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Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be great football but an ugly game

The next few weeks will be a reminder of how the clash in values of the liberal West and the rich Arab states can play out in the international arena to everyone's dissatisfaction

Meta India policy chief Rajiv Aggarwal joins Samsung in a tech policy role

Rajiv Aggarwal will take up the position, which entails liaising with and lobbying government officials on domestic policy matters, from December

Rishi Sunak won't sacrifice quality for speed on UK-India trade deal

Britain has completed most of the sections of a free trade agreement with India, Trade Minister Greg Hands said last month.

Global population hits 8 bn: How it changes the world over next few decades

Much of the world's population growth has come in the last century as better living standards and health advancements extended life expectancy

Paytm faces another reckoning with lock-in period expiring this week

The biggest shareholders in One97 Communications Ltd., Paytm's parent company, are Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and its fintech affiliate Ant Group Co., as well as Japan's SoftBank Group Corp

India considers plan to reduce short-term borrowing as yields surge

The government may avoid incremental borrowing via the bills and only borrow to meet its previous repayment needs in the next quarter

Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel nears deal with Credit Suisse, Greensill

Gupta's sprawling group of metals firms, gathered under a loose umbrella called GFG Alliance, were pushed to the brink when Greensill collapsed in March 2021

Covid-19 lockdowns spark violent protests in China's Guangzhou City

In videos on social media, hundreds of people can be seen marching in the streets and pushing over police barriers in Guangzhou's Haizhu district, which has been in lockdown since late last month

Elon Musk publicly punishes Twitter engineers who call him out online

Musk's changes have led to a lack of communication internally in terms of who is in charge and what the company's priorities are, current and former staffers say.

Balenciaga joins other brands in quitting Twitter after Musk's takeover

Other companies have paused advertising on the platform, including General Motors, Volkswagen, Pfizer and General Mills.

ManU set to fine Cristiano Ronaldo £1m for Piers interview interview

Several UK media outlets claimed that Ronaldo may be staring at a huge fine following his claims

Binance forming recovery fund to help projects in liquidity crisis

Binance CEO's announcement triggers rise in Bitcoin, Ether

Adani group gets approval for NDTV open offer boosting takeover bid

Adani is now one step closer to gaining a larger footprint in India's media sector

China recalibrates policy, issues directions to rescue property sector

The move coincided with a publicly announced 20-point playbook from the National Health Commission aimed at reducing the economic and social impact of containing Covid

Climate debt-trap risks pushing vulnerable emerging markets to brink

Rising global borrowing costs are denting the finances of some of the most climate-vulnerable countries right when they most need money to fight the devastating impacts of global warming

Indian stocks cement haven status, set to extend lead over world peers

A return of foreign investors is bolstering the market, where the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index rose to an all-time high on Friday as risk assets rejoiced over a softer US inflation print

Chip curbs: Biden has outdone Trump in forcing the world to align on China

That's not just a challenge to Beijing, but also asks tough questions of allies - and presents Washington with a dilemma over how far it's willing to squeeze them to comply.

Inflation, Ukraine war make world economy gloomier than last month: IMF

In last month's WEO, IMF cut its forecast for global growth next year to 2.7%, from 2.9% seen in July and 3.8% in Jan, adding that it sees a 25% probability that growth will slow to less than 2%

G20 unveils global pandemic fund to avoid repeat of Covid pandemic

Funds will be used to help countries prevent future pandemics; fundraising currently at $1.4 billion

Defying history, Democrats keep Senate in win for US President Joe Biden

Democrats are now poised to hold 50 seats in the 100-member Senate, allowing them to control the agenda with the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris