacy noncompliance. SHANGHAI/SEOUL: Some K-pop stars’ accounts have been blocked from view on TikTok’s China version Douyin, […]
Month: July 2020
MUMBAI: Backed by multi-billion-dollar investments from global tech giants, India’s richest man is ready to rumble with Amazon and Walmart for the country’s huge e-commerce market through his conglomerate Reliance. But it is far from certain that Mukesh Ambani’s latest gamble will pay off in a crowded market where many […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew 16.1 per cent in June from a year ago, bolstered by shipments of pharmaceuticals, specialised machinery and electronics. The jump is a reversal of May’s revised 4.6 per cent decline, and higher than the 6.2 per cent increase forecast by economists in a […]
Surges in coronavirus infections are slowing a recovery in fuel use from the doldrums of lockdowns in the United States and other countries, raising concern it could be years before consumption rebounds from the impact of the pandemic. LONDON/NEW YORK: Surges in coronavirus infections are slowing a recovery in fuel […]
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways expects a first-half net loss of HK$9.9 billion (US$1.3 billion), including impairment charges on 16 planes, the airline said on Friday (Jul 17), as the coronavirus pandemic crushed travel demand. Earlier, the airline had flagged a “substantial” first-half loss and that it had […]
MONTREAL: A 73-year-old man was killed by police in Canada just hours after refusing to wear a face mask in a grocery store, the country’s public broadcaster the CBC reported on Thursday (Jul 16). The man allegedly assaulted a grocery store employee on Wednesday after he was asked to follow […]
LONDON: British Airways, the world’s largest operator of Boeing’s 747, said on late Thursday (Jul 17) it would retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect due to the downturn in travel industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Global curbs imposed to stem the spread of the virus led […]
MADRID: Spain hailed its medic heroes during the coronavirus crisis, but as infections fall many frontline staff have been left depressed and traumatised by their experience, fearful of an insecure future. With 36.3 per cent of public healthcare workers without a permanent contract, according to one survey, demonstrations calling for […]
United Airlines and its pilots’ union said on Thursday they had reached an agreement on two different packages aimed at reducing involuntary furloughs in the fall and keeping pilots at the ready once coronavirus-hit demand starts to pick up. REUTERS: United Airlines and its pilots’ union said on Thursday they […]
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from July 1. REUTERS: Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from July 1. The […]