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Huawei unveils tri-fold smartphone, raising competition with Apple in China

Just hours after Apple unveiled its latest iPhone model, Huawei is holding a launch event of the new Z-shaped smartphone Mate XT which was displayed on its flagship e-commerce stores

Ukraine attacks Russia with 144 drones; one dead, major airports shut

The drone attacks damaged at least two high-rise apartment buildings in the Ramenskoye district of the Moscow region

China's exports beat forecasts, but imports weak amid slow domestic demand

Outbound shipments from the world's second-largest economy grew 8.7 per cent year-on-year in value last month, customs data showed on Tuesday

Floods inundate north Vietnam; Typhoon Yagi claims 65 lives, 39 missing

Several rivers in northern Vietnam have risen to alarming levels, leaving villages and residential areas inundated, according to the disaster agency and state media

Apple's AI gap in new iPhones hits China users as Huawei threat looms

The iPhone 16 launch dominated discussions on Chinese social media on Tuesday, ahead of Huawei's unveiling of a three-way foldable smartphone later in the day

SpaceX to launch billionaire's pvt crew on breakthrough spacewalk mission

An attempt to launch last month was postponed hours before liftoff over a small helium leak in ground equipment on SpaceX's launchpad

Global hiring intentions hold steady in Q4, shows ManpowerGroup survey

More than 40 per cent of employers surveyed expect an increase in hiring plans, while 16 per cent anticipate a reduction

Harris-Trump debate becomes 2024 US election's latest landmark event

Kamala Harris is intent on demonstrating that she can press the Democratic case against Trump better than Biden did

Kolkata rape-murder: Doctors want demands met before returning to work

The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front said it would 'consider' the court's order only if its demands were tackled by the deadline

Nippon Steel's US setback a wake-up for Japan Inc's foreign investments

Some advisers said that the Nippon Steel deal was complicated by the US presidential election, with many Republican and Democratic lawmakers voicing opposition to it

Boeing labour deal angers many union workers ahead of vote, says official

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents more than 32,000 workers in the US Pacific Northwest, announced the deal along with Boeing on Sunday

US bill to restrict business with China's biotech companies passes House

The US Senate's Homeland Security committee voted in March to approve a similar bill

Inflation likely held steady at five-year low of 3.5% in August: Poll

Although food prices, which make up nearly half the inflation basket, have eased significantly in the last two months, erratic monsoon rains across India could harm crop yields

Asia shares rise marginally with focus on US inflation test, Fed meet

Japan's Nikkei last traded 0.4 per cent higher, helped by gains in financial and consumer names

Mario Draghi urges policy reform, investment drive to revive lagging EU

EU countries had already responded to the new realities, Draghi's report said, but it added that their effectiveness was limited by a lack of coordination

Tehran a partner: Kremlin on report of missile supplies from Iran to Russia

The Journal cited unidentified US and European officials as saying that Iran had sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia

It's glowtime: Apple unveils much awaited AI-boosted iPhone 16 series

The iPhone 16 will use the new A18 chip and have an aluminum back, as well as a new customizable button that can be used for camera controls

Boeing's shares rise after tentative labour deal that could avert strike

The proposed four-year contract was hailed by the union as the best it had ever negotiated and was cheered by investors, however, it is far from a done deal

UN human rights chief urges states to challenge Israel over occupation

He denounced the increased use of the death penalty and "alarming regressions" on gender equality, in reference to new morality laws in Afghanistan

Huawei racks up 3 mn pre-orders for tri-fold phone before iPhone 16 reveal

Apple Intelligence features are to launch in software update to iPhone and iPad operating system likely in October and a full upgrade of Apple's voice assistant Siri is likely only early next year