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WhatsApp data practices under review for compliance ahead of payments debut

As and when it gets approval, WhatsApp will be entering a crowded digital payments market where it will have to slug it out with more than 80 rivals on the NPCI platform

Learning from the past: Clues to Brexit's future may be on a faraway island

Britain would experience an unprecedented hit to the supply side of the economy, according to Mark Carney, with overnight trade barriers hammering exports

Hong Kong protesters like terrorists, says China as airport access curbed

The demonstrators, who initially hit the streets to oppose a bill allowing extraditions to the mainland, now have a host of other demands including the resignation of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam

China holds off its biggest policy gun even as global currency war looms

Beijing is sticking to a cautious monetary strategy even after President Donald Trump's accusations of Beijing's currency manipulation adding sensitivity to any stimulus measures

World's wealthiest family gets richer by $4 mn every hour, $100 mn a day

The 25 wealthiest dynasties on the planet control $1.4 trillion

Trump is making Xi Jinping's superpower 2050 vision tougher by the day

Only five developing countries have made the transition to advanced-nation status while maintaining high levels of growth since 1960

Is globalisation over? Cricket beamed into American homes suggests it's not

The sport's growth is more than just an idiosyncrasy of the Anglosphere

Saudi Prince's rise to power turns him into a billionaire boss

He became not only the de facto political leader of the petro-state but the unrivaled billionaire boss of a sprawling family firm with more money than almost any other dynasty on the planet

Struggling German meat industry threatened by tax-hike proposal

The German farmers' association says that an increase in tax would drive consumers to buy cheaper products imported from European countries with less-stringent animal welfare laws

Thai Airways Q2 loss more than doubles to $223.7 mn on economic slowdown

Thai Airways's total expenses dropped 0.8 per cent to 49.6 billion baht on lower fuel prices

RBS likely to appoint Alison Rose as first female chief: Sky News

Rose, currently deputy CEO of Natwest Holdings, will become the first woman to head a major UK high-street bank

Legacy veggie burgers fight to stay relevant in the age of beyond meat

Since Beyond Meat arrived on the scene in 2013, sales of meat substitutes among the nine largest producers have climbed 56 per cent, according to Euromonitor International

Trump's wine tariff threats are giving France's Macron a headache

Existing US tariffs on wine from Europe aren't that much lower than the EU's levies on American wine: The gap is about 5 to 15 cents per bottle

Facebook, Twitter pressed to help prevent domestic terrorism in US

Facebook and Twitter are now being asked by politicians to take a more proactive approach to prevent domestic terrorism

Uber freezes hiring of tech staff in US, Canada to counter mounting losses

Last week, Uber said it was cutting 400 marketing employees around the world

Time to buckle up: Climate change could make your next flight a bumpier one

A research shows climate change is creating more turbulent air for planes because changes in wind speed at different altitudes are becoming more extreme

Huawei offers a glimpse of open-source software that can replace Android

HarmonyOS deployed to everything from cars to PCs by 2020

Pakistan urges US to help ease Kashmir tension, inject sanity on India side

Pakistan's always strained relations with its India are being put to a new test after Narendra Modi-led government revoked the special status of Jammu & Kashmir

Won't devalue dollar amid escalating trade war with China, says Trump

Inside the White House, hawks have been pushing for a direct intervention in currency markets by the Treasury by pointing to a slowdown in US manufacturing

Meet Christian Pulisic, the man who struck gold for American soccer

He is expected to make his Premier League debut on Sunday at 11.30 am