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Russian influence operations targeting US election have begun: Microsoft

While the Russian activity Microsoft observed is not as intense as around the previous elections, it could increase in the coming months, the researchers said

Morgan Stanley, HSBC cutting Asia IB jobs on China deals slowdown

IPOs in mainland China dropped 82% from a year earlier to just $2.4 billion during the same period, the smallest quarterly fundraising since the fourth quarter of 2018, showed the LSEG data

Adverse weather hits Dubai flights; Air India cancels services on Wed

Air India, which operates 72 weekly flights from various cities to Dubai, cancelled its services on Wednesday

Pakistan security forces kill 7 terrorists in restive KP province

Pakistan has consistently been asking the Taliban-led interim Afghan government to ensure effective border management on their side of the border

China kicks off anti-graft inspections of financial regulators, banks

China's biggest state-owned lenders, led by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., as well as the main bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen will also be inspected, according to the report

Biden to call for higher Chinese metals tariffs in 'Steel City' Pittsburgh

The Biden administration is also pressuring neighboring Mexico to prohibit China from selling its metal products to the United States indirectly from there

Saudi' Arabia's Neom hunts for more cash for $1.5 trillion desert city

Neom recently secured a 10 billion-riyals loan from a group of Saudi banks, according to two other people familiar with the deal

Vietnam mounts $24 billion rescue plan for bank engulfed in giant fraud

The State Bank of Vietnam's previously unreported cash injections into SCB amount to 5.6% of the nation's annual economic output, or about one-fourth of Vietnam's foreign-exchange reserves

Storm dumps 18 months' rain on parts of UAE, flooding roads, airport

Fujairah, an emirate on the UAE's eastern coast, saw the heaviest rainfall on Tuesday with 145 millimetres (5.7 inches) falling there

Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude jolts Ehime, Kochi prefectures of south Japan

The epicentre of the earthquake was Bungo Channel, a strait separating Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the agency said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued

Dubai International Airport flooded, flights disrupted after heavy rain

The rains began late Monday, soaking the sands and roadways of Dubai with some 20 millimeters (0.79 inches) of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport

Elon Musk's satcom firm Starlink may soon get approval from Centre: Report

The Digital Communication Commission, an inter-ministerial panel and the highest decision-making body of the DoT, is likely to address the Starlink case ahead of the Tesla chief's visit to India

US, China public debt to nearly double by 2053 under current policies: IMF

The report projected overall primary deficits would decline to 4.9% of global GDP from 5.5% in 2023, but with substantial risks threatening public finances in many countries

European Union questions TikTok on new app that pays users for watching

The European Commission said it sent TikTok a request for information on the TikTok Lite app that has been quietly released in France and Spain

Dubai rainfall explained: Cloud seeding to drainage management system

UAE began experimenting with cloud seeding around 1982, developing its own seeding agent, known as nano material

Tesla asks investors to approve Musk's $56 bn compensation package again

In its proxy filing issued Wednesday, Tesla also said it will call a vote on moving the company's state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware. The carmaker will convene its annual meeting on June 13

Russia reduces railway exports of gasoline by 26.5% in April so far

Russia banned gasoline exports for six months from March 1 except to a Moscow-led economic union and some countries, with which it has direct inter-government agreements on fuel supplies

UN points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual, reproductive health

The fund called for new investment in sexual and reproductive health, as well as improvements in sexuality education, stopping gender-based violence

Biden vs Trump: What are the key issues at stake in the US elections?

Beginning Tuesday, President Biden will tour industrial towns to pitch his 'taxing the rich' plan and his strategy in ongoing global conflicts, while Trump, will be in New York facing a criminal trial

Travelers' profit jumps on investment gains, underwriting strength

Insurers are reaping the benefits of firming hopes of a soft landing, and wage growth in a still-tight labor market that has ensured job security