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Why is Karachi a political orphan? Look at the public transport system

Incomplete roads in Karachi show what happens when a city becomes a political orphan

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom to quarantine after contact gets Covid-19

Tedros said he is well, has no symptoms and will work from home for the coming days

China proposes maximum $4,500 fine for carbon market violations

China has spent years developing its national carbon market, which is expected to start by covering its power sector that accounts for about 14% of the world's fossil fuel-derived emissions

Abu Dhabi govt poured billions into Etihad Airways before pandemic

State-owned Etihad won't list the bonds and it only shared its prospectus with investors who signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Cash-strapped Oman to break Gulf's income tax taboo to curb deficit

To levy income tax on high earners starting 2022

Jack Ma summoned by China's regulators on eve of Ant Group debut

China has been tightening rules and imposing capital demands on the sprawling financial operations of conglomerates such as Ant in an attempt to curb risks to its $49 trillion financial industry

Oil falls to 5-month low over fresh lockdowns, Libyan crude production

The double whammy of falling demand and growing supply pushed futures in New York down as much as 6 per cent in early Asian trading

US election: Twitter says it won't let candidates claim early victory

Tweets that include premature claims of victory will be labeled and direct people to Twitter's official US election page

Diesel sale clocks 6.1% growth; first time since Covid-19 induced lockdown

The rebound in diesel demand is crucial for ramping up crude processing by Indian refiners after consumption was crushed by a strict lockdown

Alibaba's secret three-year experiment to modernise China's old factories

Alibaba claims it is able to cut order lead times by 75% with its solutions

Trump's dismissal of coronavirus risk paved way to White House outbreak

As the virus tightened its grip on the U.S, the White House itself became an incubator for infection

Bad debt will hinder India's economic recovery: Ex-RBI Guv Subbarao

Even before the pandemic struck, India's financial sector was going through tough times

Mills across India want people to consume more sugar: Here is why

Consumption in India has stagnated at 19 kilograms per capita per year compared with a global average of 23 kilograms

China gears up to strengthen the Yuan in a world without Donald Trump

Over the past two years, China's currency has been whipsawed by volatile geopolitics, while traditional valuation metrics went to backburner

Rolls-Royce Holdings plans to sell its Bergen engines unit: Report

Germany's MAN SE and Finland's Wartsila Oyj could be potential buyers and a sale is expected early next year, according to the report, which didn't say where it got the information

Georgia's ruling party claims victory in parliamentary elections

Central Election Commission chairperson Tamar Zhvania said about 97% of votes have been counted and the total turnout was over 56%

Sri Lanka debt tumbles from best to worst in Asia on coronavirus pain

The island nation's notes lost about 20% in October after dropping 15.5% in September, marking two straight months of the biggest losses in the region, Bloomberg Barclays indexes show

Hong Kong authorities arrest seven opposition activists in latest sweep

The six current and former LegCo members and one assistant are accused of violating the lawmaking body's powers and privilege ordinance, the police said at a briefing on Sunday

Alibaba's secret three-year experiment to reinvent outdated factories

Its ultimate goal, according to Alibaba, is to become a one-stop production solution provider for garment merchants on its Taobao and Tmall marketplaces.

Bumper harvests, healthy stockpiles but coronavirus world is undernourished

Contained global food costs haven't stopped inflation spikes in India, Pakistan and elsewhere, as supply disruptions hit.