BANGKOK: The owner of Burger King’s franchise in Thailand became the latest company on Wednesday (Aug 26) to bow to boycott calls by protesters who accused it of advertising on a television network they brand pro-government. The protesters seek the departure of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a former military leader, […]
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Wang Xining, deputy head of mission for the Chinese Embassy in Australia, is seen at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia August 26, 2020. SYDNEY: A top Chinese diplomat in Australia warned against a “shadow” over the two nations’ ties today, saying that Beijing was disappointed by a […]
Oil producers on Tuesday had evacuated 310 offshore facilities and shut 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude output, 84% of Gulf of Mexico’s offshore production, near the 90% outage that Katrina brought 15 years ago. The US energy industry on Tuesday was preparing for a major hurricane strike, […]
NEW DELHI: Social media giant Facebook admitted yesterday it has to do better to curb hate speech as it battled a storm over how it handled comments by a member of India’s ruling party who called Muslims traitors. “We’ve made progress on tackling hate speech on our platform, but we […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter yesterday said it is bracing for efforts by President Donald Trump or others to attack the integrity of the US election, as US media reported that Facebook and YouTube were planning defences of their own. Trump has used Twitter in particular to stoke unsubstantiated doubts about mail-in […]
SINGAPORE: The Singapore-registered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former US President Barack Obama in marketing materials used to publicise the newly formed group. Bellagraph Nova Group (BN Group) also said some of the information in those materials […]
SEATTLE: Boeing Co said on Friday it is developing a hand-held wand that emits ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria and viruses, part of a suite of methods to disinfect flight deck surfaces and controls, as well as surfaces throughout the cabin. Concerns by airline workers and passengers about the spread […]
REUTERS: Citigroup Inc filed a third lawsuit on Friday in its latest attempt to recoup nearly US$1 billion it mistakenly sent to lenders of Revlon Inc. The third largest U.S. bank has so far sued a dozen firms after an “operational error” that caused it to transfer US$900 million of […]
LONDON: Europe’s travel recovery stalled at the start of August after a stronger performance in July, as COVID-19 quarantine rules and warnings over rising infection rates created uncertainty and deterred tourists from booking trips abroad. In July, ticket numbers for cross-border air travel within Europe stood at 28 per cent […]
NEW DELHI: An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday (Aug 21), following controversy about its practices. Facebook and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, are facing criticism after […]