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US life expectancy in 2020 drops by 1.5 years due to Covid-19 pandemic

The first year of the pandemic delivered a bigger blow to American life expectancy than any year of Vietnam War, AIDS crisis or "deaths of despair" that nudged down life expectancies in mid-2010s

China's 'iPhone city' relocates 100,000 people after record rain, flood

Zhengzhou, home to the largest iPhone-making plant, 457.5 millimeters of rain fall in the 24 hours through 5 pm on Tuesday, the highest since records began for the city of more than 10 million people

JPMorgan entices CEO Jamie Dimon to stick around with surprise stock award

At 65, Dimon is the only sitting bank CEO who led a major firm through the financial crisis

Joe Biden Names Tech Foe Jonathan Kanter as DOJ Antitrust Chief

Kanter is the favored candidate of a faction of lawmakers and antitrust experts who say the U.S. economy is plagued by monopoly power across industries

Adani Group stocks fall for second day on Sebi probe over compliance

Shares of all six listed Adani group companies slipped in early trading Tuesday

Apple delays office return by at least a month as Covid-19 spikes in US

The iPhone maker becomes one of the first US tech giants to delay plans for a return to normality

Taiwan to open first Europe office in its name, angers China

The government in Taipei will open its office in the Baltic nation of Lithuania, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said at a briefing.

The world's road fuel demand to peak years earlier than expected

The accelerated time frame comes as global automakers shift toward less-polluting vehicles

Oil holds near eight-week low after selloff on delta variant concern

Signs of delta's continued impact on energy abound.

Jeff Bezos, crew pull off Blue Origin's first spaceflight with people

The mission caps a landmark month for space-tourism ventures, following by nine days a trip to the heavens by UK billionaire Richard Branson on a special plane made by Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc

Patchy monsoon rain raises growth and inflation worries for India

The monsoon has now revived, but the delay and poor precipitation will hurt the sowing of crops such as rice, cotton and soybeans.

Bitcoin slides below $30,000 level for the first time in a month

Some traders had viewed $30,000 as a key support that might open the way to more losses if breached

Apple delays office return by at least a month as Covid-19 spikes in US

The iPhone maker becomes one of the first US tech giants to delay plans for a return to normality as Covid-19 persists around the world and cases involving a highly transmissible variant increase

IOC President Thomas Bach aims to put 'most-followed' Olympics on track

International Olympics Committee President Bach met Prime Minister Suga Wednesday to discuss safety measures for the Tokyo Olympics that start in just nine days

Boris Johnson says UK will ban online racists from football matches

"I utterly condemn and abhor the racist outpourings that we saw on Sunday night," the British prime minister told the House of Commons on Wednesday

Oil slips after hitting 2018 high with market poised to tighten

Futures in New York traded near $75 a barrel after rising 1.6% on Tuesday

China cryptocurrency miners squeezed further as Anhui halts projects

Anhui plans to shut down all crypto mining projects within the next three years due to a power supply shortage

Mukesh Ambani-backed company helps refineries keep running in pandemic

Detect Technologies' has a real-time pipeline monitoring system that tracks leaks and corrosion using sensors.

Apple seeks 20% rise in new iPhone production for 2021, sees more demand

Tech giant has maintained a consistent level in recent years of roughly 75 million units for the initial run of the device.

HDFC Bank considers its first offshore bond to boost its buffers

It would be only the second such offshore offering from an Indian bank after State Bank of India sold such securities in 2016.