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Russia launches air attacks on Kyiv, western city of Lviv, says Ukraine

"Yes, it's very loud," Lviv Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said on the Telegram messaging app

Volkswagen goes head-to-head with workforce over proposed cuts by company

Cavallo warned emotions will run high and management will be "very uncomfortable" at the meeting, expected to last several hours

West's agenda spurs changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine: Kremlin

Moscow is taking into account the possibility of Ukraine using U.S.-supplied long-range weapons in its attacks deep into the Russian territory, he added

Thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar: Official

Bangladesh is already over-burdened and unable to accommodate any more Rohingya," he told Reuters on Wednesday

India's ICICI Prudential Life bullish on long-term govt bonds: Official

India aims to gross borrow 14.01 trillion rupees this financial year to meet a fiscal deficit of 4.9% of gross domestic product

China's services activity expansion slows in Aug, shows Caixin PMI

The new business index remained above 50, extending the sequence of expansion that started from January 2023, but the rate of growth was softer than July

Nvidia suffers record $279 billion loss in market value as Wall St drops

Nvidia lost $279 billion in market capitalisation, a major indication that investors are becoming more cautious about emerging AI technology that has fueled much of this year's stock market gains

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific probe finds 15 A350s need engine parts replaced

Aviation Herald, an air safety publication, reported the jet had turned back after a cockpit alert warning of a fire in one of its two Rolls-Royce XWB-97 engines

UK govt's decision to suspend some arms for Israel frustrates both sides

His foreign minister, David Lammy, said the move to limit the licences Britain gives for arms exports to Israel was because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations

White House asks agencies to boost internet routing security efforts

The internet consists of more than 70,000 interconnected networks and BGP is used to exchange information to route traffic

Meta to inform Brazilians how it uses their personal data to train AI

Meta's users in Brazil will receive the warnings starting on Tuesday by email and notifications on Facebook and Instagram, and will be able to reject the use of their data

US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein and Temu

Shein and PDD Group's Temu, which both ship cheap merchandise into the U.S. from China, are raising "specific concerns" for the Commission for their use of de minimis

Snap to focus on growing ad biz, augmented reality amid poor stock show

At the start of August, Snap projected a weak forecast for the current quarter, citing a decrease in advertising spend and is now expected to report fiscal 2024 revenue of $5.34 billion

Nvidia gets subpoena from US Justice dept as antitrust probe deepens

The antitrust watchdog had previously delivered questionnaires, and has now sent legally binding requests to Nvidia, the report said, adding that other companies had also received subpoenas

Already expensive house prices to get modest boost from rate cuts: Poll

Most central banks were expected to start cutting interest rates sometime this year, or have already done so, with the US Federal Reserve predicted to start at its Sept. 17-18 meeting

US lender Glas Trust not part of insolvency panel of Byju's: Report

Byju's was once a darling of global investors and valued at $22 billion in 2022, but is now facing insolvency due to its dispute with US lenders

No link between mobile phones, brain cancer, finds WHO-backed study

The final analysis included 63 studies from 1994-2022, assessed by 11 investigators from 10 countries, including the Australian government's radiation protection authority

Need to remove basmati rice floor price to boost shipments, say exporters

India and Pakistan, the only growers of basmati, both try to promote the premium grade of rice in a manner similar to French Champagne or Darjeeling tea

Sebi working on simplified rules for foreigners investing in govt bonds

Foreign investment in Indian government bonds has risen sharply since September 2023, when J.P. Morgan announced the inclusion of India in its debt indexes

Nokia signs deal with AT&T after losing network contract to Ericsson

Nokia said the fibre deal with AT&T is "Build America, Buy America-compliant", to meet the requirements of U.S. government funding