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Australia to make Big Tech hand over data on misinformation

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will also be able to enforce an internet industry code on uncooperative platforms, the federal government said on Monday

Gold little changed as focus remains on Ukraine crisis, Fed

Preventing the metal from gaining further, two of the Fed's most hawkish policymakers said on Friday the central bank needs to take more aggressive steps to combat inflation

Sri Lanka crisis worsens: Petrol price skyrockets, 2 die in queue

Suspends operations at its only fuel refinery after crude oil stocks run out

IMF asked Pak to show how it would fund $1.5 bn subsidy package: Minister

The International Money Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to explain how it would fund a $1.5 billion subsidy package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Sunday

Japan's Suzuki to invest $1.4 billion for EVs, batteries at India factory

Suzuki Motor plans to invest 104.4 billion rupees ($1.37 billion) in its India factory to produce EVs and batteries, Maruti Suzuki India, majority-owned by the Japanese carmaker, said on Sunday.

Russia strikes Ukraine with cruise missiles from Black Sea and Caspian Sea

Russia struck Ukraine with cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, and launched hypersonic missiles from Crimean airspace, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday

Saudi Aramco 2021 profit soars on oil price hike, plans capex boost in 2022

Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported a more than doubling of annual net profit in 2021, boosted by higher oil prices, and announced plans to sharply lift capital expenditure in 2022

Zelenskiy accuses Russia of 'terror', Mariupol city says thousands deported

Zelenskiy said Russia's siege of the port city of Mariupol was "a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come", while local authorities said thousands of residents taken to Russia by force

Toshiba: Norway sovereign wealth fund backs call to solicit buyout offers

The fund voted against the Japanese industrial conglomerate's plan to break itself up by spinning off its devices business, a voting record showed

Putin 'in better shape than ever', says Belarus President

Alexander Lukashenko dismissed the notion that Putin, who is 69, was not at the height of his powers

Ukraine says lost access to Sea of Azov as Russia tightens grip on Mariupol

Ukraine's defence ministry acknowledged on Friday it had 'temporarily' lost access to the Azov Sea, a strategic link with the Black Sea

Russia uses hypersonic missiles in strike on Ukraine arms depot

Russia's Interfax news agency said it was the first time Russia had deployed the hypersonic Kinzhal system since it sent its troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24

Japan's Suzuki Motor to invest $1.3 bn for EV production in India: Report

Suzuki has decided to build a new electric vehicle production line in India with the aim of starting operations as early as 2025, Nikkei said, without identifying the source of its report

India's oil imports from US to rise, amid criticism for Russian purchases

India's oil imports from the United States will rise by 11% this year, officials said on Saturday, as the severely energy-deficient country looks to secure supplies from producers

Russia central bank flags 'inevitable' surge in inflation: Report

The central bank board met on rates after raising the key rate from 9.5 per cent on Feb 28 to 20 per cent

Russian gas flows to Europe through Nord Stream 1 pipeline decline

Flows to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline across the Baltic Sea were at 58,954,743 kWh/h on Thursday morning, data from the pipeline operator company showed.

Oil prices headed for weekly loss, but stay well above $100 a barrel

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 17 cents, or 0.2 per cent, at $103.15 a barrel, adding to an 8 per cent jump on Thursday

Iran ready to meet India's energy needs, says Tehran envoy

Iran used to be the second-largest oil supplier to India but New Delhi had to halt imports from Tehran after former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran

India's oil imports surge as refiners boost runs to meet demand

Indian refiners typically buy oil two months ahead of processing. Refiners are raising runs to cash in on high margins to offset some of the losses incurred for selling fuels in the local markets.

High gold prices, Covid-19 spike dim lustre in top Asian hubs

Indian gold prices jumped to Rs 55,558 per 10 grams earlier this month, not far from the all-time high of Rs 56,191 hit in August 2020