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Xinjiang Human Rights Abuse Videos Published By Rights Group Taken Down By YouTube

Xinjiang Human Rights Abuse Videos Published By Rights Group Taken Down By YouTube

Some of the videos posted on Google owned YouTube by a human rights group about testimonials from people who claimed that their families had disappeared in China's Xinjiang region have been pulled down by the social media platform even after they got millions of views. As a result the human rights...
Credit Suisse Discussing A New Look Or Even Merger For Fear Of Predators - Reports

Credit Suisse Discussing A New Look Or Even Merger For Fear Of Predators - Reports

A potential merger with rival UBS for the scandal-hit Swiss bank Credit Suisse are included in a possible overhaul plan for the company and there is increasing pressure on the bank’s top management, said reports quoting information three people familiar with the matter.   According to...
Google And India’s Jio Expands Partnership, To Launch A Smartphone And Cloud Tie-Up

Google And India’s Jio Expands Partnership, To Launch A Smartphone And Cloud Tie-Up

India’s telecom firm Reliance Jio and United States tech giant Google has deepened their partnership with the Indian firm announcing recently the launch of an "ultra-affordable" smartphone which would help to help millions of people to gain access to high-speed mobile data.  The two companies...
Cabin Crew Of Cathay Pacific Ordered To Get Vaccine Or Risk Job Loss

Cabin Crew Of Cathay Pacific Ordered To Get Vaccine Or Risk Job Loss

The aircrew of Cathay Pacific have been told that they should get vaccinated against Covid-19 by 31 August or else they will risk losing their jobs. This is because rostering of staff has become "difficult and complicated" as the airline has to segregate the staff who had been vaccinated and those...
Apple Bets On Its Physical Stores As Economies Emerge From Pandemic Closures

Apple Bets On Its Physical Stores As Economies Emerge From Pandemic Closures

Apple Inc believes that a combination of strategies that it had developed and deployed during the vcodi-19 pandemic will increase the popularity of its physical stores more than ever and hence the iPhone maker is expanding its retail operations as the United States emerges from the pandemic, the...
Formal Fake Review Inquiry Started Against Amazon And Google In Britain

Formal Fake Review Inquiry Started Against Amazon And Google In Britain

A formal prove that would look into whether Amazon and Google had done enough within their capacity to prevent or remove fake reviews has been started by Britain's competition regulator.   In recent years, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of Britain has increased its scrutiny of...
Toshiba Board Chairman Ousted By Shareholders Over Company Pressure On Foreign Investors

Toshiba Board Chairman Ousted By Shareholders Over Company Pressure On Foreign Investors

Following confirmation that Toshiba Corp had colluded with the Japanese government to suppress interests of its foreign investors, shareholders of the company voted out its board chairman and one other director on Friday dealing a decisive blow in opposition to the company’s corporate governance...
US States Likely To Soon File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Over Play Store: Reports

US States Likely To Soon File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Over Play Store: Reports

Another litigation is brewing for Alphabet Inc's Google in the United States as reports suggest that a lawsuit against the tech giant which is reported will be filed by a group of state attorneys general as early as next week.   According to reports citing unnamed sources, Google will be...
Facebook To Push e-Commerce As It Expands Shops To WhatsApp And Marketplace

Facebook To Push e-Commerce As It Expands Shops To WhatsApp And Marketplace

The "Shops" feature of Facebook Inc is being expanded for the company’s messaging app WhatsApp in a number of countries and for Facebook Marketplace in the United States, the social media giant has announced recently as a part of its efforts to bring in changes to its commerce tools.   The...
HSBC Agrees To Sell Its French Retail Bank At A Hit Of $2.3 Bln

HSBC Agrees To Sell Its French Retail Bank At A Hit Of $2.3 Bln

The British bank HSBC will be selling its French retail bank to Cerberus-backed My Money Group. The deal would result in a loss of about $2.3 billion for the British lender but will also bring an end to its lengthy effort of disposing this European business unit as it is now more focused on the...
VW’s Debut Electric Car Series Sees Sluggish Sale In The First Two Months

VW’s Debut Electric Car Series Sees Sluggish Sale In The First Two Months

There has been a worryingly slow start in China for Volkswagen AG's ID series which is at the core of the electric vehicle ambitions of eh German company.   Launched almost two months ago, the sales of two ID.4 electric SUV models for the month of May was only at two 1,213 combined and...
Nokia Employees Will Be Allowed To Work From Home For Three Days A Week

Nokia Employees Will Be Allowed To Work From Home For Three Days A Week

Following the end of its current work from home policy in December this year, the Finnish telecommunication giant Nokia would allow its employees to choose to work from home or remotely to up to three days a week as the company steps up increased support for flexible working hours starting January...
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World

2024: A Year Marked By Escalating Climate Extremes

2024: A Year Marked By Escalating Climate Extremes
In 2024, the global community faced unprecedented climate challenges, with human-induced climate change significantly intensifying extreme weather events. A comprehensive analysis by World Weather...

First Severe Human Bird Flu Case In U.S. Highlights Growing Health Concerns; Emergency Declared

First Severe Human Bird Flu Case In U.S. Highlights Growing Health Concerns; Emergency Declared
The United States has reported its first severe human case of bird flu in 2024, involving a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition. This marks a significant shift in the ongoing...

Methane Emissions From Tropical Wetlands: A Growing Threat To Global Climate Goals

Methane Emissions From Tropical Wetlands: A Growing Threat To Global Climate Goals
Tropical wetlands, long known for their ability to absorb vast amounts of carbon, are now emerging as a major contributor to methane emissions, significantly complicating global efforts to tackle...

Conflict-Affected Nations Demand Urgent Climate Funding At COP29

Conflict-Affected Nations Demand Urgent Climate Funding At COP29
As COP29 unfolds in Azerbaijan, conflict-affected nations are making a unified call to double climate funding to over $20 billion annually by 2026. This demand comes against the backdrop of...

Trump’s Return To Office Could Shift Global Geopolitics: Putin Holds Firm On Ukraine, While Other Conflicts Face Uncertain Future*

Trump’s Return To Office Could Shift Global Geopolitics: Putin Holds Firm On Ukraine, While Other Conflicts Face Uncertain Future*
As former U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, the geopolitical landscape is bracing for significant shifts. Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly expressed his...

People

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls
Republican nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would not participate in a third presidential debate against his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala...

Kamala Harris Targets GOP Economic Criticism With New Policy Proposals

Kamala Harris Targets GOP Economic Criticism With New Policy Proposals
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday presented a comprehensive economic policy agenda aimed at countering criticisms from Republicans and addressing key middle-class concerns. Speaking in Raleigh,...

Musk Gives To An Organisation That Supports Trump's Election: Bloomberg

Musk Gives To An Organisation That Supports Trump's Election: Bloomberg
According to a Bloomberg story quoting sources, billionaire Elon Musk, who has been criticising US President Joe Biden more and more, has contributed to a political organisation that aims to elect...

New Study Finds People Who Were Class Bullies Could Make Higher Incomes In Their Middle Age

New Study Finds People Who Were Class Bullies Could Make Higher Incomes In Their Middle Age
A recent study challenges the widely held belief that school bullies would eventually get their comeuppance by indicating that they are likely to end up with greater earnings. The Institute for...

In A New York Corporate Fraud Lawsuit, Trump Slapped Fines And Interest Of $454 Million

In A New York Corporate Fraud Lawsuit, Trump Slapped Fines And Interest Of $454 Million
A New York judge ruled in the former president's civil business fraud trial on Friday, ordering him to pay a total of approximately $454 million in penalties.   According to an attorney...