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China's Covid-19 outbreak has US worried about new mutations of virus

The US is sending a delegation led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing early in the new year

Asian bourses join billion-dollar race to launch new carbon exchanges

Trading and prices have slumped, while concerns mount about how much offsets actually contribute to fighting climate change

Bank of England unveils its first banknotes featuring King Charles III

The notes are expected to enter circulation in mid-2024

Citigroup's $900 mn Revlon blunder ends with dismissal after bank's victory

In the epic blunder, Citigroup's banking unit accidentally sent the creditors of Revlon almost a billion dollars

Pakistan at UN pleads for help with floods after 'cameras have gone'

Pakistan's unprecedented floods in the summer killed more than 1,700 people, inundated third of the nation and cut the nation's growth by half

Elon Musk says Twitter will restrict voting on policy to blue members

A day earlier, Musk pledged to submit all future policy decisions to a vote and offered Twitter users a choice on leadership, asking them if he should step down; 57.5% of the vote were in favor

Argentina lifts WC and Qatar's building frenzy reaches its day of reckoning

As Qatar returns to its sleepier pace after Argentina triumphed in Sunday's final of a controversial, yet often breathtaking football World Cup, the next challenge is already upon the nation

With Mbappe at his heels, Messi may not be football's GOAT for long

Messi, 35, is in sight of the finish line; Mbappe, 23, has a long way to go

Apple's iPhone needs a shake-up. A new law might help to lose its grip

The change, long resisted by Apple, could be a boon for the company, too

China reports 2 Covid deaths since curbs eased, but numbers don't stack up

China's Covid death toll is far lower than more vaccinated countries that went through reopening waves

To woo customers, HDFC Bank aims to issue 1 mn credit cards every month

The bank wants to double the current pace of half a million new credit card issuances every month, according to Parag Rao, country head for payments business

India's economic activity may have slowed down in Nov as resilience wanes

Demand for bank credit remained healthy at 17.2%, even amidst tighter liquidity conditions and higher borrowing costs, Reserve Bank of India data showed

Elon Musk asks Twitter users to vote to decide if he should step down

Since his takeover of Twitter, Musk has weathered criticism for his sweeping changes at the social network

Sign of China's growing isolation: Foxconn to sell stake in chip giant

Taiwan to fine Foxconn for investing in Unigroup without informing it

Europe's $1 trillion energy bill only marks beginning of the crisis

After this winter, the region will have to refill gas reserves with little to no deliveries from Russia, intensifying competition for tankers of the fuel

After this year's IPO slump, bankers are now wary of relief in 2023

A mix of rising inflation and interest rate hikes aimed at taming it have hurt stock market valuations and eroded investor appetite for the high-growth IPO candidates that have driven deals

Twitter starts restoring suspended accounts, to reinstate more in 30 days

The company said reinstated accounts still need to comply with its rules. "Permanent suspension remains an enforcement action for serious violations," it said

Elon Musk seeks new investors for Twitter at the same price he paid

Musk, who also runs Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, has acknowledged in the past that he paid too much for Twitter but has expressed confidence in its prospects in the long run

Elon Musk cries foul over flight data that's readily available on the net

People who for security or privacy reasons don't want their location known can opt for FAA to screen their aircraft's identity

Apple created a pseudo-union to defeat organisers in Ohio, complaint claims

Federal labor law restricts companies from setting up pseudo-union organizations that are controlled by management