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Facebook posts $6 bn profit, active user base increases to $2.45 bn

The leading online social network said its profit topped $6 billion on revenue that climbed 28 per cent to $17.4 billion in the quarter that ended on September 30

In race to bridge tech gap with US, China rolls out 5G in 50 cities

Despite the success of 5G networks at home, Chinese telecom equipment giants have faced regulatory push back abroad

Samsung Electronics Q3 net profit slumps 52% amid downturn in chip market

Net profits in the three months to June were $5.40 billion, it said in a statement -- down 52 per cent year-on-year

John Bercow quits after 10 years as Speaker of Britain's House of Commons

His replacement as speaker will be chosen on Monday

PSA, Fiat Chrysler unveil mega carmaking merger in a bid to boost savings

The merged company would have combined sales of nearly 170 billion euros per year and 11 billion euros of operating profits, the carmakers said

Boeing grounds up to 50 737NG aircraft globally after detecting cracks

Boeing had previously reported a problem with the model's "pickle fork" -- a part which helps bind the wing to the fuselage.

US economic growth slows marginally to 1.9% in Q3 from 2% in June quarter

Gross domestic growth avoided the steeper drop feared by economists, but the US-China trade war still walloped the business sector, according to commerce department data

Dress properly, avoid porn: China's Communist party issues morality code

On Sunday the government published its Outline for the Implementation of Citizen Moral Construction in the New Era - which advises readers on how to use the internet, raise children among other things

WhatsApp sues Israeli firm NSO for spying on journalists, activists

The lawsuit said the software developed by NSO known as Pegasus was designed to be remotely installed to hijack devices using the Android, iOS, and BlackBerry operating systems.

China 'supports' barring activist Joshua Wong from Hong Kong election

Wong, one of the most prominent figures in the otherwise leaderless movement, accused the Hong Kong government of 'political screening'

US Congress grills Boeing CEO on MAX crash in presence of victims' families

Senators from both parties signalled clear dissatisfaction, bordering on rage in some cases

Indians are least active, second-most sleep-deprived, shows Fitbit study

A report by Fitbit shows that Indians walk an average of 6,533 steps daily, and sleep an average night sleep of just 7 hours 1 minute

Bowing down to protests, Lebanon PM Saad Hariri to submit resignation

It is unusual for a prime minister to announce his cabinet's resignation before holding talks at the presidential palace in Baabda.

New witness in Donald Trump's impeachment shakes White House

Lt Col Alexander Vindman told that he twice reported concerns about efforts to get Kiev to open investigations designed to help Trump politically

Baghdadi top replacement at ISIS also 'terminated', says US President Trump

Trump did not identify the person or give more detail on how he was killed.

Amid a string of engine failures, Airbus A220s ordered to slow down

During one Swiss flight parts of the engine fell over France, and following incidents in September and October the airline halted all flights with the aircraft until they could be inspected.

Tokyo unveils $188 mn Japanese-style gymnastics venue for 2020 Olympics

The futuristic-looking Ariake Gymnastics Centre in central Tokyo uses 2,300 cubic metres of wood and is intended to hark back to traditional building techniques that predated use of modern materials

Aramco to make its long-awaited debut on Riyadh stock market on Dec 11

The Aramco listing is expected to be a major topic at a major investment summit that opened Tuesday in Riyadh

US military buries the body of IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at sea: Report

Syrian Kurds claimed to be a key source of the intelligence that led Americans to Baghdadi after years of tracking the man

A cigarette or a candy bar, that's all you need to buy fuel in Venezuela

Bartering at the pump has taken off as hyperinflation makes Venezuela's paper currency, the bolivar, hard to find and renders some denominations all but worthless, so that nobody will accept them