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US sanctions Hong Kong's Chief Carrie Lam over curtailing political freedom

Lam, who works closely with Chinese authorities, has scoffed at the prospect of being targeted by US sanctions

Coronavirus spreading fast because billions don't have water to wash

The world needs to spend $6.7 trillion on water infrastructure by 2030, according to the UN, not just for the urgent sanitation needs, but to tackle longer term issues from the pandemic

AI Express plane skids off runway with 191 on board, breaks apart; 18 dead

Most passengers were workers returning home after losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic

Why RBI has allowed one-time restructuring of corporate and personal loans

Like almost everywhere else, the ability of assets to earn returns in industries ranging from airlines, hotels and commercial real estate - from large firms to their small vendors - has been impaired

Crowded villages show why coronavirus cases are surging in rural India

Emerging rural hotspots, where health care infrastructure is fragile and living conditions are already difficult, pose a challenge to the government

US sanctions Hong Kong's Carrie Lam over China crackdown: Report

"The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement

Goldman Sachs Group slashes quarterly profit 85% with 1MDB legal charge

The additional provision cut the firm's previously announced second-quarter profit by 85 per cent, the bank said Friday in a filing

Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club after launch of TikTok rival

The 36-year-old joins fellow tech titans Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as the only people in the world who currently have centibillionaire status, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Berkshire Hathaway shows signs of appetite ahead of earnings report

Buffett's conglomerate began putting more of its $137 billion cash pile to work after a period of relative silence during the start of the pandemic

India's consumer confidence plummets to record low in July: RBI survey

Sentiment had been steadily falling since the government imposed the world's biggest pandemic lockdown in late March and collapsed further in July to reach 53.8, the RBI said

TikTok's billionaire founder in dilemma as tug-of-war over app rages on

Zhang, whose ByteDance Ltd owns TikTok, was on the verge of building the world's third truly global advertising and social-media force

New York, LA witness boom in plastic surgery due to coronavirus pandemic

As lockdowns took hold over much of America earlier this year, non-essential services were among the first to shutter-among them, cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists

Turkey's perilous game with markets may now have reached a breaking point

Authorities have resisted raising interest rates despite pressure on the currency to weaken further, prompting an outflow of foreign capital and leaving the economy vulnerable as its currency buckles

The trouble with climate scenarios is that everyone has their own

Scenario analysis can be a great way of structuring one's thinking about the future, which is essential to understanding climate change

Post Covid-19 lockdowns, demand for vehicle loans is rising, says financier

The lockdown, which impacted the movement of vehicles across states, and subdued economic growth in the last few years impacted sales of commercial vehicles

Chartered planes, costly tickets: How world is beating flight restrictions

The flight paralysis underscores how deep and lasting the pandemic's damage is proving to be

US regulators consider rules that may trigger Chinese firms' delisting

The issue of Chinese stock listings has attracted the attention of President Donald Trump, who has ratcheted up his attacks on China over the coronavirus pandemic

Hold your rice bowl firmly, fill it with Chinese grain: China to its people

China should always be self-sufficient in rice and wheat, as well as other cereals, while maintaining an "appropriate volume" of imports, the agriculture minister said

Hope force: India's army of 600,000 virus-hunting women goes on strike

ASHA workers act as a stopgap in the country's porous health care system, delivering assistance from maternal health to immunization in its vast rural hinterland

Maggi noodles to chyawanprash: What India has been spending on in pandemic

Consumers around the world are showing an increased interest in safeguarding their health and boosting their immunity