Thai protest boycotts force businesses to pick sides
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...
China warns of ‘shadow’ over ties with Australia, tells it to stop whining
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....
Hurricane Laura poses biggest storm threat to US oil output in 15 years
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...
Facebook says more work needed on hate speech as India row mounts
[caption id="attachment_9671" align="alignnone" width="944"] Facebook has been caught in a growing controversy in its biggest market in terms of users since The Wall Street Journal...
Social media sites brace for attacks by Trump on US vote count
[caption id="attachment_9680" align="alignnone" width="968"] Twitter said it plans to treat the US election period as lasting until after the January inauguration, keeping in mind that...
Company in Newcastle United takeover bid admits it doctored Obama photo
[caption id="attachment_9713" align="alignnone" width="971"] A doctored picture that was distributed to media by Bellagraph Nova in July 2020. [/caption] SINGAPORE: The Singapore-registered company that says...
Boeing testing hand-held UV wand to sanitize cockpits, cabins
[caption id="attachment_9720" align="alignnone" width="942"] Boeing logo at their headquarters in Chicago [/caption] SEATTLE: Boeing Co said on Friday it is developing a hand-held wand that...
Citigroup files third lawsuit over accidental Revlon payment
[caption id="attachment_9735" align="alignnone" width="976"] FILE PHOTO: The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October...
Europe’s travel recovery from COVID-19 stalls in August: Ticket data
[caption id="attachment_9748" align="alignnone" width="945"] File photo of an airport in Omsk, Russia, Aug 21, 2020. [/caption] LONDON: Europe's travel recovery stalled at the start of...
India parliamentary panel to question Facebook on content controversy
[caption id="attachment_9745" align="alignnone" width="928"] India's flag is seen through a 3D printed Facebook logo in this illustration picture, Apr 8, 2019.[/caption] NEW DELHI: An Indian...