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Facebook wraps up deals with Aussie media firms, drops TV broadcaster SBS

The U.S. social media giant has inked deals with a range of Australian big media companies including News Corp (NWSA.O) to the Australian Broadcasting Corp

India to target children for Covid-19 vaccine from October: Report

Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine ZyCoV-D will be given

China Evergrande unit will make onshore bond coupon payments on Sept 23

In a Shenzhen exchange filing, Hengda Real Estate Group Co Ltd said the company would make a coupon payment on its Shenzhen-traded 5.8% September 2025 bond on time on Thursday

McDonald's Happy Meal toys to go green globally by end of 2025

The change involves swapping out a plastic figurine of Batman, for example, for one made with a dozen cardboard pieces that kids can put together themselves.

Australia's Zip enters Indian buy-now-pay-later space with ZestMoney deal

Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Zip Co Ltd said it would invest $50 million to acquire a minority interest in Indian peer, ZestMoney, as part of its plans to tap new growth markets and add investors

IMF board gets initial briefing on Georgieva role in China rigging scandal

The board agreed to meet again soon for further discussions, an IMF spokesperson said, but gave no specific date.

Asian trade tense in the shadow of Evergrande Group and the Fed

Singapore-traded FTSE China futures are about 2% below Friday's closing level. Safe-haven assets such as the yen and U.S. Treasuries rose slightly in morning trade.

Dollar near one-month high as Evergrande Group risks, Fed loom

The dollar index stood at 93.226 in early Asian trade, staying not far off Monday's one-month high of 93.455.

Stocks find some footing after Evergrande Group relief; Fed looms

The news also helped the risk-sensitive Australian dollar, though anticipation that the Federal Reserve may move a step closer to tapering later on Wednesday kept a lid on gains and the mood

China's high-tech push seeks to reassert global factory dominance

By Kevin Yao

Freshworks valued at $10.13 bn after raising $1.03 bn in US IPO: Report

Freshworks priced 28.5 million shares at $36 per share, the source said, requesting anonymity as the talks are confidential

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, brings down buildings

The quake's epicentre was near the rural town of Mansfield, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) northeast of Melbourne.

Johnson & Johnson says Covid-19 booster shot is 94% effective

J&J said a booster given two months after the first dose increased antibody levels four to six-fold

India won't buy Pfizer, Moderna vaccines amid jump in local output: Report

The Indian government has also declined to meet the US companies' requests for legal protection over any side-effects from the use of their shots: Report

India's oil imports rose to four-month high in August, shows data

Oil imports last month rose about 23% from July and about 6.2% from the same month last year

Facebook spent over $13 billion on safety, security measures since 2016

Facebook Inc said it has invested more than $13 billion in safety and security measures since 2016

Hundreds of Ford India workers protest over planned plant closure

The plant employs around 1,200 people

IEA says Russia could do more to boost Europe's gas supply

More could be done to fill storage sites ahead of winter heating season, says energy body

Uber could post first adjusted profit this quarter as ride demand returns

Uber Technologies Inc could post its first profit on an adjusted basis for the current quarter, reaching the elusive milestone sooner than expected

Stocks and commodities rebound from China's Evergrande-led selloff

By Lawrence White