SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said on Tuesday (Jul 22) it would permanently suspend accounts that violate its policies while tweeting about QAnon, a fringe group that claims “deep-state” traitors are plotting against President Donald Trump. Twitter, which announced the change on its Twitter Safety page, said it would not serve content […]
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SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive Alan Joyce signed the carrier’s last Boeing Co 747 jet at Sydney airport on Wednesday (Jul 22), shortly before it was due to fly to the Mojave Desert for a retirement brought forward by the coronavirus pandemic. The journey marks the final flight for […]
Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments regarding the country’s surge in novel coronavirus cases outweighed a slight rally on Wall Street. NEW YORK: Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments regarding the country’s […]
CHICAGO: United Airlines Holdings Inc warned on Tuesday that travel demand will remain suppressed until there is a widely accepted treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, which plunged the carrier to a deep quarterly loss on Tuesday. Coronavirus infections are surging in the United States, causing some states to scale back […]
How China manages its new economic role, in the context of a growing East Asian trade architecture, will be key to reversing the losses of the trade war, say observers. WALTHAM, Massachusetts: The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on China, including sending additional troops and two aircraft carriers to […]
U.S. firm eBay Inc has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norway’s Adevinta in a deal worth US$9.2 billion, creating the world’s largest classifieds group, the companies said on Tuesday. OSLO/LONDON: U.S. firm eBay Inc has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norway’s Adevinta in a […]
NEW YORK: Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks, Unilever and five other industry titans from various sectors are teaming up to help businesses globally achieve zero carbon emissions. Called Transform to Net Zero, the group plans to recruit other members and will work with the Environmental Defence Fund and focus on delivering guidance, […]
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders had hoped the relief of seeing each other face-to-face after five months apart under coronavirus lockdown would ease their fraught debate. It did not turn out that way – despite beginning with cheerful elbow bumps and birthday gifts for 66-year-old Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor and a […]
Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan said on Tuesday that the “extremely disruptive environment” posed by the coronavirus pandemic had dimmed the Swiss drugmaker’s 2020 revenue outlook, after reporting a drop in quarterly sales and profit. ZURICH: Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan said on Tuesday that the “extremely disruptive environment” posed […]
BEIJING: Chinese Starbucks customers can order the coffee chain’s drinks on Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace and mobile map app Amap, the companies said on Tuesday (Jul 21), expanding a partnership signed in 2018. Starbucks’ mobile pre-order and in-store pick up feature, Starbucks Now, previously only available on the coffee giant’s own […]