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SoftBank-backed Hike shuts down, vanishes from app stores in India

The startup valued at $1.4 billion in a 2016 funding round announced its app was going off the air earlier this month without explanation

Coronavirus lockdowns are spreading a year after China closed Wuhan

In Australia, the recent discovery of one case in Brisbane prompted a three-day lockdown

An Auto CEO much of Detroit doesn't know takes over a new empire

CEO of Stellantis, the firm born out of Fiat and PSA's merger, will be steering 400,000 employees and 14 brands

Rishi Sunak plans 500 pounds one-time benefit payment amid Covid-19

The plans come ahead of an April deadline when last March's 20 pound-per-week uplift to universal credit payments is set to end

CEO who calls himself 'performance psychopath' takes over new auto empire

Carlos Tavares will lead Stellantis NV, the merged behemoth of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and PSA Group. He doesn't tolerate meetings starting late or dragging on.

Pfizer vaccine worries Norway as 29 elderly people die after taking shot

The latest figure adds six to the number of known fatalities in Norway, and lowers the age group thought to be affected to 75 from 80

How Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani were caught in crossfire over farming laws

Farmers say laws opening up India's agriculture markets were designed to allow billionaires such as Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani to enter farming. The tycoons say they have no such interest.

World's biggest vaccine drive begins in India: Health workers get first jab

At each location, some 100 people are expected to receive the injections on Saturday

Apple working on foldable iPhone to rival Samsung, designs prototype screen

The Cupertino, California-based company has developed prototype foldable screens for internal testing, but hasn't solidified plans to actually launch a foldable iPhone

A year after Covid began, China on course to surpass US as biggest economy

Global output fell 4.2% last year, according to the World Bank, pushing China's share of it to 14.5% at 2010 dollar prices -- two years earlier than expected

Donald Trump blacklisting jolts China's ambitions to take on Boeing

If President-elect Biden doesn't reverse the move, American investors will be prohibited from buying securities of companies on the list

Too many companies are banking on carbon capture to reach net zero

The UN Principles for Responsible Investment estimates that some 42 companies announced net-zero targets in 2019

Trump's move to blacklist Xiaomi cost Chinese firm's top executives $4.5 bn

The move startled investors because previous bans focused on Chinese companies with military ties

Borrowing cost surges in bond market over RBI's measures to drain out cash

The surge comes after the Reserve Bank of India announced plans last week to restore normalcy to liquidity operations in markets in a phased manner

'He is laying low': Jack Ma's local bar awaits its most famous regular

Ma, who used to come at least once a month to the bar that was opened by Alibaba executives in early 2019, hasn't been around since late last year, said one worker

India to start Covid-19 vaccine supply with 20 million doses to neighbours

An Indian state-run company will buy vaccines from the Serum Institute of India Ltd. and Bharat Biotech International Ltd. for supplying to Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Seychelles

China's Huawei develops smart roads that talk to driverless cars: Report

The country wants to make traffic smoother and safer, while ensuring local champions like Huawei benefit from the enormous opportunity of supplying the infrastructure

Biden era to open in Trump's shadow as agenda, impeachment trial converge

Biden has refrained from wading into the debate over punishing Trump for his role in the riot

Donald Trump struggles to build legal team as impeachment trial nears

Lawyers who defended him in the previous impeachment trial, including Jay Sekulow and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, have said no this time, according to people familiar with the matter

Warner Bros Entertainment delays Harry Potter video game until 2022

Hogwarts Legacy, developed by Utah-based Avalanche Software, is a prequel to the iconic fantasy book series by J K Rowling