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States led by Texas target Google in new antitrust probe 09 Sep 2019 - 09:22 pm
The Google logo is shown reflected on an adjacent office building in Irvine, California, August 7, 2017. Reuters/Mike Blake
Charities forced to step in as Hong Kong's poor struggle for homes 09 Sep 2019 - 08:13 pm
Luk Chin Tak sits in his room that he shares with his wife in a sub-divided apartment with six other residents in Kowloon, Hong Kong, ranked as the world's least affordable housing market. August 8, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
Russia’s huge gold stash is now worth more than $100 billion 09 Sep 2019 - 08:13 pm
A gold bar is presented at the German Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, central Germany, on August 23, 2017. AFP / DPA / Arne Dedert
Crisis-hit Nissan CEO resigns amid pay probe 09 Sep 2019 - 04:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nissan Motors president and CEO Hiroto Saikawa speaking during a press conference at their headquarters in Yokohama. AFP / Behrouz MEHRI
Financier for ‘Joker’ has made movies into ultimate yield play 08 Sep 2019 - 09:50 pm
To manage risk, Jason Cloth’s strategy is to lend to multiple projects, secure the backing of top studios, and surround himself with trusted people. (Photo courtesy: cwmedialending.com)
In pricey California, renters close in on a respite from gouging 08 Sep 2019 - 09:23 pm
Newly constructed single family homes are shown for sale in Encinitas, California, U.S., July 31, 2019. Reuters/Mike Blake
Asia's beaches go quiet as Chinese tourists stay home 08 Sep 2019 - 09:23 pm
In this picture taken on April 25, 2019 a Sri Lankan woman walks along a beach with her child in Kattankudy. AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi
US seeks trade deal with a post-Brexit Britain 08 Sep 2019 - 09:22 pm
British officials are already vowing to resist an agreement that is lopsided in favor of the more powerful United States, creating potential for disputes over matters such as chlorinated chicken and the divisive Scottish dish haggis.
Greece must restore its credibility, new prime minister says 08 Sep 2019 - 06:30 pm
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis laid out his economic program for the coming year during a speech at Greece's largest trade fair on Saturday.
US leading indicators are flashing warning signs 08 Sep 2019 - 08:13 am
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Huawei unveils world’s first 5G SoC 08 Sep 2019 - 07:57 am
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, delivering keynote speech at the IFA.
Late billionaire Paul Allen’s yacht on sale for $326 million 06 Sep 2019 - 11:38 pm
The Octopus. Photo courtesy: Burgess
Treasury says Cuba remittances cap will not apply to private sector 06 Sep 2019 - 11:09 pm
A woman with a US flags looks at the arrival of US Carnival cruise ship Adonia at the Havana bay, May 2, 2016. Reuters
As feds loom, states hit Facebook, Google with new probes 06 Sep 2019 - 11:09 pm
A smartphone being operated in front of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon as background in Hédé-Bazouges, western France on September 28, 2017. AFP / Damien Meyer
Trump’s trade war threatens to drag in IMF over China’s yuan 06 Sep 2019 - 08:48 pm
Benjamin Franklin US 100 dollar banknotes and a Chinese 100 yuan banknote with the late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are seen in this January 21, 2016 picture illustration. Reuters/Jason Lee
Asian cities turn to electric vehicles in anti-pollution drive 06 Sep 2019 - 08:47 pm
A Vietnamese woman wearing a face mask rides on a bridge amidst a blanket of smog over Hanoi on March 28, 2018. AFP / Manan Vatsyayana
Caribbean Development Bank plans to help tackle trauma of Bahamas storm 06 Sep 2019 - 07:44 pm
A man hangs his clothes after washing them at the Mudd neighborhood, devastated after Hurricane Dorian hit the Abaco Islands in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, September 6, 2019. Reuters/Marco Bello
Damage to land feeds migration and conflict: UN official 06 Sep 2019 - 07:44 pm
Farmers plough the land with the help of their horse on a plantation in Tierra Blanca de Cartago, east of San Jose, May 15, 2012. Reuters / Juan Carlos Ulate