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Weakened but still strong Typhoon Krathon hits Taiwan, two people dead

Krathon made landfall as a much weaker category 1 typhoon around midday at the major port city of Kaohsiung

Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 6 after deadly clash with Hezbollah

The Israeli military said seven soldiers were killed in two Hezbollah attacks in southern Lebanon, without elaborating. The deaths followed an earlier announcement of the first Israeli combat death

Toyota Motors to postpone US EV production to 2026 amid slowing sales

Production is now likely to begin in early 2026 rather than late next year, Toyota spokesperson Scott Vazin said

Amazon hit with US labour board complaint over joint employment of drivers

The board had said in August that it had found merit to the union's claims that Amazon exerts control over BTS drivers

US stocks hit two-week low as caution reigns over West Asia tensions

Markets were wary as Israel and the US vowed to strike back after Iran attacked Israel on Tuesday, following which the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their biggest one-day drops in nearly a month

US labour board accuses Apple of imposing illegal workplace rules

The complaint accuses Apple of "interfering with, restraining, and coercing employees in the exercise of" their rights under federal labour law

EU demands information from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok on content algorithms

The tech firms must provide the requested information by November 15, the EU said, after which the commission will decide on next steps, which could include fines

Meta, Australian banks show progress on taking down 'celeb bait' scam ads

The scams use images of famous people, often generated by artificial intelligence, to trick consumers into giving money to non-existent investment schemes

Food supply to Gaza falls sharply as Israel introduces new custom rules

The new customs rule applies to truck convoys chartered by the United Nations to take aid from Jordan to Gaza via Israel

Energy merchants use little known rule to reroute US cargoes of Brent oil

The 2023 addition of U.S. crude to the benchmark had the potential to limit the scope for trading plays that can distort Brent prices, analysts said at the time

Can't confirm report on nationalisation of energy companies: Kremlin

Russian authorities have repeatedly said they have no plans to de-privatise large companies, including oil and gas producers

Not working on PM's 'Asian Nato' proposal, say Japanese ministers

Shigeru Ishiba made the proposal ahead of his victory in the ruling party leadership election on Friday, arguing that it would bolster security in Asia

Unstable markets, uncertainty require vigilance: BOJ Governor Ueda

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday urged the BOJ to maintain loose monetary policy, as the government strives to end economic stagnation

Outgoing Daimler Truck CEO Daum expects no recovery in China, Germany

He said he did not expect a recovery in the Chinese truck market this year or next, adding that China was in a deep crisis, according to remarks published on Wednesday

LSEG platform users report outage across globe after Wall Street open

LSEG, which runs the London Stock Exchange and provides data and analytics to banks and other institutions, said it was working to resume service

Opec+ ministers stick to output policy, doubles down on compliance

OPEC+ is cutting output by a total of 5.86 million barrels per day (bpd), or about 5.7% of global demand, in a series of steps agreed since late 2022

Eight soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon: Israel

Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday, reporting ground clashes for the first time since Israeli forces pushed over the border

US labour board accuses Amazon of illegally refusing to bargain with union

The NLRB in the complaint, which was issued on Monday, said Amazon broke the law by terminating its contract with BTS after the drivers unionized without first bargaining with the Teamsters

Tesla misses forecasts for third-quarter deliveries on stiff competition

The EV maker handed over 462,890 vehicles in the three months to Sept. 30, up 6.4% from the preceding quarter

Construction sector helps to lift US private payrolls in Sep, shows data

Private payrolls increased by 143,000 jobs last month after rising by an upwardly revised 103,000 in August, the report showed