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Tech investor SoftBank buys back $3.4 billion shares to bolster stock price

SoftBank said that over the next year it would buy back up to 6.8% of its own shares, worth as much as 500 billion yen

Sony posts 10% profit rise on image sensor boost in April-June quarter

A sprawling group encompassing music, movies, games and chips, Sony hiked its full-year profit forecast by 3% aided by foreign exchange rates

Novo Nordisk pares 2024 profit outlook amid competition from Eli Lilly

The Danish company lowered its forecast for operating profit growth this year to between 20% and 28% in local currencies, compared to its previous forecast of 22% to 30%

UK police' standing army gears for more far-right anti-immigration clashes

Around 400 arrests have been made, with around 100 charged and appearing before the courts for a sped up substantive sentencing process

Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court

The declaration of intervention will be submitted at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the official said on condition of anonymity in accordance with regulations

US elections: School teacher to Kamala's bold VP choice - Who is Tim Walz

A former high school football coach, Tim Walz is a military veteran, labelled as a progressive leader, who now has only three months to solidify his image as the next promising US vice-president

Indo-Bangla trade via Bengal land ports to normalise soon despite turmoil

Key commodities such as black stone, chillies, turmeric and wheat bran are exported to Bangladesh from the North 24 Parganas district land port

US elections: Veteran, author to Trump's bold VP choice - Who is JD Vance?

JD Vance joins Donald Trump as running mate: From his veteran background, Christian belief to 'childless cat ladies' comment, here is all you need to know about Ohio's junior senator

US, Australia, Canada, Philippines stage hold sea drills in South China Sea

China has long claimed much of the South China Sea, a key global trade and security route, and vowed to defend its territorial interests at all costs

Singapore bank DBS flags heightened uncertainty, Q2 profit beats forecasts

DBS' results rounded up a strong second-quarter earnings season for Singapore banks, as more inflows and trading by wealthy clients ahead of anticipated rate cuts boost their wealth businesses

Rajapaksas ditch Wickremesinghe, youngest heir candidate for Lanka prez

The Rajapaksas Mahinda, Basil and Gotabaya were instrumental in Wickremesinghe winning the parliamentary vote in July 2022 to take over Gotabaya's remaining term

UK man, held as 'slave' for 26 years, awarded Rs 3.75 cr in compensation

The man, only known as Victim A, was beaten, given scraps of leftover food and forced to live in filthy conditions in a caravan

China Evergrande liquidators sue PwC for 'negligence', 'misrepresentation'

China Evergrande defaulted on more than $300 billion of its international debts in 2021, triggering a financial crisis within China's property sector

Bangladeshis stranded in WB worried about ongoing violence in country

The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday climbed to 440, according to local media, even as efforts were on by the army to bring the situation under control

Picking the VP: Inside the 16 days between Harris' launch & her Walz choice

Kamala Harris' whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.

Nasa delays Spacex Crew-9 mission as Boeing's Starliner struggles continue

The Starliner has been docked at the ISS for seven weeks longer than expected due to thruster issues and helium leaks, delaying its return to Earth

Ukraine keeps up air attacks on Kursk, 4 drones destroyed, says Russia

The region was under a dozen air raid alerts over the past 24 hours, Smirnov's posts showed. By Wednesday morning, there were no reports of fresh ground fighting

Six infants among 205 people evacuated by Air India from B'desh amid unrest

Air India, Vistara, and IndiGo have resumed operations to Bangladesh after briefly cancelling flights amid political unrest in the country

B'desh top cop urges policemen to maintain public safety amid protests

Most police stations in the country, including the capital Dhaka, currently have no police personnel present, the Dhaka Tribune reported

China's export growth slows to 3-month low in July, but imports up solidly

Outbound shipments climbed 7.0 per cent in July from the year earlier, a slower pace of growth than June's 8.6 per cent rise and missing forecasts of a 9.7 per cent increase