Virgin Australia creditors approve airline’s purchase by Bain Capital
SYDNEY: Virgin Australia's creditors voted on Friday (Sep 4) in favour of the purchase of Australia's second-biggest airline by US...
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Nepal police fire tear gas to stop religious rally amid Covid-19 surge
KATHMANDU: Police in Nepal used tear gas and water cannon yesterday to break up a religious rally that defied a...
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Warships join fight to put out fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Indian warships yesterday aided Sri Lanka's navy to extinguish a fire on a massive oil tanker off the island's...
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Australian writer detained in China says will ‘fight to the end’
SYDNEY: Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by Chinese authorities for 18 months, has told family he has refused to make...
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Brazil tops four million cases amid signs pandemic slowing
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil topped four million Covid-19 cases yesterday as health ministry officials said infections were beginning to slow...
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Japan’s Suga jumps in popularity, tops poll for next PM
TOKYO: Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is now the most preferred candidate among the public to become the next...
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Amazon Japan submits improvement plan to regulators: Report
TOKYO: Amazon Japan has submitted a plan to the country's fair trade regulator on how it will improve practices suspected...
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Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push
Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media...
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Match Group says US Department of Justice closes probe into FTC complaint
NEW YORK: Match Group Inc said on Thursday (Sep 3) the US Department of Justice has closed its investigation relating...
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Australia’s virus death toll surges on aged care fatalities
MELBOURNE: An Australian state reported a record 59 deaths today, the highest ever daily total for the country, including previously...
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US Justice Department’s Google lawsuit expected in weeks ahead: Source
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department, which has been conducting an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google, plans to bring a lawsuit...
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Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid US sanctions, security law
FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset. Hong Kong,...
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Unicef says drugmakers can produce unprecedented vaccine quantities for Covid-19
NEW YORK: Unprecedented quantities of vaccines could be produced by 28 manufacturers in 10 countries over the next two years...
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Oil industry placing risky bet on plastics: Report
LONDON: Big oil producers are pinning their future growth on the world's insatiable appetite for plastic, researchers said on Friday...
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Biden speaks with Jacob Blake, hears from Kenosha residents
KENOSHA: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of ongoing national tumult over racial injustice and...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut over 1,000 more jobs as demand languishes: Sky News
LONDON: Virgin Atlantic is preparing to cut more than 1,000 jobs after seeing a slower-than-expected recovery in international demand for...
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German prosecutors drop probe into FT over Wirecard
BERLIN: German prosecutors have dropped their investigation into journalists of the Financial Times in connection with its reporting on the...
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Facebook to limit last-minute political ads in final US election push
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said on Thursday (Oct 3) it would stop accepting new political ads in the week before...
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Apple to delay privacy change vexing Facebook, mobile ad market
NEW YORK: Apple Inc said on Thursday that it will delay until early next year changes to its privacy policy...
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US weekly jobless claims below 1 million; but labor market recovery ebbing
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell below 1 million last week for the second...
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