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South Korea police blames quality failure for fatal fire at battery maker

The Labour Ministry and police had sought arrest warrants for several executives including the CEO for alleged safety violations and negligence, officials said at a news conference

AstraZeneca warns of shifting UK vaccine production to US: Report

An AztraZeneca spokesperson said there are no discussions in the US or India as the company is committed to pursuing the opportunity at Speke and are in constructive talks with the UK government

With Fed rate cut set, Powell to focus on explaining US economic conditions

Powell instead could provide some background for the public and markets to understand how the Fed will respond as the economy evolves

23 killed as heavy rain lashes Tripura, thousands take shelter at camps

The displaced have gathered in 450 camps, the officials said, with a total of about 1.7 million affected

Yen firms after BOJ's Ueda flags readiness to hike; markets await Powell

Bouts of Japanese interventions and the interest rate hike in July tripped up investors who unwound the popular carry trade, in which traders borrowed yen to finance high-yielding assets

Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East becomes greater risk

The carriers mostly stopped transiting Afghanistan, which lies on major routes between Asia and Europe

Canada moves to end rail shutdown, CN, CPKC prepare to resume services

Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), which is independent, will now consult the companies and unions before issuing an order

China's robot makers chase Tesla in race to deliver humanoid workers

At the World Robot Conference this week in Beijing, over two dozen Chinese companies showed off humanoid robots

Chinese govt discusses import tariffs on large cars ahead of EU tariff vote

The 27-strong bloc is due to vote in October on whether to adopt additional duties of up to 36.3 per cent on Chinese-made electric vehicles

Mexico's planned judicial reform is major risk to democracy: US ambassador

"Direct elections would also make it easier for cartels and other bad actors to take advantage of politically motivated and inexperienced judges," he said

Cabin crew of SAS go on strike in Norway as wage talks break down

Some 120 SAS employees went on strike initially and the number is expected to grow in the coming days

Kamala Harris caps DNC's final day with call to end Gaza war, fight tyranny

Now is the time for ceasefire, and let me be clear, I will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself, Kamala Harris stated

China issues guidelines for medium, long-term green power trading

Green power trading is a market-based approach to promote green electricity consumption that could help China shift away from a reliance on subsidies

Rupee to inch up, traders await cues from Powell on interest rate cuts

The rupee has been a laggard in Asia, not benefitting from the increased confidence of the Fed cutting rates at each of the remaining three meetings this year

Asian shares turn cautious with US Fed in focus, yen up as BOJ chief speaks

Traders see very little chance that BOJ could hike rates in Oct after recent sell-off, but Ueda said the central bank stood ready to raise rates if economy and prices move in line with its forecast

US elections: Kamala Harris' big speech seeks to redefine her for America

The four-day Democratic National Convention has drawn some of the biggest names in politics

China, Belarus agree to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, security

Belarus was among the first group of countries that responded to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Skydance media asks Paramount to stop negotiating with Edgar Bronfman

This comes after veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr sweetened his bid to take over Paramount offering $6 billion

Disney-Reliance offer concessions for merger, but no cricket rights sale

Reliance-Disney are aiming to create India's biggest entertainment player which will compete with Sony, Netflix and Amazon

Apple to update browser options in EU, make applications more deletable

In an update later this year, Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options