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India's world-beating stock market rally is narrowing fast, charts show

Since the end of July, measures of red-hot small and midcap shares have slumped and just a bunch of heavyweights have been keeping the largecap rally alive

India to resume Covid vaccine exports in 2022: Head of govt expert panel

A second wave of Covil infections and local supply delays prompted the government to prioritize its own citizens and halted overseas shipments of vaccines in April.

Boeing employees' safety independence under scrutiny by US FAA

The FAA action is the latest to look at Boeing's safety practices following twin fatal crashes of the company's 737 Max

Taliban have no self-doubt; they don't care if Afghanistan goes down

There is no meaningful evidence that the Taliban are feeling any existential crisis, much less that they care about making money or running an economy

Taliban name obscure official to lead central bank in economic crisis

Mohammad Idris, who headed the Taliban's economic commission, will 'address the looming banking issues and the problems of the people'

PayPal Holdings launches crypto buying and selling in the UK

Rollout is first international expansion of company's cryptocurrencies outside the US

China investigates top government official of Alibaba's home city

Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhou Jiangyong, 53, has been placed under investigation for serious violations of party discipline and state law

Afghanistan central banker sees currency drop, capital controls

The Afghani, as the tender is known, likely will see renewed weakness after it reached a record low last week, Ajmal Ahmady, governor of Da Afghanistan Bank, known as DAB, said in an interview

Afghan crisis: Western forces must leave by Aug 31 deadline, says Taliban

'There will be consequences in case of delay in withdrawing troops'

600,000 daily Covid cases likely if India doesn't vaccinate more: Study

Daily infections could reduce to 200,000 if the government executes its 10-million-a-day vaccination plan, the report stated

Pfizer to acquire cancer drugmaker Trillium Therapeutics for $2.3 bn

Pfizer will pay $18.50 a share for Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Trillium, the companies said Monday in a statement.

India's volatile rains may create challenges for inflation, says Barclays

The nation is facing an 8% rainfall deficit, which will impact future sowing and harvesting seasons, pressuring consumer prices and squeezing the agriculture sector, Barclays chief India economist

Xi Jinping raises 'common prosperity' rhetoric, warning China's rich

The phrase has appeared 65 times in the Chinese leader's speeches and meetings so far this year, referring to wealth inequality in the country.

Get more judges: Bankruptcy logjams make India no country for dying firms

Across India, 27 bankruptcy tribunals are being run by 29 judges; at least 25 short of what's required.

One man's quest to get an AI machine a patent gathers momentum

South Africa and Australia's decision that an AI machine can be listed as inventor on a patent is putting pressure on the US, Europe to resolve the issue

Afghanistan crisis: Austria says no refugees, Swiss plans summit

The ruling People's Party has taken a hard line on immigration amid international calls to help Afghans at risk of persecution after the US troop withdrawal

Soaring cost of food is forcing families to scrimp at the dinner table

Food prices in July were up 31 per cent from the same month last year, according to an index compiled by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization

Michael Burry's pretty big short hinges on treasuries sinking

Michael Burry, whose huge, wildly profitable bets against the housing bubble were made famous in "The Big Short," is wagering that long-term US Treasuries will fall.

The Apple watch from 1995 is a weird collectible with wacky design

It won't pair with your iPhone, but it's weird and fun and quite possibly the wackiest design ever released by the house of Apple

The case for a booster shot is building, even if privileged few get it

The reason is delta. The most-infectious coronavirus variant to emerge so far is in a race with the human immune system, and there's mounting evidence that delta is winning